Joshua Bowers Steeldriver Rotary - Black

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Joshua Bowers Steeldriver Rotary - Black

$620.00 USD

Introducing the Steeldriver. After over a year of design and testing the Steeldriver is ready. It has proven to be an incredibly capable liner and shader with cartridges and needle tube setup. The stroke characteristics of the Steeldriver are different than the other Bowers models in that it takes the stroke philosophy and mechanical give to the next level. The Steeldriver is more snappy off the tip than any other Bowers machine, it still has that mechanical give that keeps you from feeling like you’re skating on thin ice when lining but it’s ability to drop in lines and color equally well off the tip, middle and back of the stroke are second to none.

The Steeldriver is a powerhouse of a machine. It has the most coil like hit of any other model. With it’s adjustable yoke you can have a slow super punchy stroke or a tighter snappy stroke. Great for cartridges and needle tube, designed for both lining and shading, and makes a great stipple shader as well. This machine will pack color and run a large grouping lines effortlessly.

The Steeldriver design builds off the phenomenon of the cam quarters as mentioned in my book “The Right Tool For The Job”. This is where I explain that rotary machines have a tendency to want to push skin away from the needles as they are coming down because the needles are slowing down on that last quarter of the cams rotation. Rather than punching the needles in like a coil machine they ease in to the skin. The SC Bobber and the Micro Bobber have both been successful at engineering around this phenomenon but the Steeldriver goes a few steps further and eliminates that last quarter of the stroke altogether, the needles come to a complete stop at terminal velocity. What that gives you is an incredibly balanced and controlled stroke that is more capable of lining off the tips of the needles with both large and small groupings. As a shader the Steeldriver punches ink in to the skin with great efficiency. Black and gray as well as other softer techniques can be achieved with the Steeldriver through practice as well.

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Deluxe Workhorse Disposable Tubes (20 pcs)

$25.00 USD

Grouping	Price	Inventory
3 Diamond	$25.00 USD	Available
5 Diamond	$25.00 USD	Available
7 Diamond	$25.00 USD	Available
9 Diamond	$25.00 USD	Available
11 Diamond	$25.00 USD	Available
14 Diamond	$25.00 USD	Available
5 Mag	$25.00 USD	Available
7 Mag	$25.00 USD	Available
9 Mag	$25.00 USD	Available
11 Mag	$25.00 USD	Available
13 Mag	$25.00 USD	Available
15 Mag	$25.00 USD	Available
3 Round	$25.00 USD	Available
5 Round	$25.00 USD	Available
7 Round	$25.00 USD	Available
9 Round	$25.00 USD	Available
11 Round	$25.00 USD	Available
14 Round	$25.00 USD	Available

High Quality Workhorse Disposable Tubes

- Custom Design with Ergonomic Feel
- 1.125" Olive Green Soft Grip
- High Density Rubber overlaying Silicone that is molded onto the tube, no slipping/spinning
- Clear Tubes and Tips to easily view ink and needles
- Available as Rounds, Diamonds, or Mags - Box of 20 Disposable Tubes
- Individually packaged in blister packs and sterilized by Ethylene Oxide Gas

These Tubes are as solid as they come...they are highly durable, feel great in the hand, and fit tubes better then any other disposables on the market.

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Standard Workhorse Needles

$22.00 USD

Grouping	Price	Inventory
5 Mag	$22.00 USD	Available
7 Mag	$24.00 USD	Available
9 Mag	$27.00 USD	Available
11 Mag	$29.00 USD	Available
13 Mag	$31.00 USD	Available
15 Mag	$32.00 USD	Sold Out
7 Curved Mag	$24.00 USD	Available
9 Curved Mag	$27.00 USD	Available
11 Curved Mag	$29.00 USD	Available
13 Curved Mag	$31.00 USD	Available
7 Mag Curved Bug Pin	$24.00 USD	Available
9 Mag Curved Bug Pin	$27.00 USD	Available
11 Mag Curved Bug Pin	$29.00 USD	Available
13 Mag Curved Bug Pin	$31.00 USD	Available
15 Mag Curved Bug Pin	$32.00 USD	Available
17 Mag Curved Bug Pin	$33.00 USD	Available
1 Round Traditional Liner	$18.00 USD	Available
3 Round Traditional Liner	$20.00 USD	Available
5 Round Traditional Liner	$22.00 USD	Available
7 Round Traditional Liner	$24.00 USD	Available
9 Round Traditional Liner	$27.00 USD	Available
11 Round Traditional Liner	$29.00 USD	Available
14 Round Traditional Liner	$31.00 USD	Available
3 Round Tight Liner	$20.00 USD	Available
5 Round Tight Liner	$22.00 USD	Available
7 Round Tight Liner	$24.00 USD	Available
9 Round Tight Liner	$27.00 USD	Available
5 Round Loose Liner	$22.00 USD	Available
7 Round Loose Liner	$24.00 USD	Available
9 Round Loose Liner	$27.00 USD	Available

