Quietest machine?

[OwlsDen]

So what is the machine with the lowest running DB rating? I am asking about loaded with needle and tube and actually tattooing. Not the just attached to a powersupply and running. I know the real swash drive is pretty quiet. As is the Cheyenne. But what about the others? Any suggestions?

[Mr.Taboo]

NeoTat is the quietest machine of the three rotaries that I have.

[gangstajay]

yes the bishop and neo tats, my brass RW is damm quiet also.. the gen 6 was

[DavidEngbaek]

i think my Dragonfly is quieter than my hawk

[OwlsDen]

yes the bishop and neo tats, my brass RW is damm quiet also.. the gen 6 wasThe Neo Tat or the New Neo Tat Vivace? I am really considering a Neo Tat. I think I want the older one though. I think it was lighter.

[wildboy]

The Bishop is very silent but my Swiss Rotary is almost noiseless

[OwlsDen]

I have limited experience with rotaries. I have played with a real swash gen 6 and a fake one, I liked them both but thought of them as black and grey machines. I want a machine for lining that is quiet. I have played with a Swiss machine but only to run it not to tattoo with it. I also didn't think of it as a liner. The Bishop and the Neo ( both similar in concept I think ) seem like good liner machines. It may seem strange but one of the biggest selling points of rotaries is how quiet they are.

[Deakon]

Hawks are pretty much silent. The quietest I have come across.

[Invertedpixel]

from my experience it's a tie btween the Whip and the Neo Tat

[OwlsDen]

I like the Hawk, but I hate that the tubes aren't reall autoclave able. As the more you clean them the sooner they break. And the cost too damn much. I can almost get on board with the expensive needle cartridges but too much money for the grips. Neo Tat really looks like the best bet. Thank you guys so much. What is your suggestion? The original or the Vivace? The Vivace is heavier right?

[Administrator]

Vivace is lighter.

[OwlsDen]

Vivace is lighter.Even better.

[Alie K]

My Roy Richardson direct drive is very quiet too.

[aedmonds]

I only have a neotat and treasure chest. The Neotat is quieter.

[OwlsDen]

I am pretty certain that I am going to try and get a Neo Tat Vivace. I wrote Ray today and asked about shipping to Germany.

[Gabetexas]

Out of the three Ive used, (Bishop, Org. Neotat, & my new one off) the Bisho and Neotat are side by side the quietest.

[Dan Kubin]

a direct drive is going to be the quietest. there is no friction in the mechanism except in the tube with the needle. they make good liners for 7's and below.
I prefer them more for 5's and below, but others swear by them for 8's and 9's.
everybody's hand's are a bit different, and can make or break the performance.

[OwlsDen]

Yeah and I am on the fence about rotaries still. I don't have much experience with them. Well nothing recent. I used one a long time ago and there was a slight wobble to it. So I had to make all of lines moving left and right as the wobble would affect the line width. Now I also had never used a diamond tip back then and barely had a clue as to what I was doing. So I am sure my inexperience then had a lot to do with it. Now I have a lot of tattooing experience and want to try again. Last direct drive rotary I have used was in the 90s. Since I have played with a swash some for shadding, and thought it was brilliant but still felt like it was only suited for shadding.

[Dan Kubin]

there is deffinately more than an up and down motion that goes in to making a good liner.

[OwlsDen]

Yes of course and I can see the benifit to a machine with an armature and spring as the action would be closer to a coil machine. What are the benefits of direct drive? What do your machines have that others don't?

[rmethric55]

The swiss is the quietest machine on the market. It sounds like a small fan humming.

[Scratchdog]

must say red dragonfly is even quieter than purple dragonfly and neo tat p.

[throwhammers]

One more vote for the swiss. Everyone in the shop Im in uses them exclusively. Four people working and it just looks like everyones staring really hard at the client. No noise.
I tried a dragonfly, and as soon as I turned it on, someone 25 feet away asked if I was using a coil (in jest, of course, but it was considerably louder than the swiss).

[OwlsDen]

Well throwhammers if someone decides to part with one, let me know. I'd like to try one

[wildboy]

Well throwhammers if someone decides to part with one, let me know. I'd like to try one

Theres one on ebay.de again did you see it? http://www.ebay.de/itm/Swiss-Made-Rotary-Tattoomaschine-/130594643753?pt=K%C3%BCnstlerbedarf&hash=item1e680c1f29

[OwlsDen]

Yes, I am not in a hurry. I am trying to avoid eBay also. Got burned on a power supply on there.

[DR.MYK]

Neo tat.

[darkness]

i love my whip over all

[G.Graves]

Definitely not the treasure chest!!! That thing is loud, my neo vivace is super quite!!!!!! Love that thing:)

[pert]

this whip sure is a lovely runner,and quite,but wthout losing that hit.....if ya know what i mean.?