SOBA IS BACK! After his 2020 Sobbatical, BJ is back building a limited amount of custom coil machines, working on new production, and now making rotary machines!

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

NEW Mini Version of Mike Pike's Mean Mugger Shader!

• Black Zinc Finished Iron Frame
• Deluxe Blackened Hardware
• 1" Black Shrink Coils
  
• Swing Gate Vise Guaranteed to Lock Tight on Any Tube
• Running 110-120 Hz @ 6.5 V unloaded
• Medium Speed with a Solid Hit
• Pushing 5's to 13's all day
• Weighs 7 oz
• MADE IN THE USA

Adam Ciferri Cast Iron Bulldog Shader Specs:
- Tuned for all-day, every-day street shop and/or custom tattooing
- Solid hit that easily pushes 5-15 Mag Groupings
- Runs 95-105Hz @ 6.5 Volts Unloaded
- Sand Cast Ductile Iron Frame
- Deluxe Blackened Textured Finish
- Blackened Workhorse Hardware
- 1.25" 8 Wrap Coils
- 8.5 ounce weight
- MADE IN THE USA

A few words from Adam on his history with this machine:
"In 1996 I started making machines known as "Bulldogs" with Mike Malone, as the previous builder of this classic machine had ceased making them, and there was a void to be filled. The idea for this was mine, and I ran it by Mike. He had asked me to build shaders for him to re-sell, as he was happy building liners and didn't feel much of an affinity for building shaders.

So, we embarked on our plan to start re-making the shader known as "the bulldog" and it was to be a partnership. Our partnership, like so many, had some snags, and in our haste to get the project rolling, we never nailed down some key details of the partnership. Predictably, we both made some serious mistakes, both professionally, and privately, and these mistakes ultimately led to some interesting interpretations and speculations of what my role was in making this machine.

I do not claim to own anything surrounding this machine but my work and my word.
I have made this machine, continually for nearly 20 years, and intend to continue making this machine for as long as this demand dictates.

Thank you, Workhorse Irons, for making this project happen, thank you Mike Malone for the opportunity to have a part in the lineage of this machine, and thank you, Fellow Tattooers, who buy my machines and allow me to do what I love."
Respectfully, Adam C

Mike Pike Brass Jonesy Shader

- CNC Cut Billet Brass Frame with PIKE Stamp
- Deluxe Blackened Workhorse Hardware
- Over Under Rear Binder Setup
- Custom Designed Pike Vise
- 1" 8 Wrap Gaffer Taped Coils
- Fast Shader /Slow Liner with a Hard Hit
- Running 125 -130 Hz @ 6.5V Unloaded
- Pushing 5's-11's with Ease
- Weighs 8 Ounces
- MADE IN THE USA

New Cory Rogers Rex Shader
- CNC Cut Iron Frame
- Antiqued Workhorse Hardware
- 8 Wrap Phenolic 1.25" Coils
- Medium Speed with a Solid Hit
- Great Shader for Traditional Work
- 100-105 Hz. @ 6.5 V unloaded
- Weighs 7.3 oz
- Pushes 5's to 13 Mags All Day

-MADE IN THE USA