Standard Workhorse Needles on Bar

High quality, tried-and-true needles on bar: no frills, just precision and reliability. Developed with decades of expertise, our standard needles ensure quality and consistency at an affordable price. Carefully crafted for unrivaled performance, each come with unique configurations and quality assurance for every tattoo.

Specs:

#12 Needles on all Traditional Groupings
#10 Needles on all Tight Groupings / Bugpins
Made with High Quality Japanese Steel
Light Texture to help hold pigment on the needle as it enters the skin (not an excessive amount though that would cause any additional trauma)
Easy to open flip top box

*please let us know if we don't have any groupings you need and we will add them to the line up

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Standard Workhorse Tattoo Cartridges (Non-Membrane) - 20/box

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Standard Workhorse Tattoo Cartridges (Non-Membrane) - 20/box

$15.00 USD

Grouping	Price	Inventory
Disposable Cartridge Tube (10)	$15.00 USD	Available
5 Mag	$31.00 USD	Available
7 Mag	$32.00 USD	Available
9 Mag	$33.00 USD	Available
11 Mag	$34.00 USD	Available
13 Mag	$34.00 USD	Available
15 Mag	$34.00 USD	Available
7 Mag Curved	$32.00 USD	Available
9 Mag Curved	$33.00 USD	Available
11 Mag Curved	$34.00 USD	Available
13 Mag Curved	$34.00 USD	Available
15 Mag Curved	$35.00 USD	Available
9 Mag Curved Bug Pin	$33.00 USD	Available
11 Mag Curved Bug Pin	$34.00 USD	Available
13 Mag Curved Bug Pin	$34.00 USD	Available
15 Mag Curved Bug Pin	$35.00 USD	Available
17 Mag Curved Bug Pin	$36.00 USD	Available
3 Round Traditional Liner	$30.00 USD	Available
5 Round Traditional Liner	$31.00 USD	Available
7 Round Traditional Liner	$32.00 USD	Available
9 Round Traditional Liner	$33.00 USD	Available
11 Round Traditional Liner	$34.00 USD	Available
14 Round Traditional Liner	$35.00 USD	Available
3 Round Tight Liner	$30.00 USD	Available
5 Round Tight Liner	$31.00 USD	Available
7 Round Tight Liner	$32.00 USD	Available
9 Round Tight Liner	$33.00 USD	Available

Standard Workhorse Cartridges! (Non-Membrane)

BEST FOR USE WITH NON-PEN STYLE MACHINES

We have been working towards this for quite some time now and we are very happy with the quality and performance of these cartridges.

Produced with the same needle quality and configuration spacing as our standard needles on bar. These cartridges are very consistent with numerous quality checks in production, ensuring a much higher quality cartridge guaranteed to work well for every tattoo.

High Quality #12 Needles for all Traditional groupings
#10 Bugpins for all groupings listed as Tight
Easy Twist and Lock Mechanism to securely hold your Cartridges in place
Cartridge Needles Packed 20 per box
Non-Membrane RUBBER BAND Cartridge
20 Cartridges per Box

As with all of our products that we offer, these cartridges are designed by tattoo artists for tattoo artists.....none of the standard off the shelf grouping configurations.

