Limited Eddy Deutsche Blade Runner Shaders!

New Guest Builder, Eddy Deutsche! We are honored to welcome Eddy and his nearly 40 years of tattoo experience and knowledge to the Workhorse team! As a highly skilled master of the craft, an innovator, and an immense source of inspiration and influence to modern-day tattooing, Eddy brings a wealth of knowledge and talent to our team. We are thrilled to showcase some of the incredible machines that Eddy designed and conceptualized during his time living and building machines with Paul Rogers. Through Eddy's wild imagination, a bit of tattoo history and wisdom from Paul has been transformed into exceptionally performing heavy hitting liners and shaders, specifically designed to work efficiently with medium to large groupings all day long.

Highlights:

• Precision Machined Iron Frame Designed by Eddy Deutsche
  
• Lime Green Powder Coat Finish
  
• Custom Hand Wound 8 Wrap Coils
  
• Nickel Plated Deluxe Hardware
  
• Pure Silver Contact
  
• Eddy Deutsche Magic

Specifications:

• Medium Speed with a Solid Hit
• Designed to run like Eddy tattoos
• Running  around 110-115 Hz Unloaded at 6.5 - 7.5 V
• Great for fast color packing with 5s to 13s, turn up for 15s
• Made in the USA



NEW Dan Kubin V3/23 Sidewinder with RCA!

"The V3/23 follows the same concept as the past V3r, but with a focus on what makes a Sidewinder a Sidewinder.  Hard hitting, effortless, and zippy.  -Intended for experienced artists who don’t want to mess around.

The 23 model is more reminiscent of the original V3r from 2019, but with some enhancements in the tuning longevity. 

We stripped it down a little more, and added in the extra performance.
The stroke wheel has been simplified with having 3 timing marks instead of numbers. The marks are of different lengths, with the longest mark signifying the longer stroke range, a middle mark that is the default setting, and a short mark to signify the shorter stroke range.

The sound of the machine has been enhanced in comparison to the 2nd and 3rd variation V3r. Plus the machine now sits a little lower, providing more ergonomics."

Thanks for looking - Dan.

RCA Specifications:

• RCA version is wired for the harder hit mode only using RCA connection. If using a clip cord on this version, they are wired opposite of the standard clip cord version, use Positive side DOWN for hard hit, Positive up for a more muted hit.
• This RCA motor housing was designed around a Critical Universal battery pack, but fits with most battery packs I have tried, such as Musotoku, Ink Claw, and Papa.
• This will also work good with a right-angle RCA cord.
• Clip Cord option still works, it is just wired backwards.
• The position of the battery makes the machine’s balance point much more forward, like a pen.

Machine Specs:

• Verdigris Patina Plated Brass Frame with 24k Gold Plated Hardware and Motor Cover (*Finish may vary)are
  
• DK Thumbscrew, new Armature Bar, and updated Stroke Wheel for improved performance
• The renowned rotary liner.  Effortlessly sink any size line by just grazing the skin.
• The motor is the same as the  V2-V4 and V7 Sidewinder, which has proven the test of time.  It has been a favorite of the long time Sidewinder collectors.
• Vice-Lock that easily tightens on nearly any tube
• Great for all varieties of Line Work or as a Fast Shader/Packer
  
• Timing mark on the cam and frame for setting the impact screw. (Just like the V5 and V6)

• Marked stroke dial so you can easily play with the stroke without fear of losing that sweet spot.  You can’t make it too long or too short

Machine Setup:

• Standard Needle on Bar: wrap a thick rubber band around the motor cap and across the front of the machine to add needle bar tension. It is recommended that you use Thick Rubber Bands and Dan's Perfect Nipples.
  
• Cartridges: wrap a rubber band around the motor cap and over the top of the armature bar to counteract the cartridge's upward tension. Thick or standard rubber bands both work, it will just depend on the tension of the cartridge membrane or band to determine with rubber band provides the proper counter resistance.
  

V3R and V3/23 Sidewinders are engineered, designed, and tested by Dan, milled in his most trusted machine shop in Kansas City, then built by DK certified trained technicians at the Workhorse facility in Michigan. All other models are built by Dan and his team in Kansas City. V3/23s go through rigorous QC checks and are all ran through our testing machine to lightly break in. One year warranty on all models. V3R and V3/23 are serviced by Workhorse, all others are serviced by Dan or one of his certified technicians found on his website

NEW Dan Kubin V3/23 Sidewinder!

