tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14180815.post7898053007153330234..comments2024-02-29T11:41:18.634+00:00Comments on Needles of Steel: Setting up a Hague linkersteel breezehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18066511414876475930noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14180815.post-71607392348888795642023-02-18T21:08:45.744+00:002023-02-18T21:08:45.744+00:00Fab thank you. Best instructions I've seen, mo...Fab thank you. Best instructions I've seen, more help than Hague. I've finally got my linker sorted to the point that it now can link of live stiches. Janenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14180815.post-17130960140595753862022-07-24T12:31:10.264+01:002022-07-24T12:31:10.264+01:00No further advice I'm afraid, just keep tweaki...No further advice I'm afraid, just keep tweaking the needle and eventually it will be sweet. I'd do the length first and then adjust the angle. steel breezehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18066511414876475930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14180815.post-69527154008572886722022-07-24T04:20:34.849+01:002022-07-24T04:20:34.849+01:00Hi. I have a linker and I just can't seem to g...Hi. I have a linker and I just can't seem to get the needle and linker right and advise? Susunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14180815.post-91089659900335575612021-04-20T08:38:55.360+01:002021-04-20T08:38:55.360+01:00My only suggestion is that you contact the manufac...My only suggestion is that you contact the manufacturer. Sorry, I don't manufacture these devices myself!steel breezehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18066511414876475930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14180815.post-42228499333936840702021-04-19T22:16:32.360+01:002021-04-19T22:16:32.360+01:00Hi. Have you any idea where I could get a spare ne...Hi. Have you any idea where I could get a spare needle for my 30+ year old linker, it's the grey one I think the needle is 160/23.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01064682814093481147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14180815.post-9991923070881948902020-10-18T11:01:59.505+01:002020-10-18T11:01:59.505+01:00Thank you very much for your speedy reply RE hand ...Thank you very much for your speedy reply RE hand versus electric linkersAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17519449642697731689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14180815.post-80393099785580174252020-10-18T10:41:05.441+01:002020-10-18T10:41:05.441+01:00I found the manual linker to be more than adequate...I found the manual linker to be more than adequate - I think I'd only have considered upgrading to an electric one if I was going into production, because I'd imagine it is faster. steel breezehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18066511414876475930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14180815.post-81847271872293333852020-10-18T10:06:03.367+01:002020-10-18T10:06:03.367+01:00Hello,
I'm just about to buy a Hague linker fo...Hello,<br />I'm just about to buy a Hague linker for my standard gauge knitting machine (mattress stitching is strangely one of my favourite things but not on smelly, oiled 3-ply). Having had some disappointing second-hand buys of knitting machine things in the past, I'm going crazy and buying a new linker. I wonder if you've any advice on whether it's worth getting an electric one, rather than a hand-driven one? I like the idea of hand-driven on principle but I don't know how important it is to have that extra hand free.<br />Sorry to be cheeky asking this- it can be hard to find specific advice in lonely, echoing world of machine knitting (especially compared to the fluffy, crowded world of hand knitting)- I'd be very grateful for any advice you have.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17519449642697731689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14180815.post-43064003411656772872020-10-08T12:46:11.389+01:002020-10-08T12:46:11.389+01:00I'd go get the manual from machineknittingetc ...I'd go get the manual from machineknittingetc and see if it says. If it doesn't say, take a look at the mechanism. Anywhere that there's sliding surfaces or pivots may need a little oil. steel breezehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18066511414876475930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14180815.post-36576984626813836582020-10-07T12:01:19.638+01:002020-10-07T12:01:19.638+01:00Hi I have lost my manual. Not used the linker for ...Hi I have lost my manual. Not used the linker for a while. Does it need oiling anywhere?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994410083783096364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14180815.post-53915204699859300952015-12-25T09:51:44.414+00:002015-12-25T09:51:44.414+00:00No - but you can use strong tea to clean rust from...No - but you can use strong tea to clean rust from machine needles. Leave them soaking overnight. You can also sometimes use WD40 to clean stuff - not as a lubricant though, it goes gunky with time. steel breezehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18066511414876475930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14180815.post-13384072822694066222015-12-11T17:27:33.968+00:002015-12-11T17:27:33.968+00:00I'm wondering what Bob used to clean his linke...I'm wondering what Bob used to clean his linker. Any ideas?