are contemplated including a face with a radius face 46 contacts a portion of needle 32 as it moves toward knotter 34 to ensure that pathway 42 leads to knotter 34 so that the twine is delivered to knotter 34 for proper knot formation face 46 controls or limits a side to side travel of needle 32 and also serves to dampen vibration that may exist in needle 32 face 46 is positioned by sliding needle stabilizer 36 in direction 44 within the limits of slots 38 and then needle stabilizer 36 is tightened to knotter table 30 by fasteners 40 slots 38 lie in a direction generally perpendicular to both face 46 and pathway 42 needle stabilizer 36 is shown as being located only along one side of pathway 42 to control a variance in pathway 42 along the side where needle stabilizer 36 is positioned but additional locations are also contemplated needle stabilizer 36 is generally l shaped in cross section with a curve along the intersection of the horizontal and vertical parts of the l shape so that needle 32 does not hit a sharp edge as it encounters needle stabilizer 36 the coarse adjustment discussed above can be considered a first degree of adjustment while the fine adjustment afforded by the side to side adjustment of needle stabilizer 36 is a second degree of adjustment the first degree of.