The New Specialist, I Think We Got It

Over the last year we have been revamping our entire line of tattoo machine frames to incorporate out new vise. It works so well that we wanted all our frames to get the treatment. When it came time to add the new vice to the Specialist a bunch of questions came flooding into my mind about some of our design choices. The Specialist was our first frame and I felt it could use a little updating. The first thing on my wish list was to do away with the back tab and the channel that we created to slip the solder lug into. It made it very easy to put the back binder onto the machine and wire it, but it also made us cut binders down just for this frame for years. It also feels a bit lopsided, I also saw an opportunity to create a window in the rear stay like the Corsair. Which I love. I also felt the side plate of the machine could go on a diet and become bit more streamlined. We have taken it in, in a bunch of places.

The new rear tab is way more aesthetically pleasing, I love the new radius and the fact we can now use a regular binder for the rear, no more shorties! All in all I am really happy with the re-design. The machine also has the new vise, is a bit lighter, and still runs those 3's and 5's like the devil. It's a whole new Specialist, and it's ready to come live with you. Check it out AllNewSpecialistHere

Specialist Re Work Update

Here is the next iteration of the Specialist frame. You can see we have changed the angle where we are cutting through to make the tab. I think the arc's are nicer. It's coming along.

In Re Development

As we go through the process of reworking each of our frames to integrate our new vise, we really examined some of the design details of each machine. Since the first frame we designed was the Specialist, we felt it could use a bit of refreshing. We have decided to loose the tab in the back with the sneaky cut out for the rear solder lug. It made it easy to plumb the machine but didn't really make sense. We are now pursuing the idea of a new tab and then cutting in a window in the rear deck stay ala the Corsair. We have also thinned down the side post a bit and played with the arches. Here is first look, we hope to have another proto next week.