Better tools to make better tattoo

*please let us know if we don't have any groupings you need and we will add them to the line up

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Deluxe Workhorse Tattoo Cartridges (Membrane) - 20/box

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Deluxe Workhorse Tattoo Cartridges (Membrane) - 20/box

$33.00 USD

Grouping	Price	Inventory
Foam Cartridge Tube (24 Pack)	$33.00 USD	Available
3 Round Traditional	$31.00 USD	Available
5 Round Traditional	$32.00 USD	Available
7 Round Traditional	$33.00 USD	Sold Out
9 Round Traditional	$34.00 USD	Available
11 Round Traditional	$35.00 USD	Sold Out
14 Round Traditional	$37.00 USD	Available
3 Round Tight	$31.00 USD	Sold Out
5 Round Tight	$32.00 USD	Available
7 Round Tight	$33.00 USD	Available
9 Round Tight	$34.00 USD	Available
5 Round Loose Liner	$32.00 USD	Sold Out
7 Round Loose Liner	$33.00 USD	Available
8 Round Loose Liner	$33.00 USD	Available
9 Round Loose Liner	$34.00 USD	Available
5 Mag	$32.00 USD	Available
7 Mag	$33.00 USD	Available
9 Mag	$34.00 USD	Available
11 Mag	$35.00 USD	Available
13 Mag*	$25.00 USD	Available
15 Mag	$38.00 USD	Available
7 Curved Mag	$33.00 USD	Available
9 Curved Mag	$34.00 USD	Sold Out
11 Curved Mag	$35.00 USD	Sold Out
13 Curved Mag	$38.00 USD	Available
15 Curved Mag	$38.00 USD	Available
9 Mag Curved Bug Pin	$37.00 USD	Available
11 Mag Curved Bug Pin	$37.00 USD	Available
13 Mag Curved Bug Pin	$37.00 USD	Available
15 Mag Curved Bug Pin	$38.00 USD	Available
17 Mag Curved Bug Pin	$38.00 USD	Available

Deluxe Workhorse Membrane Cartridges!

BEST FOR USE WITH PEN STYLE MACHINES, BUT GREAT FOR USE WITH ANY ROTARY.

We are proud to release these new, high quality Workhorse Cartridges. We have been working towards this for quite some time now and we are very happy with the quality and performance of these cartridges.

Produced with the same needle quality and configuration spacing as our standard needles on bar. These cartridges are very consistent with numerous quality checks in production, ensuring a much higher quality cartridge guaranteed to work well for every tattoo.

High Quality #12 Needles for all Traditional groupings
#10 Bugpins for all groupings listed as Tight
Easy Twist and Lock Mechanism to securely hold your Cartridges in place
Cartridge Needles Packed 20 per box
Membrane to Prevent Back-flow
20 Cartridges per Box

New Deluxe Foam Cartridge Grip fits our Membrane Cartridges perfectly and is ergonomically comfortable with a 1.5" Soft Foam. 24 Grips per box.

*please let us know if we don't have any groupings you need and we will add them to the line up

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Dan Kubin Perfect Nipples

$16.50 USD

Grouping	Price	Inventory
Black HALF HARD - 100 Pack	$16.50 USD	Available
Black HALF HARD - 1000 Pack	$125.00 USD	Available
Red FULL HARD - 100 Pack	$16.50 USD	Available
Red FULL HARD - 1000 Pack	$125.00 USD	Available

Dan Kubin Perfect Nipples

The Black Half Hard Nipples are Dan's most recent version of these custom made grommets, designed to be a little softer to help combat spitting issues some folks have, yet still stronger than standard nipples to hold up to the aggressive nature of hard hitting machines such as his Sidewinder.

The Red Full Hard Nipples are the OG Dan Kubin custom grommets made from the most durable rubber Dan could find. They are extra rigid providing a little more hit PLUS the strength to withstand the aggressive nature of Dan's machines. We are bringing these back again now as many people have requested them and know how to tattoo well with them with no spitting issues.

Both versions are custom MADE IN THE USA. These are the only Tattoo Nipples we know of that are Made in the USA. Plus Dan's Thickass Rubbers are the only tattoo rubber bands offered that are Made in the USA. It costs more to do this and it is a bit more challenging, but worth it!

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The steeldriver

Absolutely love this machine. It does everything that I need. It is my new daily driver. I have been using wireless rotaries last couple of years. With the bowers clip cord it still feels like I am wireless. The forward weight and the way the clip cord sits is just right. I think every tattooer should try one of these

You won’t be dissapointed

I was looking for a rotary liner and stumbled upon the Steeldriver. There weren’t many reviews I could find online but Workhorse machines have never let me down, so I decided to give it a chance and pick one up. This thing lines like a beast with both small and large groupings. This is truly the most coil like rotary that I’ve used. It has great give and feedback to your hands that is not present in a lot of rotary machines. I haven’t tried it for shading yet but I’m sure it performs just as well. Do yourself a favour and try this thing out and you won’t be disappointed!