ankefrysland

There is a Pink Passap for sale near me and I am wondering if anyone can give me an idea for a good price. It is in very good condition. I am not sure if all the parts are there. Or if replacement parts are even available to find anywhere...

I don't know much about Passap. Can anyone give me an idea of what the machine is capable of? Is it similar to the green Duo machine? I cannot seem to find much information online about the pink Passap. The only thing I have seen is that it isn't capable of knitting fair isle but only textures? Is that correct? Thank you!

kobi

I was given a pink Passap over 20 years ago. When the 6000 came out the pinkies were being sent to the dump. The only mistake in my knitting is made by me. If following a pattern written for Passap and not just the pinkie you will need a lower stitch size but of course do a swatch. You can do far more stitch patterns than shown in the book by using the pushers. Makes beautiful socks and everything else you would want to make. Lots of sites for Passap knitting including utube. Would offer $100 and if all the tools more. Good luck Ann

Tallie9

Here's a free download for the manual......Read to see what should come with it.....and some of what it can do...
http://machineknittingetc.com/passap-duomatic-pink-user-manual.html
..I wouldn't offer more than $100 for it....You can still find parts online....and there are stitch pattern books also on the site above(see the drop-down menus at the top of the site page)....

ankefrysland

Is the Pink model a Duomatic also? It doesn't knit fair isle does it?

susanjoy (a regular here)

To knit Fair Isle with a punchcard, it will need to have a front rail, a card reader and a deco pattern reader, however you can produce geometric patterns with the pushers and by setting the locks (carriages) appropriately.

ankefrysland

So it can knit some two color stuff like tartan or plaids. It sounds interesting. I will have to see how much she decides on. I think she may want a lot more than $100 though...

Tallie9

There is the Passap Duomatic(affectionately called Pinkie)....and there is Passap Duo80...
Here is a download for a stitch pattern book...many of which are fairisle that you can do ...
http://machineknittingetc.com/passap-stitch-pattern-book-2-for-duomatic-and-passap-12.html

ankefrysland

Thank you for the link. It looks like there are great possibilities for patterning. I am guessing the fair isle would have to be hand selected each row? I don't think the Pinkie has any sort of patterning/punchcard.

Tallie9

Some designs..for example...a checkerboard design...is automatic because the 'pushers' in conjunction with the 'arrow keys' will change which needles knit....you would only need to change the color every so many rows depending on the size of your squares....On a single bed this creates floats on the back...Using the double bed this creates a stripe effect on the back (because it is woven in)....Read pages 17,18,45,46 in the manual for more info...
Be aware that even on the Duo80 or the E6000(electronic) machines fairisle patterning on the back bed(via pushers) would have to be hand manipulated....

I vaguely remember reading that if the Pinkie's serial number is #671000 or higher that you could mount the Deco(punchcard device).....but don't quote me on that one....You cannot use the color changer on the Pinkie...

Maryknits513

You would hand select the pushers every 4th row, not every rows.

You knit two rows with color one, change to color two, then push in the left arrow key to reverse the pusher positions. The pushers that are in working position will move to rest, while the pushers in rest position will move to working position.

Hand held patterning devices called Jac40 are available. They use punchcards, speeding up the pusher selection.

Maryknits513

There was a color changer made for DM5s, or pinkies. The locks had to be modified to work with it. I had one,but gave it to a friend when I retired my pinkie.

ankefrysland

So this is what is called double jacquard on the Japanese machines. It is interesting that you can knit some fair isle without a punchcard type device. :)

ankefrysland

I think the seller may have the Jac device and a motor. She said she didn't like using the jac. It sounds like an interesting machine. I will just have to see what price she wants.

Tallie9

Was it modified to work with the round feeding eyelets?.....so that it works with the same color changer that is on the Duo80?

ankefrysland

The only thing I know is that it is a Duomatic S. I am not sure if anything had been modified.