Check out this video of an all new patented rotary tattoo machine... The first part shows a conventional coil machine and then he switches to the new rotary machine.
The rotary machine literally makes no noise.
http://www.thetattooedpirate.org/SamplePage.html
Silent Rotary Machines
3 messages · last activity 9/9/2009
here's a direct link to youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR3irHsZWQs
The Rapier Is a state of the art tattoo machine for the 21st century. The technology we use is almost a hundred years old and the old saying if it aint broke don't fix it isn't what the industry needs. I have lost alot of hearing as well as muscle damage to my hands using the old technologies. The artist of today is in need of a machine that will preform the art you as clients deserve without damaging the artist as well as improve the healing of the tattoo and art being done. I have spared no expense on the Rapier machine it is lightweight and will power any needle grouping using all standard tubes and needles. The change over from coil machine to the Rapier is quite simple, the only thing that confuses you is the sound. Everything else is the same except the trauma the arcing motion of the coil machines needle into the skin. The Rapier Has perfect linear motion in and out of the skin as well as needle give to lighten the blow if need be. There is no heavy compressor and it uses the standard DC power supply everyone uses. Check out the Demo on the youtube site on my website The Tattooed Pirate.org