Toyota KR 460 User manual

RIBBER
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
TOYOTA KR 460
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CONTENTS
1.SETTING UP THE MACHINE 1
2. GENERAL GUIDE TO TENSION DIAL AND YARN 6
3. CASTING-ON : 7
4. FUNDAMENTAL RIB-KNITTING 8
1 x 1 RIB 8
SINGLE FISHERMAN'S RIB 9
RIPPLING 9
SKINNY RIB (TIGHTER) 10
SKINNY RIB 12
CLOSE RIB 14
CIRCULAR KNITTING 15
SWINGING RIB 17
CABLE KNITTING 18
TUCK PATTERN RIB 19
5. PUNCH CARD RIB
HONEY COMB PATTERN 20
PIN-TUCK KNITTING 21
FAIR-ISLE DOUBLE KNIT 22
6.INCREASING STITCHES 24
DECREASING STITCHES •................................25
7.USEFUL HINTS
CASTING-ON 26
HOW TO USE DOUBLE-EYED TRANSFER TOOL.27
HOW TO MAKE A KNOT 28
BINDING OFF FOR THE RIB STITCHES 28
8. PARTIAL KNITTING
1 x 1 RIB 29
WHEN TUCK OR EMPTY BUTTONS ARE USED 30
WHEN RACKING HANDLE IS USED 31
9. HOW TO FIX THE MACHINE
CARRIAGE JAMMING 32
REPLACING THE NEEDLE 33
HOW TO USE MAIN KNITTER WITH SETTING RIBBER ON 33
WHEN END STITCHES ARE NOT KNITTED 34
HOW TO MOVE CARRIAGE WIHTOUT KNITTING 34
HOWTOTAKEOFFTHE KNITTED PIECE 34
10.NAMES AND FUNCTION
RIB KNITTER 35
RIB CARRIAGE 35
RIB YARN FEEDER 35
RIB YARN FEEDER BASE 35
ACCESSORIES 36
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Screw the clamps to the bottom of main knitter.
(CD~)
*Be surethe top of clamp andslotto be
matched. The clamp andslot must be
parallel.
Attach main knitter onto table.
(CD~)
Be sure the clamp CD is closelyfittedtothe
side of table without anygap.
SetUpperTension Rod Support at the back of
main knitter.
Insert Upper Tension Rodinto the rodsupport
withcurvedpart downwards.
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Install right HangingPlateontoYarn End Holder,
then the leftonenext.
* A slight gap between the Stopper
and thefront of the main knitter
will cause improper gauge in knit-
ting or dropping stitch.
Fix left Hanging Plate inthesame way astheright
one .
Install left Set Screw leaving it loose temporally
foradjustment.
Set Half Pitch Lever to "P" position, and Racking
Indicatorat"5".
* Besurethecentersinker-hooks of both
knitter are parallel.
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If the needles on main knitterandribberdo not
face exactly opposite, loosen SetScrews and fix
them by sliding ribber sideways.
* Besure the sinker-hooks on both
knitters facing exactly opposite.
Tighten left Set Screw so that Stopper isclosely
fitted to the front of main knitter without any
gap.
Pull rightFixingPlatedown onto tableand fix it
by clamp of main knitter as shown in Fig.
(BothFixing Plates are folded with spring at
thebottom of ribber)
* Do not force Fixing Plate in the
direction shown by arrow (<===»
in Fig.
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Fix the handle to main carriage, and place carriage
correctly on the needle bed so that it slides
smoothly.
*Be sure Front Holder is correctly mounted
onto the needle bed.
Fix the handle to ribber carriage, and set carriage
in the following way.
1.Mountthe bottom of ribber carriage onto
the rail, leaning it towardsyou. CD
2. Slide carriage in side way,ensuring it won't
hit StopPin. (2)
3.Fix carriage by pushing up both Front
Holders. ®
* Do not force carriage against Stop
Pin,which prevents carriage from
dropping.
Removeboth Fabric Presser Knobs ofmain
carriage.
SetRib Yarn FeederBase so that the arrow marks
face to main knitter.
