MY HONEST REVIEW OF ACUS M1 TATTOO MACHINE

[@bullsheeptattoo]

Yeah...finally the 3.7mm stroke! Best machine ever, no doubt! The machine is super well done and it's awesome. Sure the batteries should last longer, but I know that the 18500 2300mAh batteries are also good for this machine and probably last a bit longer. Not quite sure. do not quote me on this one. My bateries last about 5h which is more than enough for most of the tattoos I make. With stroke from 3mm to 4.5mm and probably even higher in the future makes this machne super complete. considering that you can change the motor torque, something you can't do in any other machine. So this machine is way more than the 3 bishop wands together plus it has a much better motor. I'm just waiting for the new grip and this machine will be perfect for me.

[@loyal2ink]

Thabk you Oliver you're the reason why I bought the ACUS M1 and Great news my machine came in the mail today! I'm excited to use it at my studio tomorrow 🤗 appreciate you brother thanks again!! Ps: I own all three bishops but I'm excited to see how this machine works out for me. Shouts out from Loyalty Ink Tattoo Studio Newton, KS

[@yagomongelli3499]

What do you think about this maquine after 4 months?

[@alexcelis4829]

Im currently using the wand packer as a newer tattooist, its really good just to understand how start using a machine with volts. I’m definitely getting the acus m1 for my next machine. Thank you Oliver for being real mate!

[@ShadowCasterTattoo]

I finally bought the bullet and bought this… It’s like you said, it’s literally the best machine I’ve ever used. It’s like three machines and one maybe more.

[@dapittbulldragon]

I have a new fk iron max 4.5 stroke got it for 770, been debating if i should return and get the acus, i have no tattoo experience about to venture into the world, so want to start off right

[@zabong6519]

I found annoying to unwrap and wrap my machine every time to change the stroke so I bought it back and got the Ai-tenitas Peophet insteed. Testing phase right now… The Axis Valhalla by the way works awesome too ;).

[@ripper9112]

But this Peophet is only 4.0, and Valhalla is breaking more than chineese crap.

[@zabong6519]

@@ripper9112 This Prophet has 2 different modes, I’m trying it these days and have to say I’m very surprised how it works lining as well as soft shading 😳 didn’t expect but no dance before really used in all my expectations ;). I also have a Dragonhawk WJX with a Swiss Maxon motor using daily and never had any issue, so saying China crap I would be more respectful as I had a fiew eu machines with issues and they were far from cheap let’s say! Axis works nice too indeed.

[@ripper9112]

@@zabong6519 But you do actually notice you are just one person out of many? Go to any Valhalla review and you will have plenty people who claim it broke 3+ times within a year. Dont be so ignorant that you will recommend it to people couse your "lucky" one is fine, and its probably not used much since you have bunch of chinese as well as european machines.

[@OLIVERAYRE]

Chinese machines are just renowned to be cheaply made with standard motors, I’ll never try anything again after using a mast , dragon hawk, not very good. I’ll keep to German engineering and USA

[@donovanlankford2089]

@@OLIVERAYRE it’s a German motor it’s an insanely high quality machine @ 750 dollars. I suggest simp,y watching a review or checking out the company. Not your run if the mill Chinese shit homie seriously good machine kinda wild

[@Inkbyjeremy]

I think the 3.7 and the 4.1 is going to be perfect for tattooing like I know all the different companies now have a 5.0 or a 5.1 strokes out now flux and Chyenne and now bishop even has higher strokes out but I’ve never used anything over a 4 stroke but I think the 3.7 is gonna be amazing myself it’s a happy medium between the 3.2 and the .4.7 and I’m sure the 4.1 is gonna be amazing too ! And honestly I have been running all my pens at lower hertz myself like 4.6 to 5 volts at the most I haven’t went over 5 volts in the past couple years and I do all my work on low volts I think lower volts is gonna be better on the skin !

[@OLIVERAYRE]

Exactly bro! 👍🏽

[@bullsheeptattoo]

I just ordered the 4.1mm cam and I super excited about it. I love the 3.7 cam but with a 4.1mm I'll have that extra punch for packing colors but not too much and you can still use it for soft shading in lower motor torque and hertz. A 5mm cam would be great for blackwork artists and so. I would love to do some bold stuff on a 5mm Acus M1, let's see we never know. For now I'm more than happy with this awesome machine.

[@alquetatuabienlevabien]

That’s awesome I have the avenger 2 pro by vlad blad on 3.2 and 3.5 stroke I can do lines at 5.5 volts and they healed superb then am going to order this ACUS M1 tattoo machine cuz I think this would work like no other for color realism and black and gray, what you think 🤔

[@ivanmendoza8457]

​@@alquetatuabienlevabienyou must line slow cause the avenger at 5.5 volts with 3.5 stroke is so slow...but we all do things different im at 6.8 volts with the 4.2 and even then I feel its slow with bigger groupings

[@sakidolo]

Hi Oliver,Do you prefer the Acus M1 over the Bishop power wand packer at a low voltage for smooth shading?Or are they the same?

