Quote Originally Posted by skinmech View Post
I use the band more as a stabiliser than to increase the force of the downstroke. I don't think it has any bearing on the downstroke, and even without the vertical band your needle can still hang out as there is no "return spring" system. I use the needle hanging out when stopped to my advantage, spesh when I don't want to load my tube tip, I just use the needle tip like a quill pen-for very small details and script.....TBH Works just as well without the vertical band....
Cheers for the reply Paul. I know theres no return, but I get wary of the needle hang when dipping, so I tend to give the pedal a small tap to try and get most of it back in. I hang it out looooong ya see. Just got a new one thats set at 5 mil with most of the stroke hung out. I was thinking of trying to connect a spring under the abar to push against the motor housing, to encourage the return, but I dont want to strain the motor by introducing any force against the function.