CSM: Auto Knitter - How to take apart & put back together again

[@paullettefrancoeur6111]

I just received my auto knitter today. Happy dances all around! Finding your site will make my learning curve so much easier. Thank you. I'm so glad I found you. I'm from Creston BC.

[@songofthemist7443]

Karen you are the best teacher. Thank you so much for this comprehensive instructional video.

[@jenkinseric2]

Excellent video. Lynn has an erlbacher and I recently acquired an autoknitter. restoring for resale likely rather than me knitting. I appreciate that you call a slot screwdriver a slot, not a "flat head" Lynn used your machine when she was at knit city and loved it. We are in Victoria.

[@MaryKay97]

This is just what I needed. Love all the detail.

[@dawn4344]

Thank you so much! I am watching this while putting a golden fleece together and it's really helping me.

[@diannefitzmaurice9813]

Thanks for the video Karen. BTW as a spinner usually 'fiber' is the term used either for raw or processed material like wool etc without twist . But once is has twist added it is called 'yarn' . Yarn is what is used in the knitting machines including the csm . It is good to use the correct terms not just for the parts of the machine but for the material used as well. Often fiber (Cdn spelling is francophone 'fibre') gets confused with yarn as wool gets confused with yarn and these are used interchaneably as though they mean the same thing. But they are not the same because the reference is distinctly different.

[@japassmo]

Super helpful. Thank you!

[@sparkyal43]

Thank you! I have an old Auto knitter in pieces in a wooden box( the original shipping box) . I want to use it and I think that your video is just what I need.

[@stitcherscottage]

What an incredibly helpful video you put together. Thank you so much for taking the time to do this. Very comprehensive. Great teacher.🥰

[@adelevath-nolan9110]

Thank you Karen. I have an Auto Knitter that I just don't love the way I should. Maybe this will help!

[@katiegorman2861]

This was super helpful, thank you. Just put togther the very same machine and have it working in less then an hour. Amazing!!

[@theresahofstetter1339]

This was great! I’m looking at an old autoknitter that has been in storage forever. Now I at least know what the parts are and can determine if it is all there. If I bring it home, I will be returning to this and your other videos.

[@lindseymeadows8457]

great informative video .Has been helpful with an old gearhart i have aquired.

[@barbarabiddle1348]

This was a great video! Thank you so much.

[@sueking6543]

Thank you! I’m supposed to be buying one this weekend in Nova Scotia. I know absolutely nothing! I’m a tad nervous.

[@thecognitivedissonant5206]

I have a Verdun machine but this was very helpful bc I didn't get info for assembly or function of all the switches and knobs! Thank you!

[@ashleydirk7080]

Thank you for the incredibly helpful video! This machine is the same make/period as mine and I believe the chrome is original.

[@wirehyperspace]

nice to see and thank you for showing

[@markclay5347]

I've just finished a restoration project on what I believe is an Auto Knitter very dirty and was quite rusty - but it is different from yours and the manuals I've seen (read Franken-Knitter). It has a brass row counter plus a spherical counter weighted handle. It has a straight, drop in drive pin for the ribber Most of the rest looks similar but one major drawback so far is that the shell does not have a spring rest nor holes to fit one. I'm new to this and am struggling transferring from cylinder to ribber without it - any ideas about how to do this or how to retrofit something that would do the job? Really enjoyed your vid and appreciate the time and effort you've taken and have now managed to do my first sock and bonnet with rings.

[@knit1924]

Hi, I took it apart and cleaned my machine, thank you so much, but when the yarn carrier passes in front of the needles, the needles are down, not like before, they were up? What did I do, please help :(

[@massmanute]

I am considering buying an Auto Knitter machine without being able to personally inspect it. However, I have access to some pictures of the parts. It's a Canadian Auto Knitter, made in 1925. The seller is not an expert and is selling it in as-found condition. The auto knitter I am considering looks very much like yours, including the winged heads on the screws. I have read that some of these machines are made of low grade alloy (pot metal). Is there a way I can tell if Canadian Auto Knitters made in Canada in about 1925 would be made of good alloy or pot metal just by the date of manufacture or perhaps by looking at the pictures? The Cylinder looks round, without broken ribs/slots. This inside of the cylinder is painted red, which makes me think the cylinder is probably made of a ferrous metal, assuming that paint is for rust control. By the way, I counted the slots, and it is an 80 slot cylinder, so If I buy this machine I might want to also find one or more cylinders with fewer slots. (If so, would extra 72 and 60 slot cylinders be good choices, or perhaps 72 and 64 slot?) In the photos, none of the other parts look broken or horribly misshapen, which seems encouraging to me. It looks like most of the parts still have most of the original paint. The horizontal gear is a little off-color and looks like it might be made of brass, or possibly iron or steel with a very light coat of rust, or maybe the color is from some kind of grunge. The manual is 1925 version. Maybe one way to look at this is to ask how likely it is that one would get a pot metal machine rather than one made of cast iron or other good metal? I realize that it is probably impossible to give an absolutely confident answer, but at least a reasonable guess could be useful. Thanks.

[@sharlenegillis5136]

I just recieved my great grandmothers old knitting machine and need help!

[@петрфедченко-я2з]

Hello Karen. I live far from you. But I watch the video. and there is a great desire to buy such a car. and here's how to do it. yours is probably simple. we have it can be very expensive. it costs. I watched the video that in Canada there is a master who produces cars. ... I wrote to him. But he does not give an answer. I do not know why. but how I wanted to buy such a car. try to make it yourself. this requires drawings. but I don't have them. and buy. we have customs, well, very large readings take. Although it all depends on the cost of the car. you could help me. in my question. I will be very grateful. Best regards, Peter.