Well, I hadent even touched a machine for roughly 15 years… (long story short a badly broken hand will end your career) But I got the itch… never really lost it I guess. So after hours and hours on the internet (where EVERYTHING is true :-) ) And even more hours on the phone to various sales reps, “experts” and a couple of artists I still talk to I decided to buy a kit just to see if I could even lay a steady line. Heres the one I settled on:
http://www.tattoomachineequipment.com/the-hildbrandt-professional-tattoo-kit-system
Part of what made me choose this on was the nice lady ( Nancy) I got on the phone when I called with questions about the product, she was very knowledgeable and helpful. The Customer service at Hildbrandt is awesome the was a hiccup in the shipping and my way cool case got broke in transit. One quick phone call and everything was right in my world again. And although the machines arent “premium” they are a FAR cry from bottom shelf or even mid-grade. they needed very little tuning and so far they’ve stayed tuned. The liner does its job and the two shaders run very well, I’ve got one set as a semi- color packer and the other as a light duty shader. Now if only I can get my hand to do its part… the Abrams dual power pack runs well with very little power flux (flex ?) and the readout is about .5 off according to my my multi-meter. I don’t regret the purchase one bit. I wont ever tattoo professionally again but for a hobby I don’t think Ill ever need to invest in anything more. (Practice skins and pig hide only ) Just my $0.02 ….
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