PLA without any exotic plasticizers or additives doesn't require ventilation, it doesn't outgas anything harmful at normal printing temperatures. Great video!
What would it take for you to make print files for a flat knitting bed and ribber? Especially for regular and baby sized yarn? Existing machines are pricey and I see so many patterns that require garter stitch. Love what you've done so far!
Hi Steve, Is it correct to assume that the ribber only works in one direction cranking the machine? Based on the design of the adjuster it looks like if you make the raise pieace square on the leading and trailing edges the ribber would work both ways. I actually don't know if they can run both ways to be honest by your description of the cams it would seem like it could? I just got the machine itself working pretty well, still some tweaking to do. I bought some Prusament filament for my printer, and re-printed the cylinder with it, and the quality was much better, my original with the cheap inland PLA from microcenter needed a lot of sanding. Only issue I had, was there is so little friction that the needles drop down immediately past the upthrow cams - this is a problem when casting on, as my wife bought a simple bonnet, that had hooks for hlf the latches. I solved that by just going around on the first few rows, and hooking each needle on the thread - this ensured each needles had the weight of the thread to "drag" it and give some friction, and I was able to knit a decent tube. Since I know nothing about actual knitting and am making this for my wife, I was impressed, I should have used some waste yarn at the beginning though I guess. Anyway thanks for the machine, I am about to CNC myself a table top for it so there is a stable place for this and her Addi knitters as well. Mike
Mike, yes the ribber only works in one direction. If you are a lefty and want it to work in the other direction, you could set your slicer program to print the parts as a mirror image. When casting on, our empty needles also drop down and miss the yarn. If you speed up your cranking, it can help. But, I usually wind up like you and use a tool to pull up a loop on every needle. Glad to hear it is working. Post some pics of the table when you are done. Steve
Not sure. I have seen others say you can print everything with a 1kg spool. I would suggest getting 2 so you can have some color offset. Good luck! Steve
About how much did the build cost? Also, what is the minimum bed size for the 3D printer? I have a printer with a 220x220mm bed size, and I wonder if the parts for this sock knitting machine could be printed on that printer. By the way, I bought your book, and it arrived today.
Hi Steve, I downloaded your model last night but do not see the ribber with it did you have it somewhere else. Btw, this is the best 3D printed sock machine that I saw so far.
Sandra, Good timing. I got word from a Facebook user that you are looking at selling my design. Is that correct? If so, I wanted to let you know that the design is protected by a "non commercial" license. You cannot sell it (or any derivates of it). The Thingiverse page has a link to this license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Steve
Hi Steve, what kind of 3D printer do I need to do this? I don't have one, I haven't any. I want to know what to look for. Thank you for the amazing videos and the time that you took to make them.
You will need a FDM style 3D printer with at least a 220mm x 220mm bed. I have a home built that is based on a Prusa MK3S, but there are other cheaper versions available. See if your local library has one you can use. Good luck! Steve
@@steveturner1447 ok in that link in thingiverse there so many needles and all of them are 12,can u be more specifific wich one is the the one u use the firs one the second one the third one,etc,i read all of them but i dont know wich one is the one
@@elarcadenoah9000 The project page shows the ribber needles as "style #1, 12 ga, for Auto Knitter / Legare, regular size hook". Looking at the Angora Valley site, this is the second set of needles. Steve
