Storm a100 Rotary Tattoo Machine review

[Sage Oz]

My coworker has a Storm, he was the only bidder on an eBay auction and got a new one for $89 delivered. I hate to admit it as I loathe knockoffs but I don't really count the Storm as a knockoff because they at least named it differently and it has it's own styling elements so at least it's not a carbon copy pretending to be a Swiss. It's also really well made for the price, some parts are a bit cheap but the frame and con-rod are both nicely cnc'd alloy with nice black anodizing. Runs pretty damn decent too. So it's to me a great backup in case you blow a motor on one of your nicer machines. Only thing that sucks is that none of that money spent is going to a tattooer, just some guys in china with a cnc.

[vsprotoss]

My coworker has a Storm, he was the only bidder on an eBay auction and got a new one for $89 delivered. I hate to admit it as I loathe knockoffs but I don't really count the Storm as a knockoff because they at least named it differently and it has it's own styling elements so at least it's not a carbon copy pretending to be a Swiss. It's also really well made for the price, some parts are a bit cheap but the frame and con-rod are both nicely cnc'd alloy with nice black anodizing. Runs pretty damn decent too. So it's to me a great backup in case you blow a motor on one of your nicer machines. Only thing that sucks is that none of that money spent is going to a tattooer, just some guys in china with a cnc.

Agreed. I think the storm definitely takes different elements from other machines so is not a straight knockoff. btw, so far nothing has broken which says a lot considering the price point. At this poitn in time, the stealth bearing or vice would have broken by now. this storm machine has been solid since day one. Very reliable! they just recently came out with a brass frame version and it looks like a beauty. Took the pic from the friction site.