At first glance, any knitting machine seems complicated. Think about the dashboard in a car. There are lots of dials and buttons and levers, but once you learn the names of things you'll quickly discover what you need to make the car go.
Examine the hotspots below and learn the names of the elements that make up your knitting machine. As you work through this course, these terms will be come second-nature and you will associate the terms with the functions of the machine.
- Accessory/tools box
- Row Counter
- Accessory Stand
- Punchcard Mechanism
- K Carriage (Main Carriage)
- Sinker Plate Assembly (presser plate)
- Needlebed
- Number Strip
- Sponge bar
- Gate Pegs
- Tension Mast