The Secrets of the Sock Machine [Restoration]

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  @FlashyVic · 1 year ago (edited)

  I was a sock knitter in a hosiery factory here in the UK for 10 years using (then) modern San Giacomo knitters. But I was trained up on needle settings and the basics on &nbsp;old hand cranked ones from the &apos;30s. Nowhere near as old as these but this still brought back memories.<br> On night shifts when the old hand cranked machines weren&apos;t being used we&apos;d gather up old yarn bobbins and keep the knitter on &apos;leg&apos; or &apos;straight&apos; and make football (soccer) bar scarves which we would then get stitched and put in the presser to flatten. Then give them to a guy we knew who had a market stall to sell them. 😁<br>Didn&apos;t make much money off it but a tenner or twenty quid sometimes a week. Still welcome though. 😂

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• HD

  @hdwoodshop · 1 year ago

  I’m a mechanical engineer and all my designs were on CAD. Seeing this gives me serious respect for the old ways. I can only imagine the layouts for this mechanism all done by hand. And then the fabrication and assembly. Amazing. Thanks for sharing.

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• TI

  @timisme8360 · 1 year ago

  There are some channels I watch for education, some for humor, some for relaxation and some just for fun. This channel? All of the above! Always starting with a smile at the intro.

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• RH

  @rhilianis5811 · 1 year ago

  You can still buy those needles today. The basics of the machine haven&apos;t changed. &nbsp;I worked in a knitting mill in PA, USA in the early 2000s. Even after all this time, looks more alike than different.

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• JO

  @josephwade8593 · 1 year ago

  The highest gizmosity Factor of all time 9.69/10

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• PI

  @PioneeringActionGuy · 1 year ago

  Seeing the slow motion was neat and really gives a much better view of what the machine is doing. &nbsp;Thanks for including it.

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• MR

  @MrGreenBentley · 1 year ago

  I have three of thee machines, and watching your excellent restoration and the addition of the golden decals floated on made me jealous,, &nbsp;you should try lubricating the whole machine with singer sewing machine oils, being careful not to get any near the wool hooking areas,. All three of my old machines run freely and without hang ups, , yours either needs further adjustment and tweeking,, &nbsp;and should run super freely with every turn , well done though , &nbsp;looking fine . &nbsp;Ipswich in Suffolk GB

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• TH

  @TheEndlessFields · 1 year ago

  As an owner of a modern version of this machine, it’s amazing to see what has and has not changed in 150 years.

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• FR

  @franklinfrankerson · 1 year ago

  Why does it feel like Christmas morning every time a new hand tool rescue video comes out.

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• DA

  @davevick1775 · 1 year ago

  I swear the most astounding thing about this channel is the fact that you never have the screwdriver slip off a bunged fastener &apos;n&apos; jam straight through your other hand... &nbsp;At least not on camera, anyway. &nbsp;Me, I&apos;d only have to so much as look at the job and I&apos;d be practically taking out my appendix with the damned thing.

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• AN

  @andrejwalilko634 · 1 year ago

  i think it would be interesting to see your process for saving and recreating the decals for these machines; imaging, extrapolating, printing, etc.

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• SC

  @ScottKuhl-e6p · 1 year ago

  When YT hits you with a minute-long ad break, wait for the first ad to end, exit, and restart the video. The remaining ads disappear

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