Ribbing with the Modified Bond Ribber Carriages

With the Bond Elite ribber handle and nozzle ribbing on the Bond is much less of a pain.

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Howto & Style

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• knitting
• machine
• bond
• ribber
• modified
• carriages
• Heidi

[ethicomm]

I bought a used Bond Ribber that didn't come with the red key plates. Would you know if you can use the green ones or where you buy the red ones? Thanks!

[HeidiMargret]

My ribber did not come with red plates to begin with. It had the clear type plates (old ISM) with red velcro squares attached where the needles enter and leave the channel/ridges to keep the ribber needles from slipping. You can use any type of keyplate but I would definitely put either narrow strips of foam or two or three strands of a soft, spongy kind of yarn under the ribber needle retainer bars so that when needles are pushed up, they stay up. Slipping needles on the ribber are bad!

[HeidiMargret]

I'm the same one and thank you so much for the compliment, you made my day! As much as I'd like to, I can't take credit for the clear handle and nozzle idea since Bond came up with that for the newer mid-gauge Bond Elite but it would have been nice if they themselves had retrofitted the Bond ribber carriages with those same improvements. I bet the Bond ribber would have been a lot more popular! I'll try another video with knitting in the round, hopefully I can get more of a close-up view.

[HJKelley47]

Heidi, do your have a schematic on how you made that modified ribber carriage. You are so creative!!! Hand manipulated ribbing is time consuming, and a bit tedious.

[ethicomm]

Thanks very much for your quick response. I'm selling a Bond ribber on Ebay that ends today and I was asked if it came with red key plates. As it doesn't I'm having to scurry about finding out what I can do for my customer. So it's good to know that the green ones can be used. I'm hoping the Bond Company contacts me with good news regarding the red ones. Thanks again for your quick response!

[lizzzym1]

Hi Heidi--you're videos are great!!---can you make a video setting up the Bond Elite and Ribber----no one else has any videos on the Elite and Ribber--thanks

[susiefreckleface]

Heidi - YOU ROCK!!!!! you have the best stuff on your web-pages.

You inspire so much that now I believe I can build my own ribber out of 2nd machine - good glue - and plexi=plastic... and a few odds and ends of course.

[Halalsilks]

Wow Heidi, you really know your stuff!! I am still trying to get my Old ISM to work without jamming. I have to find your site!! blessings from VT, grace

[SillyNinjaGirl]

Maybe there is a problem with your speakers, CondiNyc. I can hear her just fine. :)

[condiNyc]

I can not hear you. You are mummble. Then the video did not show your machine and the stitches of what you're doing and loud music background!

[HugKing]

I'm a big fan of yours. Thanks so much for being a part of the many people adding videos for those of us who don't have a clue. It's greatly appreciated.

Peace,

Aaron