needle wobble with a swashdrive gen7

[chris-in-cali]

When i use my gen 7 I notice alot of needle wobble.
I'll use the same set-up(needle and tube) in a different machine....no wobble.
I solve this by using 3 bands, but this causes ink creep up the bar.

just wondering if anyone has experienced this or something like it with a different machine and could offer any tips cuzz it's pretty fucked!

[Alie K]

Some people have solved ink creep in a dragonfly by not bending the needle as much/putting less tension on the needle bar holder. How many rubber bands do you use? Do you put a lot of bend on your needle? I'm hoping to use gen7 soon. I'll let you know if I have the same issues.

[chris-in-cali]

yes, i believe the ink creep is caused by to much tension on the needle bar.
But without using 3 bands for tension...there is a fair amount of needle wobble.

I guess I'll try not bending the bar at all...as of now, i only put a little.

[Mr.Taboo]

What seemed to help me with the Dragonfly was putting a very slight bend and putting it down by where the grouping meets the bar.

[slicksteel]

try some different brand tips -is this happing on shaders or liners or both? do you use round liners are triangle, disposable or metal-some times I have found that can make a big difference.

[The Limey]

Switch to the T-Tech cartridges, no wobble with those.

[chris-in-cali]

try some different brand tips -is this happing on shaders or liners or both? do you use round liners are triangle, disposable or metal-some times I have found that can make a big difference.

I use tatsoul vortex tubes, I noticed that they run pretty tight, which makes the whole thing even weirder.
Haven't lined with the gen 7 yet, only running 7-15 mags, and it wobbles with them all. Use the gen 6 to line...shit is straight as a lazer.
I have used other disposables and still get wobble.
Kinda weird but it seems to be more of an up and down wobble then a side to side wobble.
Wanted to try the true tubes, but the price and the horrible price for shipping turned me off.

I'm about two seconds away from slapping the hard clip on to see if that makes a diffrence.

[slicksteel]

hit up gangstajay on here he usees one all the time and he has tried tons of tubes,i have heard the soft clip is only good upto 9mags

[chris-in-cali]

cool bro, thanks for your time and replies.
Ya, last time i ran a 15 mag I switched to a different machine after about a minute.
Using it for 7-9's now.

Thanks again for the info bro!!

[Alie K]

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.