Cheyenne Hawk Spirit

[The Limey]

Been tempted to get a hawk my self. love the idea of the cartridges. Is it true they suck badly at lining?

Nope they line great especially with the T-Tech liners which seem to be a little looser and in my opinion at least, put ink in better.

[tattoosbybill]

they don't suck with lining but there is a learning curve, then they are golden

[JohnnyChaos]

Been tempted to get a hawk my self. love the idea of the cartridges. Is it true they suck badly at lining?

Thought I'd add a reply to my self since I got a Hawk.
I've not tried lining with the official cartridges, but have been using the 5rl and 8rl t-tech ones with great results.
In fact I'd go as far as saying it is my fave machine for lining ever, even sold my aaron cain.
Not just lining. My favorite machine for everything really. It's the only thing I've used for the past couple of months. Going to get a Spirit soon and use my current hawk as a backup.
Wish I'd got one years a go.

[Inkwerks]

got the hawk back out the drawer today, forgot how much i love shading with it. thanks for the tip on t-tech. i never use it for lining though. how many volts are you guys using it on for lining?

[Zapp]

I only can tell from the T-Tech mags,they are AWESOME !!!!!

[JohnnyChaos]

I'm using 11v for lining. says in the manual that's about 140cps

[The Limey]

I'm using 11v for lining. says in the manual that's about 140cps

11Volts is 110 cps.

[JohnnyChaos]

Really. It says 140 in the cheyenne manual.

[The Limey]

Ah I only have the power supply one

[RyanDearringer]

Anyone care to share what they have found to work well with the Hawk as far as voltages and configurations? My current common voltages and needle configurations to go along with them are roughly as follows:

Lining:
I prefer Ttech round shaders as the looser configurations tend to lend to less trauma, but you have to account for size differential. For example I use a 3RS to get a typical 5RL thickness, 5 for 7, and 7 for 9 and so on. I line anywhere from 9 to 10 volts on my eikon power supply and move slow and smooth and get great results. I also have the needle four clicks from full extension. I had choppy results from the tighter liners from both cheyenne and ttech. Been having awesome results with this setup.

Shading:
I have been doing my BnG with the needle backed off roughly five or six clicks and running around 11 or 12 volts using Hawk rounded 13 mags for most things or ttech standard 9 rounded mags, but have had success with almost all my mags in this range. For color have been running around 9 to 10 volts but have the needle fully extended. I recently read somewhere that people have been doing color realism with a shorter stroke and running closer to 12 or so volts to get smoother more buttery looking color.

Any one with any other input or findings please share!