Originally Posted by
ThayerRags
I’d say that all of the 206 machines can use the 206x13 needle, but when it comes to using the 15x1 needle, the answer is probably “maybe yes, maybe no”.
As far as I can tell, it just depends on which bobbin case the factory put on them. The ones with the open case seem to take the common 15x1 needles, while the closed cases seem to take only the 206x13. I’d say to go with what case it has on it, and then carefully test without power.
CD in Oklahoma
I should have been more clear. What I meant to ask is whether the earlier 206 takes the 206x13 only, i.e. is it plagued with the same design of the 1950s 206 (and 306, 319, 320) machines.