I've seen this problem before, on other peoples' carriages. See both buttons depressed? This is all it would do - no fair isle, just thread lace.
John played with a while, cleaning it out and lubricating it, with no success. Before setting it aside, he gave it a shot of penetrating oil -
He used the skinny straw applicator to get the oil in between the two buttons, then set the carriage aside and told me he'd have to disassemble it later, when he got time, because the two buttons were still stuck together. We hurried off to the benefit event we had, and then today, I had knit club.
When I got home from knit club, I saw the carriage sitting on the kitchen counter and idly punched in the button - just wondering if John had gotten a chance to work on it. Yes! The button is working again! John told me he never did work on it, but the penetrating oil simply took a while to loosen it up. And here it is, capable of fair isle again with just the top button depressed:
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ReplyDeleteYou're right, Vanda, I was very fortunate this worked. We actually expected to have to disassemble the carriage to fix it.
ReplyDeleteI shared it, hoping it will help someone else, including a good friend of mine who has the same stuck button.
When I bought my used bulky machine, I had the same problem. I took it to my dealer and she did disassemble it and clean it out really well. The problem is old, gunky oil that gets lint from the yarn trapped in it, as well as dirt and dust. The penetrating oil idea is a good one (and cheaper!) Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip - a little lube fixed our KH260 carriage the same way!
ReplyDeleteThank you! Same problem fixed!!!
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