[@danieldery8155]

🔥🔥🔥 master chief in the house ✍🏽 🔥🔥🔥

[@Inkbyjeremy]

My names BabyJ barker and I am a 20 + year artist and I ordered me one of the acus M1 and I’m just waiting for it to come I’m in the United States so make take a bit to come to my neck of the woods but I’m super excited to get my hands on it and test it out and I’ll give you my feedback I also ordered the new 4.1 stroke they just dropped so I’ll have plenty to play with when it comes and it is a bit pricey machine with shipping it’s close to 1300 bucks to the United States but that’s neither here or there it’s taxes everything’s expensive now but I think I’m gonna love this machine ! I’ve been using a 4.1 flux max and the Chyenne unlimited 4.0 so I think this will open up many new doors for all of us with the power torque adjustment on the lcd screen so I’m stoked 🎉 can’t freaking wait for it to get here already :) I’ll keep you posted I follow you on here and on Instagram I didn’t have a full apprenticeship as my teacher passed away but I have learned a lot from watching you do your lives and it’s very helpful one of the best thing teachers too many artists aren’t helping pass knowledge down to other people and that’s sad you know we can’t take our knowledge and lock it away till we die I mean we can but why wouldn’t any of us just help one another and that’s what I see you doing helping others and it’s good bro not enough artists help each other or those outside of the norm or immediate fam ya know ….

[@OLIVERAYRE]

Awesome bro! Can’t wait to hear feedback!

[@ripper9112]

So how is it?

[@elijahramos5500]

No disrespect but just wanted to share some knowledge with the history of the pen style machine. Look up rick Serna from Chicago. He was the first person to ever design a pen style machine called the stylus. All major brands ripped off his design. If you look it up, those companies even argued about it as people were calling them out

[@Hawaii2465]

Where can I find the machine? The one that was there before everyone else?

[@PariahBMC]

@elijahramos5500 You're incorrect or misinformed in your knowledge. Allow me to correct your understanding of this history, please. I've owned 2 of the Stylus pens myself. The first one I purchased was in 2014, AFTER I owned a Cheyenne Hawk pen. Rick's Stylus was actually born from his desire to have a more compact Hawk. If you read in the old tattoo machine builder's forums, and on Mike DeVries' forums, you will find Rick took a Cheyenne Hawk pen and cut it down to make it smaller. Ibelieve his method was placing it in a vice and then using a pipe cutter to achieve his goal. He then took the drive bar and bent it to make it more compact. I still own a blue Stylus pen to this day. In that same group of forums, if memory serves correct, the creators of Centri, Neuma, Clark, Kubin, and FK Irons all discussed machine building. It's been years, but I used to live in those forums. The FIRST tattoo pen was one created by Sam O'Reilly in 1891. He modified an electric pen created by Thomas Edison just a year or two prior. So...I hope that gives a little more insight into your knowledge so you aren't sharing misinformation based on partial information.

[@stephenmcconnell4653]

I have a stylus in my drawer

[@jeremydennis9782]

Do you autoclave the grip? Or just wrap it.. how do you keep it sanitary

[@OLIVERAYRE]

I don’t autoclave I disinfect

[@jeremydennis9782]

@@OLIVERAYRE oh , like mada cide?

[@ripper9112]

@@OLIVERAYRE Is that safe enough, or even allowed in proffesional setting? Im gonna start soon tattooingf myself and some friends at home, i thought about buying pressure coocker for sterilization, but if you never sterilize and been tattoing for years i guess desinfection is enugh?

[@HipHopLiveSpot]

@@ripper9112 generally you don’t need to autoclave if you have a pen style machine and it uses one use cartridges

[@LemonmilkMusic]

You need to practice a clean hand dirty hand method of thinking There is NO reason you machine should ever get contaminated ever unless there is some sort of spill disaster Use cartridges with membranes and don’t touch the machine with your other hand .. the gray will be wrapped with plenty of tape .. and if you want to adjust it grab a couple paper towels fold ‘em and adjust With that dirty hand with paper towel the clean hand gods the machine still Use surface barrier on the buttons and tape on the rest If you have a spill yea 99% alcohol to clean then Biotext or whatever u use to sanitize the putter parts

[@kinb3ast509]

Can you please review ai-tenitas machines.

[@LemonmilkMusic]

Ordered 2 more 2300Mah batteries off Amazon .. but yea these do charge really fast .. 30 min gave me enough to go a couple more hours to finish the day ..

[@igorsafradin176]

I got two pieces in my bundle. You didn't?

