needle wobble with a swashdrive gen7

[chris-in-cali]

Had the hard clip on a gen 7, there was no wobble when I used it yesterday. Had 2 rubber bands on it. Maybe it's the soft clips.

I slapped the hard clip on and without actually tattooing anything yet...the machine seems to run alot smoother.
Still tho, i have to use at least 2 bands or i still get wobble...even with a vortex tube.
I think this is the perfect amount of tension tho, and should solve the ink creep problem.

So, how did you like the gen 7??????

[Zophod12]

I use 3 or 4 rubberbands and bend the needle bar like a banna no shit. Everyone I work with uses this set up and works good when I use less bend and rubberbands I get ink creeping up the tube. I use both hard and soft clips but It defiantly happens more with thesoftclips. My gen 6 is 3 years old with daily use like this and its great
May seem like over kill butit is really that much more tension than a needle clip
And the soft clip works great for up to 25 mags don't be shy with the Voltage. 10 to 12 is good

[tattoodee]

i use the new needle runners you dont need bands on