Originally Posted by
Mitch's mom
Joe - Does the 306 use a round shank needle? I never paid much attention because I have always passed any machines using 206 needles on to a friend of mine.
The 206-13 is a flat shank needle. The DBx1 is a round shank needle. But it's easy to manually orient the needle.
I do this with my Minnesota B and Singer 9W-7 as well.
Joe