Inkjecta Tattoo Machine Review

Inkjecta Tattoo Machine - Our Review:

One of our instructors’ favorite tattoo machines, the Inkjecta is great for lining, packing, and shading. It’s also great for any tattoo style - you can turn the volts all the way down to 4.5 for light shading and portrait work, or increase the voltage for thick liners and color packing.

Semi-Rigid Needle Bar

Rotary machines are easy to set up and operate, they are lightweight, and they don’t require all the tuning that coil machines do. However, the major advantage coil machines have over most rotaries is that they have a certain amount of “give” to them. 

If the artist goes just a bit too deep into the skin, most coil machines will feel the resistance of the skin and “bounce” back. Most rotary machines have a direct drive motor, which means they’ll push all the way down to the end of the stroke length, and they don’t have that slight margin of error.

The Inkjecta fixes this problem by combining a direct-drive motor with a variety of semi-rigid needle bars (sold separately). Each bar has a different hardness, so that they have a certain amount of “give.” Because of this, artists have that small margin of error without all the tuning and maintenance you’d normally have to deal with in a coil machine.

The Inkjecta comes with one semi-rigid needle bar, though we recommend also purchasing the 3-pack that comes with three torsion bars, allowing you to pick the “stiffness” of the needle bar and further adjust how much give the machine has.

If you prefer a direct drive system, you can simply substitute the semi-rigid bar for a traditional plunger bar without any give to it.

Professional-Grade Price

We’re big fans of the high-quality construction of Inkjecta tattoo machines. Their only drawback is the high price tag. While it’s not as expensive as other professional-grade machines, Inkjectas are considered high-quality tattoo machines, and they cost much more than a beginner tattoo machine.

A big factor in the price of an Inkjecta machine is which model you buy. The one used in our review is the Inkjecta Flite Nano Lite, which is on the lower end of Inkjecta’s pricing. 

You’ll pay a bit more for the Flite Nano Ultra Lite, because it’s the lightest rotary on the market (45 grams). However, you’ll pay over double the price of a Flite Nano Lite for Inkjecta’s Flite X1 Wireless Stealth model, because you’ll be paying the luxury of working without an RCA cord or power supply. 

Whether the machine is a limited edition, comes with the torsion bars as part of the purchase, etc. will also affect the pricing. 

Easy-to-Read and Interchangeable Cam Wheels

One major change that Inkjecta has made is in their cam wheels. While you will order the machine with just one cam wheel, we recommend purchasing the pack of different sizes so you can easily switch from lining (4mm) to shading (2.5-3mm) to packing (3.5)mm.

Inkjecta has made it easier to ensure you have the right stroke by clearly labeling each wheel on the top, and they’ve made it simple to take them on and off so you can use just one machine for every tattoo.

Who the Inkjecta Is (and Isn’t) For:

The Inkjecta Flite Nano is the perfect choice for professional artists, as well as beginner artists that are sure they want to make tattooing a full-time career. 

We wouldn’t recommend this machine for new artists who want to see if tattooing is for them because it is a large investment.

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