Elastic Bands

   These machines are designed to give best performance using x2  #12 elastic bands ,these industry standard bands are readily available from many reputable tattoo supplies.

Tube Height

    To avoid uneccessary vibration or noise from your machine set your top tube height as close to the top edge of the tube vice as possible, this alongside a correctly centred and tensioned needlebar should give smooth quiet performance of your machine. This is easily achieved using a three piece steel grip/tip/tube assembly.

Needle Bars

   As with other machines slightly bend needle bars before use to centralise the needle bar in the tube when tensioned with x2  #12 elastic bands to achieve smooth performance and accurate needle alignment.

Fitting Cam Bearings

   The cam bodies are machined to a tolerance that allows owners to replace the bearing and spindle assembly without replacing the cam body. Simply loosen the M3 grub screw on the outer cam body and slide the bearing assembly forward and out. Then simply push the new bearing assembly into the cam body.

  Gently snug up the M3 grub against the bearing. DO NOT tighten the grub screw a LIGHT snug will adequately hold the bearing in place, the bearing internals are delicate and over tightening will create a 'hot spot' leading to premature bearing failure.

If you have difficulty removing the bearing assembly you may need to remove the cam body by loosening the two M3 spindle screws then using an allen key through the spindle hole apply gentle pressure against the rear of the bearing.When refitting the cam body ensure the spindle does not protrude into the cam bearing pocket.DO NOT overtighten any of the M3 screws in the cam assembly , it is adequate to gently snug the screws down, this will avoid damage to the screw heads , spindle and bearings.

Fitting Cam Body

  Simply slide the cam body onto the motor spindle.Ensure the motor spindle is not protruding into the cam bearing pocket where it will interfere with the cam bearing rotation. For best results the cam body needs to be aligned correctly to allow needle bars to run centrally in the tube / vice. A simple way to check this alignment is to fit a straight needle bar with grommet to the cam, gently slide the cam forward or back on the motor spindle,when the needle bar is central in the vice /tube and parallel to the main machine body gently snug up the the two M3 cam screws onto the motor spindle. DO NOT overtighten.

For smooth operation of your tattoo machine the needle bar needs to be centralised in the vice / tube, this ensures your needle bars will be centralised at the tube tip and that the needle bar will rotate in the widest area of the tube avoiding unecessary noise or vibration.

Motor Replacement

To replace the motor remove the complete cam assemby by loosening the two M3 screws on the cam body spindle. This will expose the two T7 Torx screws that retain the motor to the main machine body, removing both T7 Torx screws will release the motor assembly from the main machine body.Reassembly with a replacement motor is simply the reverse of disassembly.Snug up the two T7 Torx screws DO NOT overtighten.

Vice Replacement

To replace the tube vice assembly remove the M5 retaining screw at the rear of the main machine body. Fitting a replacement assembly is simply the reverse of removal. It will be necessary to vertically align the vice assembly to centralise the needlebar movement through the vice / tube. To achieve this simply fit a straight needlebar with grommet to the cam to visually position the needlebar in the centre of the vice / tube, ensuring the needlebar is also parallel to the main machine body. Once position correctly tighten the M5 retaining screw at the rear of the main machine body.