How To Deep Clean A Passap Duomatic
Happy Birthday to me.
It’s my first blogiversary. To celebrate, I’ve prepared a photo tutorial on how to take apart, tear down, and deep clean a Passap Duomatic knitting machine.
Although I used an older Pinkie as my demonstration machine, it is almost 100% identical to tearing down a Duomatic 80. The 80’s pusher retainer bar is held on a bit differently, but by the time you get to that step, it should be obvious how to get it off.
In my usual fashion, there are a ton of pictures for your maintenance enjoyment - 18 pages worth.
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September 29, 2007
10 comments
Terrific instruction, very good detail, WELL DONE!!
Hello Kathryn, Your guide to cleaning machine got me started - it is all done - it’s a quite beautiful old lady - now I have to learn to use it and no manual. (cross my fingers hope it was only dirty and that it works)
The only mishap that happened to me is I lost the black label on the back lock - (my garage door was wide open and windy today so it flew away - I have tried to find a picture clear and close enough I could retype and reglue to its place but no luck, so I come to you again if you know of a site giving the guidelines on this label for the pink lady or if you could email me the table.
I’d be very grateful.
Thank you for your answer.
Enka.
Hi Kathryn,
Wow, you really are game to try that one. I have downloaded the PDF file and am going to attempt to follow your extremely clear instructions as I
bought an old pinkie yesterday and it is as stiff as ever. It will be very interesting to give this a go.
Thanks a million.
Lorraine
Lorraine,
You are most welcome. Look over the photos a few times, take a deep breath, and go for it. The only piece on this sturdy machine that needs a bit of care when being removed is the long spring. It lifts right out so it isn’t a problem. Just make sure you don’t stretch it out.
Most of the overall stiffness in Passaps is usually due to old Bellador oil that has solidified. Denatured alcohol is your friend. It and a cheapie bristle brush will dissolve that sticky goo.
Thank you for the cleaning instructions! Really, many, many thanks!
These are the best illustrated instructions for this task I have ever seen. Congratulations and thankyou.
Hi Kathryn,
Thanks for your wonderful tutorial.
I just got a very old Duomatic (guess it’s the first generation). I’m going to follow your instructions to buy all the supplies to deep clean it.
Since I’m a complete newbie, do you think I need to replace any of the parts, e.g. spring, needles, pushers, etc.?
BTW, I’m missing the yarn ball holder in my bundle. I don’t see it in the supplies list of Passap Canada. I’ll try to create one. Shouldn’t be a biggie, right?
Enka, I’ve got the manual. You may email me offline as to how I can get it to you.
Many thanks and regards,
Celinda
I am quite sure that I have damaged a channel on my Passap E6000, the needle is very stiff and the butt is raised and catching on the lock, and I don’t know how to change it. The metal point on my blue stripper caught in the hook of a needle and when I tried to remove the needle I didn’t break off the damaged hook!! It caught on the brake spring and tangled it up. It’s a hard lesson learned. When I Googled Passap Maintenance I discovered your wonderfully clear and informative instructions for the old pink duo and I wondered if they would work on my 6000? I would love to strip it down and give it a good clean and overhaul but never having done this and I am sixty six it would be a daunting task but, your instructions seem so clear that I wouldn’t mind having a go if they are compatible with the 6000.
I am knitting Aran Jackets as a fund raiser for my church’s re-decorating fund and I still have seven ordered so I really would be obliged if you could give me a reply ASAP.
Many thanks
Jean
Thank you for your deep cleaning notes as I was given a Duo 80 It appears know to be going great but still not checked with yarn
Hi!
Great tutorial! I love my old pinkie!
Just one problem you didn’t address: the slider — the thing that does the knitting — on my machine hangs up after a few passes. So far I got it going again with WD 40, but I’d love to know how to deep clean it, so it will work like new again.
I’d appreciate your help with that!
Sonja
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