I have a vintage Bell machine that I posted about and it came with 2 needles.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/vintage...e-t239008.html The manual says any 15x1 size 14 needles work, but I think new needles have changed so this is not true. I spent several hours testing out all types of Schmetz needles and every needle I use makes the machine skip a stitch every so often. Maybe every 14- 20 stitches. The original needle works just fine. But , I only have two of them. The original needle has a flat top on the shank, unlike the newer needles that have a cone on the top. I've tried lowering the needles a smidge and a skipped stitch still happens occasionally.
Is there still a type of needle or manufacturer that makes the flat top type needles? I really don't want to mess with filing them down. Especially if they're still not going to work. I need 15x1, size 14 with the flat top. Can anyone post a link to them or know of a source? I've only looked at Schmetz and Organ and haven't found any:<