*Make sure bothholes of Rib Yarn Feeder
Base arecorrectly fitted to pins ofmain
carriage.
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Slide Metal Pins to the center.Mount Rib Yarn
Feeder between both Carriage Guides and place it
onto Rib Yarn Feeder Base.
Ensure both cut-outs ® of Rib Yarn Feeder
snugly fit to small pegs on the front of main
carriage.
Tighten both Fabric Presser Knobs.
Move both Metal Pins towards the direction shown
by arrows ( CD(2)) for final fixing.
As for threading, refer to Instruction Book of
Main Knitter, Page 11.
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* Set Upper Tension Dial between
II -4.~ and "_"
* For smooth knitting, use paraffin
wax.
* It is recommended to hang small
weights at both sides to prevent
the end stitches from coming up
(Seepage 34).
1 Main Tension Dial
ex. - .... -------
o RibTension Dial
Kinds of Yarns
(In livesize)
Fine
Medium Thick Thick CrepeCrepe
Names medium Boucle MohairTweed
3ply 4ply 2ply 3ply 5(4)ply 6ply 8ply
Casting-on
0 0 000
13 000
(1stthreading)
0 0 00 0
13
000
Casting 2nd 1
22 2 36832 3
1x1 Rib -on row
0000 0
13
000
(3rows 3rd
of and 1222368323
knitting) 4th 1 2 22368323
rows
Ribbing 12223 6 832 3
1222368 3 23
Casting-on
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1-
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22
.l..l. .l.
(1stthreading)
0 211 2 33112
Casting 2nd 244 4
2.
1..
Ji 2-
4
2.
Skinny Rib -on row
0 21123 3 1 12
(2x2 Rib) (3 rows 3rd
(J.:ighterRib) of and 244457854
5
knitting) 4th 244 4 57 8 545
rows
Ribbing
1.
~
44
.§.
1..
.§. .§.
45
2 4 4 4 5 7-8545
Casting-on
0
1
.l.
1 1
.1.
11st threading)
0"
11111
2nd 244
.i.
.§.
2.
Close Rib Casting row
0
11
1
11
-on "3rd
and 24445
.§.
4th 244455
rows
2 4 445
2-
Ribbing 2 4 4 4 55
Circular Knitting 4
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1..
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1. Set Racking Indicator at "5"and Half Pitch
Leverat "P".
* To prevent theneedles from being
damaged,be sure not to operate
Racking Handle with leavingthe
needles on both beds at selected
position.
2. Setalternate needles on both beds with end
needles on main bed.
* Whenmore than 180 needles are
used, set extension rails.
All buttons and levers are in neutral.(Set
tension dials at "0" for 4ply in use, see page
6.)
Threading.
Holdthe end ofyarn by hand.
* Move
them carriages
down.
6.Hang cast-on comb.Pullout the cast-on
comb wire. Push teeth between the beds,
through the stitches done at the verybegin-
ning CD ,place wire throughteeth ~,allow
the combto drop and hang on weights.
Fasten yarn end to Knitting Weight.
* Hangweights on comb so as to
be balanced.
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GUIDE TO WIDTH OF KNITTING AND THE
WEIGHT
(In close rib in medium yarn)
TOTAL NO.OF NO. OF REQUIRED
WORKING NEEDLES WEIGHTS
UP TO 30sts 1
30sts
~
60sts 2
60
~
90 3
90
~
120
4
120
~
1505
150-200 6
Number of required weights will be different
according to yarn and stitchpatterns.
Settingcarriages
Main carriage.left "Empty"
Rib carriage right "Empty"
center"Empty"
Carriage is on theleft.
Knit 3 rowschanging both tension ~ials
(refer to page 6).
Casting-onis completed.
(Make sure to start casting-on of the stitches on
mainknitterfirst.)
4.FUNDAMENTAL RIB KNiTTING
1x1RIB
Followstepsof "CASTINGON",from 1 through
8on pages 7 and 8.
9.Release"Empty"buttonsonbothcarriages
to make theminneutral(see Fig).
ex. Dials areat "2" for1 x 1 ribin medium
yarn (see page 6).
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