Got a chinese hawk in today

[Alie K]

Wow - those curved tips look really curved - like...too curved. Maybe it's just the photo.

[hendricksonart.com]

have you ever used mithra needles are super curved and still work fine

[Alie K]

have you ever used mithra needles are super curved and still work fine

Hey, to each their own. Thank goodness there are a plethora of suppliers out there, but I think I've voiced my opinion of Mithra Canada on here before. Between short-dated needles (a box they wouldn't accept a return on that expired in one month from when I got it), twisted round liners, and countless other needle letdowns, I wouldn't touch them again with a 10 foot cattle prod.

I'm going to end it here so as not to completely derail this thread (though in my experiences, Mithra Canada is getting to be a Chinese junk dealer as well). Then again, that's only my opinion. Other people may have had other experiences.

[Inkslingers]

Just a question...does anyone in here actually make their own needles? I've just never found anyone that makes a needle (consistently) as well as I do, so I've never used premades.

[No Iron Machines]

THE MITHRA is a CHINESE company, but based in CALIFORNIA, they produce all the needles in CHINA, like all the needles on the market now, that's all,
all the ORIGINAL NEEDLES CARTRIDGE from HAWK they are made in CHINA too, the T-TECH alaso, they good quality booth, so maybe the factory produce the COPY HAWK CARTRIDGE show on this post is the same produce the original one, maybe they just use some cheaper needles and plastic frame, but not sure
IS IMPOSSIBLE PRODUCE NEEDLES OUTSIDE CHINA, IN A WESTERN COUNTRY, THE PRICE GONNA JUMP UP TO MUCH, maybe in the future they gonna produce in some other ASIAN cheaper counbtry like VIETNAM, CAMBODIA or LAOS, but forget NEEDLES MADE IN USA OR EUROPE...

[hendricksonart.com]

hmmm havnt purchased from them in a while but never had any real problems never got on with the liners though always just mags

[fatcashdaddy]

that picture was of a 15RM and yes Alie they are really curved...I didn't get this from that ************** site (i believe they are a bogus company). I got this stuff from a company I've dealt with for the last 5 years. they haven't even released this stuff to the general public yet (its not on their website yet). they send me stuff ahead of time to check it out.once I run this thing for awhile I will let anyone who wants the info know where to get it... I also got another very famous tattoo artist friend of mine (name will remain anonymous) the same kit and cartridges and he's he's going to test them as well and I'll get his feedback too.

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the grip can be used on any hawk/spirit machine BUT the real hawk grip cannot be used on the knockoff. this company only has 19mm handpieces and the guy told me they are going to sell them for 10.00US a piece (plus shipping).like I said before, without actually tattooing with it yet, I was impressed with the quality of every piece of this setup EXCEPT the grip/handpiece. I don't think these are made very well and I hope they plan on working that out....

[GuruJeph]

Holysh*t their prices are better!!! And I don't have to go through cherry even better. Hurry up and drill someone already haha I wanna hear how these badboys run. Finally Ill set myself up with these needles I've been wanting to for sometime now just the hawk ones were priced way to high and I've been hearing mixed reviews about the quality of the white ones. At these prices I can use these needles for every tattoo and dump my old ones.

[turnrock]

Holysh*t their prices are better!!! And I don't have to go through cherry even better. Hurry up and drill someone already haha I wanna hear how these badboys run. Finally Ill set myself up with these needles I've been wanting to for sometime now just the hawk ones were priced way to high and I've been hearing mixed reviews about the quality of the white ones. At these prices I can use these needles for every tattoo and dump my old ones.

mixed reviews on the white ones as in t-tech?
most of the squacking ive heard is about a little membrane thats not on the t-tech. i dont get it.
where did anyone got the idea that the little membrane in the hawk tips that you just picked up off your dirty tray with dirty gloves and stuck inside your tube is keeping it clean?

[GuruJeph]

mixed reviews on the white ones as in t-tech?
most of the squacking ive heard is about a little membrane thats not on the t-tech. i dont get it.
where did anyone got the idea that the little membrane in the hawk tips that you just picked up off your dirty tray with dirty gloves and stuck inside your tube is keeping it clean?

First let me say I don't own the hawk or ttech system. I've been doing lots of online research on several forums and what I'm hearing is the ttech ones leak, are not sealed and use a rubber band not a spring. Not sure if the band makes a difference or not and the sealant thing really doesn't bother me since I would autoclave after every use anyway. At any rate only a small amount of people have noticed this leaking "problem" as I see it my setup now using a traditional tube and needle does the same. I find the functionality of being able to cut down my machine set up to 1-2 machine while having the option of using a wide variety of needles, Just thinking of this is making my mangina very moist. I am planning on buying some ttech grips and trying out the needles for myself first and depending on how I like em' I may stick with em' or try those Chinese all clear ones, they look pretty sharp and have that spring setup like the hawk and their around $.50 usd each for the most expensive ones where ttech range from $.75- $1.50ish usd each. After all they are all made overseas anyway so why should I be paying high middle man premiums? That's just my Jew sense, I mean $.02.