• Instruction Manual
  
• 4 replacement needles
  
• Tools
  
• Weights
  
  
• Normal stitches: 60 stitches wide x 150 rows
  
• Maximum stitches: 160 stitches wide x 1624 rows
  
• Weight: 15.5 kgs net weight
  
• Stitch types include built-in stockinet and stripes, with manual fair isle, tuck, slip, punch lace, weaving, and motif stitches
  
  

Taitexma TH160 160 Needle 6mm* Mid Gauge Metal Bed Knitting Machine with Built In Intarsia

Hi John, We recently ran into an issue and I thought I'd share our solution with you. 2 knitters reported that they had to manually push back needle #10 on the main bed. I discovered that the #10 needle needs to be shorter than the others. Sometimes, it can bump into the bracket that supports the tension mast. I hope you don't run into this problem, but I thought I'd share what we discovered. With a regular length needle inserted, you can see the issue

I'm grinding down a few needles to send to my customers with the issue and will keep some on hand. Compare the "regular" length and the shorter version called a surrender needle. This has actually not been an issue in all the years I’ve been bringing in the 160’s. The only reason that I actually became aware of the situation is that a couple of machines from the last batch had a regular length needle installed where what TAITEXMA refers to as the surrender needle goes. That needle is directly opposite the brace for the yarn tension unit. The only fix would be a total redesign of the machine. The back case would need to be elongated and the brace moved farther back. TAITEXMA is going to send me some extra surrender needles in the next shipment. Now that I am aware of the issue I can check the machines before they are shipped out. Taitexma