Just got my German Evolution. pics w/ my mods

[GuruJeph]

Super stoked today just got it in. It was much smaller then I was expecting which was a pleasant surprise. So far I added a RCA hookup. Dremaled the needle holding screw so I wouldn't have to cut the ends of my needles. I also switched out the thumbscrew and the needle holding screw end cap with metal ones I had from other machines. I'll post reviews as soon as I get a chance to use it. My fiancee grabbed it from me and she's tattooing herself I might have to buy another one now hahah.




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[GuruJeph]

kinda looks like the doorknob from Alice in wonderland now

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[Deakon]

Glad you got it ok Jeph. Hope you like it!

[JammyJake]

let me know what you think.. ill be placing an order shortly.. might make a couple mods of my own

[spoonertattoos]

I did a similar RCA mod. Its kind of a rock in a hard place on that one. My wire is funky but the rca Is flush. You wire is flush but the rca is funky. This machine needs a serious over haul. I can't believe they actually put it out like this. Sucks cause its a great machine in terms of application.
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[Deakon]

This machine needs a serious over haul. I can't believe they actually put it out like this.

What do you think needs seriously overhauling?

[GuruJeph]

I still haven't gotten a chance to use it but it's a pretty dope looking machine. figure it's the first model and things can always be changed and upgraded as the company grows. personally I like the simplicity. from what I gathered cosmetically and messing with it so far. it does need to be made more practical, I don't see everyone who buys one dremaling down the screw and cutting the loops off needles is not a solution. I like the way the bishop and neotat use a clip maybe work along those lines. they should be equipped with rca. Also it would be nice if all the parts were the aluminum or some sorta light weight metal.

[spoonertattoos]

The main thing is cutting off the eye loop is wack. They need to just cut the slit for us and maybe make the screw a little larger in diameter . The second thing is that no RCA is a deal breaker for most of us. I got this machine in a trade but would have never considered it because it has no RCA. Its a great machine for tattoos but I hardly use it cause its such a pain in the ass to set up.

[Deakon]

I've used mine every day for the past 6 months and don't have a problem with cutting the loop off. I did cut one a slit into one of mine, but found taking the nut off completely more of a pain the cutting the loop off. We will contact the builder and see what we can do, and I will definitely look into the RCA issue.

The main thing is that these machines are super simple and sell at a decent pricepoint. The more upgrades, the higher the cost of production (I would imagine) and so a higher price for the final product. The evolutions retail at half the price of a neo tat and a third of the price of a stigma! We could talk to the builder about producing a "deluxe" model maybe. I'll see what we can do.

[spoonertattoos]

Id pay any extra 25 bucks for them to add an rca (3 dollars for them im sure) . Upgrades are obviously a need on this. I mean mine came with a ziptie. How budget is that?