"The V3/23 follows the same concept as the past V3r, but with a focus on what makes a Sidewinder a Sidewinder.  Hard hitting, effortless, and zippy.  -Intended for experienced artists who don’t want to mess around.

The 23 model is more reminiscent of the original V3r from 2019, but with some enhancements in the tuning longevity. 

We stripped it down a little more, and added in the extra performance.
The stroke wheel has been simplified with having 3 timing marks instead of numbers. The marks are of different lengths, with the longest mark signifying the longer stroke range, a middle mark that is the default setting, and a short mark to signify the shorter stroke range.

The sound of the machine has been enhanced in comparison to the 2nd and 3rd variation V3r. Plus the machine now sits a little lower, providing more ergonomics."

Thanks for looking - Dan.

Machine Specs:

• HD Seafoam Powder Coated Brass Frame with 24k Gold Plated Hardware and Motor Cover
  
• DK Thumbscrew, new Armature Bar, and updated Stroke Wheel for improved performance
• The renowned rotary liner.  Effortlessly sink any size line by just grazing the skin.
• The motor is the same as the  V2-V4 and V7 Sidewinder, which has proven the test of time.  It has been a favorite of the long time Sidewinder collectors.
• Vice-Lock that easily tightens on nearly any tube
• Great for all varieties of Line Work or as a Fast Shader/Packer
  
• Timing mark on the cam and frame for setting the impact screw. (Just like the V5 and V6)

• Marked stroke dial so you can easily play with the stroke without fear of losing that sweet spot.  You can’t make it too long or too short

Machine Setup:

• Standard Needle on Bar: wrap a thick rubber band around the motor cap and across the front of the machine to add needle bar tension. It is recommended that you use Thick Rubber Bands and Dan's Perfect Nipples.
  
• Cartridges: wrap a rubber band around the motor cap and over the top of the armature bar to counteract the cartridge's upward tension. Thick or standard rubber bands both work, it will just depend on the tension of the cartridge membrane or band to determine with rubber band provides the proper counter resistance.
  

V3R and V3/23 Sidewinders are engineered, designed, and tested by Dan, milled in his most trusted machine shop in Kansas City, then built by DK certified trained technicians at the Workhorse facility in Michigan. All other models are built by Dan and his team in Kansas City. V3/23s go through rigorous QC checks and are all ran through our testing machine to lightly break in. One year warranty on all models. V3R and V3/23 are serviced by Workhorse, all others are serviced by Dan or one of his certified technicians found on his website.

New Limited Edition Aaron Cain Niner Liner!

New shadow coil machine from Aaron Cain designed, modeled and precision milled off a hand carved bio mech design by Aaron. Built in limited quantities in various color ways and finishes. Standard Cain geometry set up to run quick and zippy for small to medium sized groupings.

Machine Specs:

• CNC Milled Carved Iron Frames
• Limited HD High Gloss Translucent Candy Orange / Brown Finish
• Deluxe Workhorse Polished Brass Hardware
• 1.125" 10 Wrap Custom Etched Single Coil Plus Shadow Coil
  
• Quick with a Medium Stroke and Solid Medium Hit
• Running around 145 Hz @ 6.5 V unloaded
• Pushing 3's to 9's with ease
• Weighs 6.35 Ounces
• MADE IN THE USA

Mike Pike x Destroy Troy Jonesy Liner

These are the second special limited edition collaborative machines by Mike Pike and Destroy Troy! This has been in the works for quite a while, originally the Jonesy was going to be their first collaborative machines, but the Teacups jumped in first while we dialed in these Jonesy machines. Now after many frame adjustments, tweaks and updates, they have evolved and improved, and we couldn't be happier with the result. Very smooth running, extremely well balanced, and sturdy, these forward weighted machines are finely tuned and built for years of trouble free use.

