MR03 shipped this week.

[tatu richie]

damn this is a sad day, and yea im gonna be the dick and put it out there. i got my hands on one and gotta say i am extremely disappointed just as much if not more then the rotard. no i did not buy this from nedz but got it in trade brand f ing new, to make a long story short i threw the ship in the trash to save any more pain to anyone that uses this thing. sorry nedz imo this is a really bad and not thought about build.
it took time to write what i did so please forgive that its written in diff color font. i wanted to make sure i wrote exactly how i feel...
u can kick me off here or block me or what ever but damn these things aint cheap and this is a very bad build, ive learned my lesson, nothing can be said or done to change how i feel and infact the way others as well... take it as it is...

- This is the feedback regarding that dildo machine:
- Same motorbolt as the spectra holo fit design! at least he could have change it
- the machine is almost impossible to put back together if you take the motor out.
- Motor is 30 cent chinese crap
- the system piston that pushes the needle is crap
- Low quality aluminum therefore bad anodizing finish
- cam broke after 3 minutes of tattooing.
- The machine has a leather piece!!! are you kidding me? you might as well put a piece of meet or bone in there too!
- Machine was rushed, with zero testing. Another machine builder that jumps in the band wagon to make a buck or two.
- Super off balance! its almost impossible to tattoo with this. It seems that whoever designed it has no clue about tattooing or what a tattooer seeks for.
- 120% disappointment from the moment you run this machine.
- worse than Rotar!



Justice must been served

[PAWNJOB]

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- Motor is 30 cent chinese crap
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Please tell me this isn't so Ed. I just don't think I could bare it, please tell me he's wrong.

I feel like im beating a dead horse..so this is my last post about either machine.... but the mro5 that came today the cam rubs against the body of the machine causing it to make a ton of noise and a bunch of vibration. You can kinda jam it to the side and get it to stop but then it jiggles back over and hits again. Also the motor doesn't lock into the body either, so if you bump it it wants to fall out of the machine.. and whats already been stated about not having a propper pusher to actually hit the cartridge.

Mine didn't rub but it was extremely close on one side. If you're deciding to stick it out w/ this machine ASA you might try the following. The motor bolt is comprised of two pieces which are held together by the twist lock system themselves. I had to find which one of the three possible positions of the twist-lock was best as it pertained to the alignment of the cam to the frame. So you'd twist the two pieces together and check the alignment, then twist them apart, turn one section a 1/3 of the way around to the next possible slot, twist them together and check the alignment, and then repeat once more. Each position aligned the cam w/ the frame at a slightly different angle :/

After the motor bolt's two pieces are assembled, they are attached with a second twist-lock fitting to the MR05 frame. Each three positions of the second fitting also effected the alignment. I managed to get mine fairly centered w/ both fittings in an ideal position. Good luck and let me know if that helped.

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I just got the Spares/MR05 kit today and to be fair I haven't used it yet, but right off I'm not too high on doing any machining what so ever (drilling out the bushing on the 03). I can't imagine that I'll be able to pull this off w/ any precision so I'm apprehensive. I don't know WTF happened here so I really don't wanna contribute to any NEDZ bashing, I just want a working machine. A new release w/ some kinks is one thing but to have almost every single aspect of the both the MR03 and 05 machines failing is pretty frustrating to say the least. It does indeed seem that both machines weren't tested at all. The issues w/ the 03 have pretty much already been covered. But to follow up w/ the 05 in this stage of development after the 03 debacle is beyond me. In addition to the aforementioned, the 05 also has a few other issues. The chuck design is flawed. The oval cut-out in the frame that accommodates the chuck doesn't leave enough room for the chuck to slide very much at all, maybe a mm. So as soon as the tube starts getting tightened down, the chuck simultaneously hits the frame stopping you from tightening it any further. As a result the vice wasn't able to secure the tube very well. A longer oval slot and a screw w/ longer threads is much needed. The fit of the motor bolt to the 05 motor bolt attachment is pretty loose too. My last concern is w/ the armature pin which has a fairly stiff and gritty bearing that doesn't spin too freely. This may or may not cause any problems.

I'm really on the fence at this point as to whether I should stick this out or just return the machines. I'm a patient man but this is pretty disappointing. I'm more than willing to wait as long as it takes for NEDZ to get it right, but these failed upgrade kits are kinda unsettling. It just seems like there are too many issues building up. At this point I'm leaning toward returning everything for a refund, or possibly an exchange for two fully upgraded models AFTER they're ready for release. I guess I'd really like to hear from anybody that's done the upgrades first. How goes it and what was the end result?

I posted here in order to quote a couple people and contribute but I think it might be more appropriate to create a new thread that's easier to search. I'm encouraging everyone to post any further comments on updates and upgrades in the "MR03/05 Spares Kit and Upgrades" thread. Thanks