Organ Needles for Industrial Sewing, Embroidery, Quilting, Serger, Blindstitch, and Upholstery Machines |
Needle Cross Reference Chart for Round Shank Needles
ORGAN LEATHER POINT NEEDLES:
Diamond Point and Tri Point are for hard leathers such as belts(cardboard) -- -- -- -- -Diamond Points have a smaller neater hole -- -- -- -- Tri Point hole is like a nail
Narrow Wedge and Reverse Twist are for softer leathers -- -- -- -- -- holes look like a knife slice
SD1 Round Tri Tip/PD -- -- -- -- Smaller, neater holes, occupies about 10% of needle hole
M-LL, M-D, etc - Approximately half the size of standard Wedge and Triangle point needles.
The needle is not a permanent machine part. Needles get dull from use. Needles are meant to be changed. Clues to Changing the Needle - Shredding or broken threads - - Skipped stitches - - Puckered or damaged fabrics - - Wiggly squiggly seams - - Popping, clicking or clunking sound -
See Industrial Needle Sizes for Industrial Thread Sizes Chart