$500 · KC860 Electronic Knitting Machine with EC1

I am downsizing so I have for sale a hard to find Silver Reed KC 860 mid-gauge steel bed electronic knitting machine with the EC1 Pattern Controller. No ribber available. It has 150 needles and a 6.5 mm needle pitch and is designed to work with all yarns typically used by hand knitters, particularly DK. Yarns like Bernat Softee Baby that knit to 22 sts to 10 cm (4 inches) on T5 on the dial, knit up beautifully on it. It is especially good to use if you are knitting with alpaca. It belongs to the Silver Reed modular system electronic knitters. There is no punch card mechanism on this machine. Patterns are made with the use of the EC1 Pattern Controller. With the EC1 you can insert pre-printed design cards to make the patterns 60 sts wide and 150 rows long or if you have the PE1 accessory, 150 sts wide and 1300 rows long. The KC860 is in very good condition. It has been cleaned and oiled and has a new sponge bar. Comes with an instruction manual, all tools. Photos showing knitting in fair isle, tuck stitch, which were done with the EC1 attached. Also shown is lace and a couple of cables done by hand manipulation. I have the ED1 for sale for $200. Local pick up only.