Swash drive

[gangstajay]

well thanks to my wife I just order a G8.. excited to give it a go.

[gangstajay]

well thanks to my wife I just order a G8.. excited to give it a go.

update...WTF so I placed an order last week from unimax and machine had not come so I called them and they say" oh we still dont have them" um you webb said in stock!! really so i take it that the swash drive company feels like shipping to the usa when ever the hell they want...lol any way. canceled my order till later

[MickWrath]

Jay I got both my gen 8's from swashdrive direct in 5 days. It's funny cause unimax put a price and in stock on their site and they don't even know what their cost is for these yet so it isn't more expensive going direct except maybe a lil in shipping but the price tag on the unimax site is by no means set in stone because it was a guesstimate. Straight from unimax.

[MickWrath]

Gen 8 quick overview...

Pro's
*amazing performance!
*very versatile for any kind of tattooing.
*closest thing to a do it all machine out there.
*nice RCA placement, improved chuck with needle bar tensioner.
*powerful motor, runs ttechs pushing a 23mag with ease.
*very lightweight

Con's
*the machine is a lot bigger than previous models.
*the sound has definitely increased

Thats about it. I will post a full review in a month. This will really give me some time to see what she can do but I am very impressed by this machine. Such smooth blends, packs like a beast, and lines effortlessly. It also runs black and grey as smooth as my adjustable HM DD set at 2.5mm!! And it does it with a long stroke. This was the area i was most impressed with. More to come. Mick-

[Mission Tattoo]

Do you think that the swash plate technology is like a direct drive with the lag at the top and bottom of the stroke becuse of the circular movement thanks foe the input

[MickWrath]

No I wouldn't consider it that because its not directly driven it has to transfer energy to the swashplate then it regains that energy lost through the mechanical advantage of the swashplate and transfers it yet again to the armature system. The gen 8 can hit with no give if set for that but that hit is different that a DD hit force.