<br /><br />Thanks!<br /><br />LyndaTeddylynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00216962907654097449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14180815.post-14073049393088104092015-03-26T16:58:16.803+00:002015-03-26T16:58:16.803+00:00I have recently bought a second hand linker and it...I have recently bought a second hand linker and it does not link all stitches. It is a manual blue linker, probably quite old but otherwise in good condition.<br />The loop on the bar drops off and so there are no links, it comes back intermittently. Hope this makes sense. Can you help please.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14180815.post-27760831049467657742014-10-10T10:10:55.779+01:002014-10-10T10:10:55.779+01:00Glad I could help!Glad I could help!steel breezehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18066511414876475930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14180815.post-82547725382125828592014-10-10T09:22:49.395+01:002014-10-10T09:22:49.395+01:00Thanks for posting this, we have acquired an old D...Thanks for posting this, we have acquired an old D10 which I stripped down to clean and remove all the rust. Of course it wasn't working properly when I reassembled until I found your blog, now it is linking very successfully. <br />Thanks again.Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14180815.post-87674851924849107532014-05-12T13:20:37.736+01:002014-05-12T13:20:37.736+01:00I tend to start and end with a few chains. You can...I tend to start and end with a few chains. You can sew them into the seam with a large eyed needle. steel breezehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18066511414876475930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14180815.post-59649957796228655292014-05-12T12:28:17.133+01:002014-05-12T12:28:17.133+01:00hi this is my first ever hague linker but it didn&...hi this is my first ever hague linker but it didn't come with a manual so my question is [probably very silly] when you start and end do you have aq few chains before the actual garment and if so what do you do with the chains after do you hand sew them out of the way. thank youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14180815.post-77851998311320101962014-02-08T15:05:41.789+00:002014-02-08T15:05:41.789+00:00Wow thank you for this page. Without this I would ...Wow thank you for this page. Without this I would be a very unhappy bunny as I purchased a linker in fully working order that wasn't but by following your measurements and diagrams it is not working perfectly. A FIRST CLASS STAR SITE. thank you thank you. millpondmadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18141508833227197990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14180815.post-24915592811463055612013-04-12T10:26:53.973+01:002013-04-12T10:26:53.973+01:00Sorry, that's never happened to me! Perhaps yo...Sorry, that's never happened to me! Perhaps you should give Hague a call.steel breezehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18066511414876475930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14180815.post-88737706593096468022013-04-12T09:00:07.454+01:002013-04-12T09:00:07.454+01:00Hi there, this has been really helpful, thanks :) ...Hi there, this has been really helpful, thanks :) I wonder if you've had any experience with the handle spinning in the cog and not turning the machine? And if you have any advice for me? It generally works fine when there's no pressure (so no garment and needle not threaded) I've taken it apart, oiled it and cleaned it, handle still slipping. Any words of wisdom would be greatly appreciated :) Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13710582152315334755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14180815.post-31299832826937542042009-07-21T18:15:04.311+01:002009-07-21T18:15:04.311+01:00Hi Jane
Thank you so much for taking the time to ...Hi Jane<br /><br />Thank you so much for taking the time to make the video and drawings of your hague linker for me. I really have appreciated this very much.<br /><br />I have noticed that your needle is much larger than mine. When I look how far your needle goes past the looper, mine is certainly nothing like this.<br /><br />I contacted Hague today regarding the needles that I purchased. They say that this is definately the type for my machine but they are the newer type needles they now manufacture which are shorter in size. So they have offered to refund my money, but this isn't much help when you have a linker but no needles to fit it.<br /><br />The only thing I can do now is to purchase a couple of hand linker needles and see if they might work.<br />I suppose its worth a try.<br /><br />I will certainly keep in touch. So thanks once again.Cathynoreply@blogger.com