My Baby Lock DOES NOT take regular needles. Serger needles are available -- I've bought them from JoAnn's. There is some difference in a regular needle and a serger needle, but I do not know what it is. The blade which was broken -- my son had to order a part to replace that. The biggest pain in the neck is threading the sergers. I will get some photos of my serger to post, although I have no idea how old the machine is.
Jeanette