[@AndrueSOCAL]

This stuff loooks dope also the inkjecta with bars and cam you can swap in the pen is cool but I don’t like pen style yet but rotary is cool for me the biggest problem is the needles they suck and idk I just am making excuses haha it’s me but I like the stuff more than my skills even need

[@beastmodemoto793]

Maybe worth menchioning that youre on acus team :)

[@ivanmendoza8457]

He did say it ....

[@AndrueSOCAL]

Maybe back then he wasn’t idk

[@fstattoohornby4903]

If they could bring one out that is still foot pedal operated I would be sold

[@igorsafradin176]

Tou can do that if you want, they have a software to pair it with any pedal.

[@KarlVinceCasitas]

Please do a 12 month review.

[@blvcksheepink]

it"s just sad that when i check it on their website they dont ship here in Canada..

[@LemonmilkMusic]

Email them bro I think I got the first one to Canada 2 weeks ago they will tell you the details ..👊🏻

[@blvcksheepink]

@@LemonmilkMusic I did bro but sad to say I got no reply.. I’ll keep on waiting.. how’s the machine? I’m so fvckin excited with the machine for real!

[@LemonmilkMusic]

@@blvcksheepink strange literally some of the best customer communication I have ever had .. I would try again Machine did not get me stoked till I used the 3.0 cam I have both Sol Nova 3.5 and 4 and often use an FK irons flux PMU machine for small needles (great machine) I’m still playing with the settings .. I will say I’m not finding the softness settings very impressive so far .. I have used coils and the Lace Nano (true magnetic give can’t be beat) Also the neuma 4 machines (have 2 set up as many different ways (all impressive) However with the M1 and 3.0 cam I instantly loved it .. but so far I’m not able to do anything special with the digital controls sadly .. I may find a use .. i will say the m1 m2 setting for sure are more firm .. but again the minus setting aren’t really “give” they just maybe have less torque .. don’t read too much into it The balance, light weight and craftsmanship are ace ! I’ll know more over the next few weeks .. but when you have all the best machines it’s hard to not love them all for each of their characters

[@brianreimer9981]

i messaged them on IG the other day and they are in the works for Canada, should be fairly quick i think

[@LemonmilkMusic]

@@brianreimer9981 great machine … still loving mine

[@513virgo]

Can u review the centri mp5 tactical

[@ExpeditionHawk]

So you seriously prefer this over the bishop wands

[@erioncuka3966]

Bishop doesn't give you that freedom to change the stroke and the possibility to change the motor power from 1w to 12 w no other machines give you that option. To Bishop if u want another stroke you have to buy another machine etc

[@ExpeditionHawk]

@@erioncuka3966 true.

[@x_z0mb1_x]

Got any discount codes for us broski?

[@roytumbelaka]

The M2 you said??😮😮 When ?

[@hunterdaniels8103]

What up Oliver! Can you order this machine in the US yet?

[@Max-dm3vg]

Is the motor torque stopping the "give" when you put it up 2 m+2....??? Ive heard of other macines i.e ai tenitas that the modes stop the give.

[@MrJordache2106]

I would say yes, or thats how it feels. Less bounce, sharper hit great for lines at +2

[@HipHopLiveSpot]

Did you delete a bunch of videos ?

[@ExpeditionHawk]

Yeah Theres a new grip. they now wanna charge 57 euro for a grip that should have been like that from the beginning. And 48 euro for a 4.1 cam also. Its over 100 euro on top of the already 1050 euro machine. Reminds me of business ways of another brand also 😂.

[@Hawaii2465]

1150€ for a machine with two handles and 4 cams I find much cheaper than other machine manufacturers. Do you own the machine ? How do you know what the handle should cost if it is not yet available?

[@igorsafradin176]

I payed 40 euros for a 4.1 cnc wheel stroke from china. WHEEL STROKE, not a cam. And there are 3 steokes included, if you want a different steoke on a bishop, thats another thousand euros. And every grip no matter the machine costs over 50 euros. They literally ripped themselves off by not selling all that stuff separately.

[@815inktherepy]

Hey is it possible to do a review on the mummy pharaoh rotary pen machine? I have asked all over youtube and cannot find even 1 review

[@silive4067]

Bro please get back to making videos 🙏🏽

[@uniktattoo1625]

Yo bro how you doing From Montreal ;)

[@goat5843]

Sponsorship doesn't hurt so you review is biased so you ain't going to be honest

[@Servant_Of_God_richie_rich08]

M2 should have a display like torque from critical does and ban they killed every angle

[@Servant_Of_God_richie_rich08]

@@RazorHanzo my new critical machine have a great screen just saying

[@PariahBMC]

A display. I'm not impressed. The Acus blows the Torque out of the water. I'm not paying for a new display and a redesigned bishop wand. The Acus is the most versatile machine in the market with 75 different configurations. I'll forego the display for a better machine.

[@igorsafradin176]

Your tone goes on and off the whole time.

[@krowkowe]

cheap machines is waste money