Thanks Mick. Yeah, I saw the vice mod. Just don't understand what you mean by the second mod.
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Thanks Mick. Yeah, I saw the vice mod. Just don't understand what you mean by the second mod.
Second mod is described now with pictures in the Ego vice fix thread in the troubleshooting section homie. I just posted it in the same thread for you.
I saw that. You rock man, thanks. I'm getting mine in the mail today. Will have to try them out. Are those extra bars included with the machine? Or do you purchase them seperately?Quote:
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I just bought them at the hardware store (McFaddendales) I just bring the machine with me and play with stuff until its a perfect fit. The bars are like a nickel each.
Picked up another ego this week. Seems a lot nicer than I remember. Felt they struggle a little with ttech though.
got my ego today. can't wait to work tomorrow to try it out. tattoomachinesnow.com were great.
Just add a 1-1.5 volts homie and it will run beautifully!Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnnyChaos
after a couple tattoos with one, i have mixed feelings. i tried it with black/blue and just wasnt really hitting how i want it. perhaps more time to adjust and a black/black would have been a better experience for me. i must admit the weight and balance of the machine i really enjoyed but without an angled rca i could see problems tattooing certain areas. all in all for the price tag there are many machines that perform better.
im still not sure about mine it lines well but coloring the way i do it seems to struggle a lil i do like the weight and dont mind the rca being up very good for lining anyway but dont see it getting much more use
Anyone that wants a "runs perfect for how I tattoo" out of the box machine may want to pass. There are so many configurations to try with different tattooing techniques, volts needle float, hand speed, stretch, etc that it has a learning curve and takes time to really figure out what works for you. I looked at it just as Bez described it...the triangles can be thought of as front and back springs on a coil...using that I knew exactly what combos I wanted to try and for what style with applied techniques.
I hit the mark on some of em and invested time to learn the machine and adjust accordingly when I was off. I find it so crazy that when someone buys a Rotary and it doesnt really click with them instantly they flip it or talk down on it...If I bought a Seth Ciferri Cutback Liner and tattooed once with it lining on a fat broads ribs and it started to catch the skin, well id probably retune her with a longer punchy stroke real quick and negate the typical aspects of the shorter faster lighter hits a cutback usually yields. I wouldnt assume the machine didnt work for me and sell it after 1 tattoo. Same with Rotaries...in most cases retuning is adjusting your volts, float, and or technique...in the case of the Ego it can be that OR adjust your triangles. It boggles me that so many of us invest a shit ton of money on Rotary machines, yet we dont invest the time to really learn the machine itself...yeah we know its a slider or pivoting armature or direct drive with maxon, faulhaber, mabuchi, etc but I mean learn how to USE the machine itself for how we tattoo specificly...we just say meh its not for me, and try something easy that we dont have to learn or understand exactly why its not working for me, or how to make it work for me. Stick with it guys and give it and your other new machines that may be a little off for you a fair shake...any rotary may surprise you and become your fav daily driver even if it didnt click with you at first. This has happened to me plenty with coils and rotaries alike. My 2 cents and worth exactly that.
it was only the first day of using it but i love the ego. i didn't see n e thing wrong with it so far. i dk what ppl were saying about it runs loud? it purrs like a kitten n the lines went in like buttahh!haha. seriously, for the way i tattoo, it was great. wanna get another one.
What triangle setup are you guys using for lining?
My colleague has used blue on the bottom (toward the vice) and yellow in the top with great success.Quote:
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Thanks!!
These little guys are very cool... I only used it a couple times, but tried different setups per tattoo.. I like them.
Especially for lining.. A little slow but very smooth and precise and steady.
I'll be plying with this thing a lot for sure.
The screw and the rubber things popping out is not much of a problem .. I just put a little glue on the head of the screw, and got used to hold the rubber down with my fingers when I change the needles... No biggie .
i dont own one myself, but my coworker just got one. i think he's frustrated with it and i know i would never want one myself by seeing it. the triangles fall out, sounds like a toy, and looks awkward and cheap. but that's just my two cents.
