1TattooWorld New Cast 10 Laps Coils Tattoo Machine Liner Shader Tattoo Gun, OTW-M703

well I've had these tattoo machines for almost a year, and the got some good hours on them, I set one up for a shader and one for a liner, I switched out he stock springs for some nicer springs from piericingpros and put some brass rear square washers on them and changed out the a- bars and tuned them and they have been running pretty good, and for the money it will be your lost if you don't buy you a couple. The coils haven't heated up at all and I did some right good size tattoo with them. If you already have some high dollar ones, these would be good for backups or everyday use, but if you are like me you have a collection of machines and I switch around ,depends on where the tattoo is, and how big the tat is. you need different machines for certain jobs,i rarely use my rotary's. I like the old school coils, less trauma if they are set up right.lol crazy rick. there's another deal on these tat machines, so I ordered another one, I know they are the higher end of the Chinese machines ,but they are good machines for the money. I seen this almost look a like on another web site and they were asking 60 two dollars for it, for the same machine I flip out and ordered another one, you can't even buy a set of hand wound coils for what this machine cost, for a Chinese machine you can't go wrong. go ahead and get you one ,you want regret it. crazy rick ps I bought mine from crazy cart, but the co. Yuelong is selling them to and these Chinese co.'s should not be on amazon selling knock offs rotary's or even be on amazon at all,i can't believe amazon let them two on there site, other words we need to get enough people to complain and maybe they will take them off there site. they both start with z's

After showing off this machine I had another artist at my shop tell me I bought a cheap machine and my tattoos would suffer. I'm sick and tired of the arrogance and egos in this business. This machine works great! I could have ran it as-is, but changed out the springs because of personal preference. Some "artists", and I use that term loosely, think they can drop $800 for two Workhorse Irons and they're instantly a tattoo God! The artist makes the machine, the machine doesn't make the artist. I've worked with Workhorse Irons in the past, and they are quality machines. But I can get very similar results using this machine. It's all about experience, proper tuning, and your ability. Just because you drive a Ferrari doesn't make you a excellent driver. Sure, it's something to show off and maybe overcompensate for something you're lacking. The artist I apprenticed under hand built all of his machines for under $40, and put out better work than the most expensive machines that were available back then.So all of the people saying this isn't a quality machine, or it's cheap and doesn't hit hard...maybe you should look in the mirror and ask yourself if it's the machine or your lack of experience. This is a quality machine for an unbelievable price. You can't go wrong with this purchase, and if anyone tries to talk smack just show them your work. Let it speak for itself. Bring me any newbie toting around $500 machines and I'll blow their arses out of the water with this $7 machine. Quit blaming your lack of talent on the machine. This isn't aimed at anyone who made comments here, it's just how I feel about this industry as a whole.

I keep this as a backup shader and it has saved me a few times, so I will always be grateful I have it. Here are a few tips/issues with the machine: 1. The spring is only 1 piece, not a front and rear spring. It still works surprisingly well, but I did have to adjust the rear tension and alignment over the coils before I could tattoo with it. I am also going to replace the spring with a normal 2 spring setup soon. 2. The coils. First and foremost, I don't think these are 10 wrap coils because they don't have that much power. Maybe they are 10 wrap, but they are very short, so they're less powerful. I hate the coil wraps that come on the machine because they're too thick. I recommend rewrapping the coils with some coil shrink wrap. Next, I noticed that the coils came off kilter (not parallel) to one another. If your machine is like this, you have to take the coils off, flip the little metal piece that they are secured to upside down (its nice and flat on the bottom), and reattach the coils. 3. You need to replace the tube vice screw before you tattoo with this machine. Go to the hardware store and find a nice wing bolt that fits the threads and a little nylon washer to go on the bolt too. I learned this the hard way when the stock screw head broke off and I had to extract the screw nub to get the last bit of plastic tube out (I just snapped off the rest of the tube). 4. This machine does NOT come tuned out of the box. If you're going to tattoo with this machine, please, at least, make the coils parallel (explained above), adjust the machine to make everything perfectly aligned, and then tune it well. Like I said, the coils are not as powerful as other 10 wraps and were getting pretty hot on me pushing an 11 mag for 45 minutes. I recommend this machine for smaller shader groupings, doing soft black and grey shading (though I have successfully used it for color). I had to crank mine up to 6.5-7.5 volts to get a good stroke which is probably why it got hot. I'm also going to replace the capacitor when I get around to it. Nevertheless, this machine can work well, and has saved me from not being able to tattoo a couple times. Hope this review is helpful and saves a few people from getting their skin chewed up by people who try to use this out of the box.