Rather than doing a new review for rotarytattoo on the Evolution, I just cobbled together the original review I done ..
German Evolution.. Part 1..Here hopefully is the Link..
http://www.youtube.c...h?v=2wFlYYD7Tmw Flaws are minor, I aint too sure about the Plastic securing nut, especially, if you cut the loop of the bar, however, I assume if it fails then the needle will not be able to run, as it would slide through the opening in the grub screw, so can't damage the skin. Motion is defo straight up and down, no wobble at all, even a 5v's, very very light, 100 gramms or about. I cut the loop off, and in order to ensure I had the needle in the correct position in the tip, I used a pair of tweezers to adjust it, takes not much longer to load than a standard coil...do I think it is as durable as a coil machine, probably not, do I think it is the best rotary machine I have tried to date, by a country mile FUKIN Yes, do I recommend it yes, marks so far for Lining, used a 5rl, and a 7rl tex..9/10, its not a 10 because of having to cut the loop of, if you don't cut the loop off I found the machine sits too high in the hand, oh and cutting off the loop, surprisingly aided stability......Any questions fire away.....I will add its Shading and Packing ability on Friday...That to me, IMO, is the real test,,,Peace,P.
Part 2..Right last part of the review, Shading and Packing...Had a small design to do, Client didn't give permission to post, so no pics...Shades and Packs anywhere from 3.0 to 5.0 v's , using a mag 7 curved, and a 14r's, I asked the client to tell me when it got sore, little pain or trauma throughout the volts..To shade/pack I ran it from 3.5 to 4.5 at approx a 35degree angle,color penetrated the skin a lot easier at this angle.... hit can "only" be adjusted by adjusting the v's, hand speed or riding the needle helped both with shading and packing. IMO, I don't think I will use this as a soft hitting shader for B & G work...Is it an all round machine, HMMMMMMM, I would say it is a Liner I would use for Shading and Packing as opposed to the other way around....Defo not for everyone, is very light, perfect for small detail and possibly portrait work,,,Marks outta 10 overall for performance...... Liner..9, Shader..7, Packer 7...it is the lack of give, which lets it down in the colour department, wouldn't like to do a fuk off tribal, but would happily do a medium flash Rose and Banner...From start to finish...so that aint bad.. Anybody need any more specifics ask away...P.
Summary 04/01/2012...The review above was done a while back, I would like to add, and this is very important, as my skills and patience increased with Rotaries, I found the Evolution, to be more of a Colour Machine, it can Blend, Shade and Pack providing you know what you are doing, this is a Direct Drive therefore has "no give", however, results are immediate, and colour work is "almost" one pass.....P,
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