Highlights:

• Aluminum Modified Jonesy Base with various updates to help with overall long-term strength and vibration reduction
• Super Chunky Steel Vise designed to keep more weight over your hand to help balance the pull of your clipcord and reduce hand fatigue
• Destroy Troy Warp Drive Cray Bar
• Custom 7 Wrap Black Electrical Coils
  
• Pure Silver Contact
• Raw Light Polished Brass Jonesy Upright
  
• Black Oxide Vise and Deluxe Hardware

Specifications:

• Medium Speed with a Solid Hit
• Running 130-135 Hz Unloaded at 6V
• Great for use with 3s to 9s, turn up for 11s
• 7.5 oz Forward Weighted Machine
• Made in the USA

Limited Mike Pike x Destroy Troy Teacup Liner - Mermaid Candy x Black

Special limited edition collaborative machines by Mike Pike and Destroy Troy! This has been in the works for quite a while, but after many frame adjustments, tweaks and updates, they are dialed in and ready. Very smooth running, extremely well balanced, and sturdy, these forward weighted machines are finely tuned and built for years of trouble free use.

Highlights:

• Thick Aluminum Teacup Frame with various updates to help with overall long-term strength and vibration reduction
• Chunky Jonesy Style Steel Vise designed to keep more weight over your hand to help balance the pull of your clipcord and reduce hand fatigue
• 24k Gold Plated Destroy Troy Warp Drive Cray Bar
  
• Custom 1.125" 8 Wrap Coils
  
• Mermaid Candy Powder Coated Aluminum Frame
• Blackened Steel Destroy Troy Forward-Weighted Guillotine Vise
  
• Deluxe 24k Gold Plated Hardware
  
• Blackened Spring Shelf Yoke for Superior Connectivity
• Deluxe 24k Gold Plated Copper Contact Screw
  
• Stainless Springs

Specifications:

• Medium Speed with a Solid Hit
• Running  around 135 Hz Unloaded at 6.5V
• Great for use with 3s to 9s, turn up for 11s
• 7.5 oz Forward Weighted Machine
• Made in the USA

Workhorse x Good Judy ECO Premium Membrane Cartridges 

Tested and trusted, these pre-made Eco Conscious Tattoo Cartridges provide outstanding quality from WORKHORSE IRONS & GOOD JUDY INC. Their collaboration ensures a check of sustainability you can count on, certified by internationally-recognized third party organizations.

The packaging for these needles is completely unbleached, PFAS-free, compostable and recyclable, and is another step in our companies' commitment to environmental protection.

With more qc checks and higher quality needles, this top-notch product is perfectly tailored for tattoo artists by tattoo artists, after 20 years of continuously improving their quality and configurations.

Specs:

• #12 Needles on all Traditional and Loose Groupings
• #10 Needles on all Tight Groupings / Bugpins
• Loose Rounds are equivalent to Round Shaders
• Medium Tension Membrane for better performance
• Made with High Quality 316L Japanese Steel Needles
  
• Easy open slide box
• 20 Cartridges Per Box
• All packaging is unbleached, PFAS free and compostable...even the needle trays and blister paper!

Compostability / Biodegradability :

 EN 13432:2000 | ASTM D6400:2019 | ASTM D6868:2017

We have invested years of effort and resources to ensure these cartridges and packaging meet the compostability standards of excellence. Although costly to create, we are proud of the superior results! We strive to offer more environmentally conscious tattoo products and diminish single use plastic while propelling eco-tattooing into ubiquity. This endeavor is yet another milestone toward our eco-friendly mission.

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

Holiday Discount! 20% off now until the end of the year. Discount will apply in cart.

New Limited Run of B&G Race Horse Shaders machined from Lightweight Aerospace Aluminum with Swing Gate Vises guaranteed to lock tight on any tube! These machines are setup and designed to run quicker and lighter, great for building up layers, doing color blends and portrait work.

Fishscale
- Anodized and Laser Etched Featherweight Aluminum Frame
- Swing Gate Vise guaranteed to lock tight
- Deluxe Black Hardware
- 8 Wrap 1" Custom Coils
- Super Smooth for B&G, Soft and Quick for Building Layers
- 115-120 Hz at 6.5 V unloaded
- 5.4 oz
- MADE IN THE USA

New Limited Destroy Troy Franklin Liner!

After years of discussing, chipping away, and working on this project; Destroy Troy has resurrected Marv Lerning's Franklin tattoo machine and made it his own! Some serious frame adjustments altering the vise and moving the weight forward over the hand, multiple tweaks and updates, they are now dialed in and ready. Very smooth running, extremely well balanced, and sturdy, these forward weighted machines are finely tuned and built for years of trouble free use.

