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Keep your machine running
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Take care of your knitting machine to ensure that it is ready to knit when you want to use it. Don't forget that some things need to be replaced regularly, for example sponge bars and tension wires. These should both be replaced every two to three years, however little the machine is used. |
| Keep a small supply of the main spares in stock. Although most spares are still available, there can be delays with supplies. Make sure that you have some spare needles and brushes and a spare sponge bar and pair of tension wires for each machine. You may also need spares for major accessories, for example the one and two stitch cams for the garter carriage. |  |
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Store all those bits and pieces for each machine, ribber and accessory separately. You may thinks that you will remember which piece goes with which machine but you soon forget and there are often very similar parts which are difficult to separate. |
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If you have a problem with a machine, ribber or accessory which means that it has to be sent to repair, make sure that you pack the item carefully. Ideally send it in the original box sealed carefully. However, if you don't have that make sure that it is very carefully packed, ideally in a cardboard box with polystyrene in it similar to the original. You may think that no harm will come to it, but you would not want your machine to end up looking like this! Don't forget also to insure it when sending by post or carrier. |
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If you have an old machine which no longer works properly, think before you throw it away. You or a fellow knitter may be able to use the needles and some of the accessories. Remove any useful items and store them for later use. Needles should be cleaned with white spirit and lightly oiled to prevent rusting. |
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