No problem, I don't know what is going wrong but I just re-posted the same string on this PC and the image appeared in my post. What I'm hoping to find out is whether the tip of the needle has been broken off, or it is just supposed to have a large blunt tip. A picture of the tip taken axially instead of transversely may give us the answer. If the tip has broken off, the needle is a goner, it would be difficult to machine a whole needle tip onto it unless you have a jeweller's lathe and are quite a bit less clumsy than I am.
