Hm mini evo and rapier 2

[thejackco]

I just finished tattoing all day with both of these and they performed flawless. I lined with the rapier and shaded with the evo. What a joy to use these machines, it made my day. I will deff put my coils to the side for a while and stay with my rotaries. My next purchase will be a mini cranker from Dan when I'm in Kansas city next week.

Hi, which one is better for one pass finelines ( 3 to 7 ), also considering less vibration and noise? Thanks.

[peter clements]

Hi, which one is better for one pass finelines ( 3 to 7 ), also considering less vibration and noise? Thanks.

The answer is straightforward, DK mini cranker, but a good machine is only 50% of it , the rest is you.

[slicksteel]

Hi, which one is better for one pass lines ( 3 to 7 ), also considering less vibration and noise? Thanks.

Rapiers work great for one pass 5 + lines ,I feel ya really need two liner machines. One for 1-7 & one for 5-14,.
The bigger the needle you need a machine that has a bit of give and a bit of needle wobble(like a coil) to rub the ink off inside the hole created.For really accurate thin finelines for script,realism etc., I would go for a machine that is a slide type with a needle clip like a bishop or neotat vivace.Both set with a long stroke.I think like wildboy said on the HM the new crank/bearing/routle is abit louder but is holding and stabilizing the needle better for more accurate lines-I am getting one with the original crank setup and plan on buying the new setup to so I will do a full review on it. So for instance a rapier running a 7 is going to make a better bolder one pass line then a bishop running a seven.And a bishop running a 5 will make a more crisp accurate line then a rapier.Hope this helps -just my exps. with rotary so far.