and he is always looking for the newest and best equipment tattoo machines are an important part of [SEP] my husband is a professional tattoo artist and he is always looking for the newest and best equipmenttattoo machines are an important part of the tattoo process so having a machine that preforms well is a must havethe description says this machine is a stroke but after using this my husband would have to say he believes it to be a stroke in his professional opinionwhen doing the tattoo he had to make several passes to get the line bold enough in the skin versus his other machines he said this would be fine for doing black and grey tattoos but it is not a good machine to pack colorthe machine is bulky and fits in the hand nice there is no added weight and it does not feel uncomfortable in the handthis is a rotary machine so traditional clip cords are not compatible with thisoverall this is a decent machine perfect for an apprenticei was selected to review this item at a discount my reviews are based on quality and performance and are never manipulated or altered in any way