Just Ordered A Rapier Machine

[slicksteel]

I had the 3mm rapier one ,Have the 4mm #1 and a hybrid which is the motor form the #1 and the front from the #2.
I can line shade color with them all. But like the 4mm for lines, the 3mm #1 for color and the #2 for shading.The motor is the same only the can has changed taller inback if you want rca installed & a taller rubber band holder. Also the rapier #2 has a longer slider rail frame to protect the mechinasim.(bishop has litttle-sticks way out!)
Allso the chuck on the #is made a bit differnt longer as it has a screw with head that goes from the inside out(henc the need for a longer chuck houseing and slider. The rapier #1 has a headless allen screw the goes from the front.
When I talked to cary he told me when he first desighned it that he wanted it as light as possible and that is why it had the first chuck,smaller motorhouseing & smaller rail.
I notice that the 4mm take the most volts and is not as subtle so it better for lining whites and solid color fields where that is not as important.The #1 3mm is a great color shading & whip shading machine as it is a bit more subtle and faster at less volts. The Rapier two seems to execl at BnG and and fineling and is the most sensitive yet tends to speeds up alot when u use more volts-So not as good for realy big mags were you want about the same speed but more punch.
Hope this has helped!