I hope your coworker sticks with it..
These little guys have a lot of potential .
The more I use it the more impressed I am. The inconvenient things become part of their charm.
You just have to use them for a wile to get it . There is a lot to explore and experiment with the little triangles.
Some times I just pick the triangles randomly to see what will happen... And I discover something new. It's fun.
I was at the north lakes convention the other week and alot of artists were using the egos and doing some amazing color work with them. Yes a little bit more noise but putting color in smooth as hell.I spoke to one artist who uses the triangles in a different way to what suggested by bez he has his black triangle on the bottom and yellow on top and it was layering in color easily @ 6 volts and he won best of day Saturday with the piece he did.My only issue was they all had 3 to 4 egos set up obviously with different triangles on for different needle groups that means £880 for 4 machines to save the hassle of changing the triangles everytime u need to switch to different groupings.But as I said they were putting color in smooth as hell so I'm going to try borrow one before I purchase :)
I am think on buying one of these and all i want to know is well it push large liners for fatboy lines with out taking forever?Quote:
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OR.... grab a mc13 from Dan Kubin and be done with it lol have him make a nut for zero give or use no nut for perfect damp or throw a thick wall silicone nipple on with the loop opened a bit for more give, open more for even more give which seems more consistant then the "slop" give systems as i call them cause it flops up and down imho( hard to explain) and gets real loud but the kubins remain smooth and consistant. No band snaping or ink climbing or spitting, just flawless in my opinion and built solid as fuc$. Cant say enough about dans 13's, i only sell one when i want to try another then i see it dont compare and grab another from dan lol.. Great guy, great service , great machine period....I also think his motors are smoother then maxons or atleast in his machines they are PERFECT and smoother /consistant then my impacts , bishops,halo ect. I even sold halo's, impacts, bizarres ect for crankers cause i love me some dan kubins more then i love meself haha.
Have not tried an ego yet so cant speak on it, sorry but i may have one soon and will write a review then. Sorry i couldnt help more
kubin's = yes
ego is the first non coil machine I have ever used for black and grey that works really well for me. i like a solid black rubber on bottom to represent it hitting a coil top and the really soft yellow for the backing off u get on a coil, all at 8.5v, all other give roteries just dont quiet get it right for me.
Love my new ego... But it is noisy! I have been totally spoiled by neotats for the last 18 months..
just wanted to post my experience on the ego. yes i decided to get it soon after i posted this post. overall, it could b that i wanted it for so long, but i really can't find a problem with this machine. all the issues ppl stated about it just doesn't bother me. the noise, the nipple bar popping out with every needle change,the vice,etc. just don't bother me. the power of this lil machine is great. everyone of us tattoos in our own way. so what works for one person may not work for another. so theres no reason to say a machine sucks out right. it just may suck for u n the way u tattoo. I've learned that i gotta b the overall decision maker of a machine but I'm still interested n curious about the general opinions of others. i personally like a hard hitting machine. so i have been using the blue and red color configuration. i mainly use it for color. i have tried to use it for lining but for me, the rca in the back makes it a lil off center n difficult for me to get a clean line. i still use my swahdrives for lining n have yet found a machine to take its place. anyone who has a nicks machine, the power is similar to his machines. both great machines i find for color packing. the price is right and ordering from tattoomachinesnow.com was a great experience. they even did a follow up to see how i liked the machine n asked to send them pics of tattoos i have done with it to post on their site. really good customer service. plus, u can never beat free shipping. so, the ego is a great purchase n a great addition to any collection, in my opinion.
in comparison to the neo tat fluffs tattoos, i can totally understand on that opinion. those machines are literally silent. still in comparison to coils, every rotary is silent.haha. in my shop when two ppl are using their coils that sound like they are tattooing a rock, i can't even hear my customer talk let alone my machine.haha