Paul65

Once again gentlemen, many thanks and yes Wiz....I will click on the banners Uwe...It looks identical to the Brother. I read somewhere that the Omegas were rebranded then sold out of Quebec. Great info!!

I have been wading through websites and charts re needles for this machine...particularly the DBx1 system (as mentioned by Wiz)....if anyone can tell me what needle size (with the .060" or 1/16" shank to fit my needle bar) and to use on #69 and #138 thread size and best place to purchase it would be greatly appreciated. I am in Canada but I'm not adverse to ordering out of country. I'm a Millwright by trade and pride myself in troubleshooting this kind of stuff but I'm lost here. My hats off to those well versed in the idiosyncrasies of this topic.

Not a very good picture but may give you a better idea.

Ok...found some smaller leather needles with some of our other machines but the hole in the needle bar is too small to accept the needle. The needle that came out appears round and measures .060". Standard needles with the flat measure about .015" larger and will not fit. Have I got some odd ball needle bar?

Thank you Wiz. That is exactly the info I was looking for. I was given some 170 needles with the machine but they are too big to fit in the needle bar (correct terminology???) It is not a walking foot. I believe it was purchased from a sale after a Levis company went out of business. Are the #110/18 needles the same fit as the #140/22? Thanks again.

I recently purchased an Omega industrial sewing machine. Upgraded from the 1/3 hp clutch motor to a servo from Techsew. Being inexperienced the clutch motor was scary fast and I liked my fingers the way they were. It only came with one needle, 140/22 is all I could read on it. I will be sewing anything from 2-3 oz. leather to as thick as I can....I've run 8-9 oz. through with no problem. I am using #69 thread through the 140/22 and find it "balling" up underneath and extra thread coming up from the bobbin but not all the time. I guess my question is after much looking through the forums, am I using the proper thread for this needle or am I even using the right needle? I saw in one of the charts that the 135 x 17 is the same size needle; is this correct? I have played with the tensions somewhat but if the needle /thread size may be the issue, I don't want to beat my head against the wall. Any advice would be helpful re needle size vs: thread. The needle #'s are confusing to understand. Thanks in advance!