*NOW WITH SWING GATE VISE! Guaranteed to lock tight on any tube.

SOBA Cast Iron Pilot Liners and Shaders:

After 20+ years of production, numerous machining updates and tuning tweaks, these are the longest running models we sell. With long forgiving geometry, these machines are the tried, true, and consistent Workhorses of tattooing. Built to last a lifetime with little muss or fuss. Great for apprentices figuring out the basics, as well as veterans looking for the feel and performance of an all around solid coil machine.

Shader Specs:
- Sand Cast Ductile Iron Frame
- Custom HD Textured Powder Coat Finish
- Deluxe Blackened Workhorse Hardware
- Custom 8 Wrap 1.25" Matching Coils
- Long Frame Machine with a Long Stroke and Slow Hard Punch
- Great All Around Shader
- Pushes thick powder based pigments with ease
- Running 95-100Hz @6.5 Volts Unloaded
- Pushes 5-11 Mags Easy
- Weighing in at 7.95oz
- MADE IN THE USA

*NOW WITH SWING GATE VISE! Guaranteed to lock tight on any tube.

SOBA Cast Iron Pilot Liners and Shaders:

After 20+ years of production, numerous machining updates and tuning tweaks, these are the longest running models we sell. With long forgiving geometry, these machines are the tried, true, and consistent Workhorses of tattooing. Built to last a lifetime with little muss or fuss. Great for apprentices figuring out the basics, as well as veterans looking for the feel and performance of an all around solid coil machine.

Shader Specs:
- Sand Cast Ductile Iron Frame
- Workhorse Red Oxide Finish
- Standard Workhorse Hardware
- 8 Wrap 1.25" Production Coils
- Long Frame Machine with a Long Stroke and Slow Hard Punch
- Great All Around Shader
- Pushes thick powder based pigments with ease
- Running 95-100Hz @6.5 Volts Unloaded
- Pushes 5-11 Mags Easy
- Weighing in at 7.95oz
- MADE IN THE USA

Mike Pike Large Mag Clipper Shader

- Built and Tuned Specifically For Large Groupings
- Cast Iron Clipper Frame
- Hand Sanded and Cleaned up with HD Black Powder Coat Finish
- Deluxe Black Hardware
- Soba 0.50" Wide Power A-bar
- 1.25" 8 Wrap Black Taped Coils
- Slow Speed with a Real Heavy Hit
- 95-100 Hz at 6 V unloaded
- Weighs 8 oz
- Pushing 7's to 25's No Problem
- MADE IN THE USA

*For those that might be wondering, Clippers are now built by Mike Pike as part of SOBA's partial machine retirement! Same quality, care, and performance the Clipper has always possessed, just built by another one of our highly qualified builders.