Got a chinese hawk in today

[fatcashdaddy]

I got a chinese copy of the hawk kit (power supply,footswitch,machine, grip and cords). I haven't had a chance to try it out but my earliest review is this:

its definately a copy, not as well made as a real hawk. the body of the machine is well made (they said it has an imported motor made in sweden but who knows) and pretty damn close to the hawk and the machine runs as silent as the hawk. the drive bar is a bit different, it has what looks like a delrin end as opposed to the steel bearing end on the hawk. the hand piece is far inferior to the hawks. i was real dissappointed in its construction, but it works....
the cartridges are a different story, I haven't used one yet but the construction is topnotch..its almost identical to hawk cartridges except the whole housing is clear. I ran a cartridge in one of my t-tech machines and its nice...
I'll get to use the machine tomorrow and can give a better judgement of the needle cartridge and machine....

the power supply is a direct copy of the hawks..it even says cheyenne on it and has the "made in germany" sticker on it. I've never used a hawk power supply before but from what I've seen, this thing fooled me, it looks like the real thing...


kit.jpgmachine.jpgcartridges.jpg

[tattoosbychriselement.com]

thats crazy man it looks identical to the hawk, which website did u use? and how much were there catridges?

[Tcoe13]

I am very interested in your opinion as well. Looking forward to hearing what you think and info on where to get the cartridges.

[GuruJeph]

I am very interested in your opinion as well. Looking forward to hearing what you think and info on where to get the cartridges.

I think he got em from cherry tattoo. the needles are $30 for 50 of em. damn thats cheap
http://www.*******************/goods.php?id=446

[Tcoe13]

I think he got em from cherry tattoo. the needles are $30 for 50 of em. damn thats cheap
http://www.*******************/goods.php?id=446

Thanks a ton. Just checked it out, HOPE those cartridges are for real and made well too. A lot of stuff seems way under priced on their (or should I say Eikon's) site. wow, copying as the ultimate form of flattery taken a bit far on this one!

[GuruJeph]

Thanks a ton. Just checked it out, HOPE those cartridges are for real and made well too. A lot of stuff seems way under priced on their (or should I say Eikon's) site. wow, copying as the ultimate form of flattery taken a bit far on this one!

Nah fatcashdaddy didn't get them from that cherry site, my mistake. Didn't know hawk had so many knock off vendors haha. I think most these companies cases it's greed that gets their product knocked off. They send their product to china to save on the cheap labor, then are all pissed when they just copy the product. that cherry site does have one's that look like the hawk style black with clear tips. The straight clear ones are coming from a different source. IMO the all clear ones look dope plus I'd imagine they would be better to see if you rinsed all the ink out while changing colors.

[Administrator]

I didn't get this from that ************** site (i believe they are a bogus company).

Thanks a ton. Just checked it out, HOPE those cartridges are for real and made well too. A lot of stuff seems way under priced on their (or should I say Eikon's) site. wow, copying as the ultimate form of flattery taken a bit far on this one!

buyer beware, all the images on that site are stolen, nothing is theirs.

[cyclopstat]

How about a grip? Is can used like a original ?

[GuruJeph]

so do you need that footswitch to run it or can you use a Critical?

[GuruJeph]

I'm impressed 60 cents a needle makes these usable