Sources for Studio Knitting Machine Manuals (and some info on Brother and Passap machines too)
If you have lost your manual or bought a machine without a manual here are a few places to look for them. (Actually, older machines often had only one manual and newer machines have an operational manual and a knitting manual, so sometimes you are looking for one and sometimes for two. Ribbers have one manual.) If the machine is 360 or newer try a dealer or distributor. If it's older 301, 303, 313 etc., then you will probably have trouble buying an original manual and will have to settle for a photocopy.
There is, of course, Ebay, but there is also a couple of Yahoo Groups that you can join. "knitting-forsale" and "knittingmachines" Or if you are in the UK you could join "ukmachineknittingmeetingroom" Once you are a member you can post an e-mail saying that you need to buy a manual or if the machine is really old you'd be glad of a photocopy (paying all costs naturally). There is also a classified area where you can advertise at http://www.machine-knit.com
Here's some more places to check:-
In Canada
Check for a dealer near you at http://members.shaw.ca/bossertr/
Studio machines (Canadian Distributor) - http://www.studioknittingmachines.com
Silver Reed machines (Canadian Distributor) - http://www.fossplus.com
In the United States
Go to www.clearwaterknits.com and check for a dealer near you
In the U.K
Check out this site for manuals for sale
http://www.undyarns.co.uk/acatalog/manual.html
Manuals are dowloadable from:-
click on "knittingmachines" then click on the machine number you need.
In Canada:- www.passapcanada.com
Yahoo Groups to join:- "passap-forsale", "PASSAPknits"
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