Highlights:

• Precision Machined Iron Frame
  
• Over-sized Vise designed to keep more weight over your hand to help balance the pull of your clipcord and reduce hand fatigue
• Highly Versatile Vise that can be used with a Left or Right Handed setup!
• 24k Gold Plated Destroy Troy Warp Drive Cray Bar
  
• Custom Hand Wound Coils, 9 Wrap Front and 7 Wrap Rear
  
• Custom Sour Apple Sparkle Powder Coat
  
• Deluxe 24k Gold Plated Hardware plus pure Silver Contact
  
• Specialty Stainless Steel Springs that will not corrode
  

Specifications:

• Medium Speed with a Solid Hit
• Running  around 130-135 Hz Unloaded at 6.5V
• Great for use with 5s to 11s, turn up for 14s
• 7.5 oz Forward Weighted Machine
• Made in the USA

Dan Kubin X Adam Ciferri Ghost Dog Revival V2!

Updated and improved version of the DK x AC Ghost Dog Revival. V2 features an upgraded slide vise guaranteed to easily work with any and all tubes, an opened up geometry for better function, performance, and power. Everything else is the same, just dialed in a little more to make it a little better :)

"Since working with Workhorse Irons, I have been given the opportunity to remaster my Revival machine, but being able to merge it into the platform of Adam Ciferri’s Ghostdog.

Thanks - Dan.

Machine Specs:

• CNC Iron Frame designed in collaboration by Dan Kubin and Adam Ciferri
• Hinge / Compression machine functionality eliminating any rear spring issues or breakage
• Machine comes setup for use as a slow or medium speed Liner. Also works well as a quick Shader if you turn down the volts a little. To easily change to a slow and punchy color packer, simply remove the backer spring under the front spring.
• Tuned for all-day, every-day street shop and/or custom tattooing
•  Medium speed with enough hit to push 3's to 14's no problem
• Runs 125-130 Hz @ 6 Volts Unloaded, crank up to 9-10 Volts for large groupings
• CNC Cut Iron with the highest precision and care for superior conductivity
• Mini-Size frame with Custom AC x DK 1" Keg Coil for a larger range and less amperage
• Custom Verdigris Patina Finish
• Deluxe DK Black Hardware and Stainless Spring
• Weighs 6 oz
• MADE IN THE USA

Machine Setup:

• Standard Needle on Bar: standard coil machine set up. Work well with our Thick Rubber Bands and Dan's Perfect Nipples, but also work with standard nipples/grommets.
• Cartridges: possible, but not highly recommended.

Joshua Bowers SC Bobber

Now with a Swing Gate Vise that works great with all tubes!

A Few Words From Joshua about this machine:
This is a very powerful and capable machine. It has real nice stroke characteristics, nice and snappy with the perfect amount of bog. The best machine if you're wanting to use one machine for lining, shading, or both. Designed for use with cartridges but is equally effective running needle and tube setup. It has a nice snappy powerful stroke that will drop in nice single pass lines with large or small groupings. As a shader, turn the voltage down to slow the speed and still have that punch to drop in solid color or blend with very low trauma.

Specs:

• Precision Machined Aluminum Body with Custom Powder Coat Finish
  
• Blackened Steel Swing Gate Vise that works great with all tubes!
• Deluxe Brass Hardware
• Plus Bowers Heavy Brass Wingnut for improved forward balance to keep the weight over your hand and balance out the pull of your clip cord
  
• Weighing in at a mere 4 oz!
• Operating Range between 4-7 Volts
• Snappy Stroke
• Pushes any grouping with ease
• Great for Lining and Shading
• Needle on Bar or Cartridge Use

Joshua Bowers Micro Liner Care Instructions

Joshua Bowers Rubber Band Placement Diagram

What’s New

Replaceable Cells

Design

• Consistent power regardless of battery percentage
• Compact size
• Durable connectors, and
• our iconic aerospace-grade aluminum design. All with simplicity in mind.

Specifications

• 2.5V to 12V voltage output adjustable in 0.1V
• NITRO pulse Configurable and Adaptive for Dan Kubin machines
• Power Level: Always maintained without decreasing no matter what’s the battery percentage
• Health Monitoring: >1,000 checks/sec to ensure that your tattoo machine is running smoothly
• Size: 30 x 69 mm (1.18 x 2.7 in)
• Weight: 72 gr (2.5 oz) with battery
• Connectors: Amphenol Armoured model, gold-plated finishing
• Display: OLED 0.49 inch
• Battery: Standard Li-ion 1835 Flat
• Battery pack comes with 2 batteries and a charger that can charge either both at a time or one at a time