Originally Posted by
ckcowl
i was told once-one of the great thing about singer is the needles have not changed in 100+ years...if you buy a package of 'singer machine needles' they should work in any singer machine- i've found it to be true with my mom's 1970 singer, my 1956 (99-K), my daughter's 1997 singer...they all use the same needles.
That is not the case for a few singers . I have a 306W that takes a shorter needle, and using a standard needle will damage the machine.
Schmetz does make the needle its a 206X13 , that's what is on my package.