I'm not so sure about this either just because I don't want to take chances of steel wool burrs getting down into my machine. It would seem to me like tiny bits of steel pepper. I'll just pay the price of new needles rather than a costly repair. English is fine! Not sold on this idea, though!
Originally Posted by
CANDY1
THIS IS NOT A GREAT IDEA,Running a needle through steel wool is only going to dull the point more on its way in. The object of a very sharp needle is to penetrate to the side of the knitted fibers in your fabric. What you will be doing is creating a ball point needle. Which is great for woven fabrics like steel wool. They do make a pin cushion for deburring pins,but a pin does not have to be as percise as a needle. Especially when I see you doing this for a machine like a beautiful BERNINA 830!
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