FK Irons Xion Machine Review | Fireside Technique | EP 41

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Continuing with our Rotary Machine Review series, this week we cover the high and low points of the Xion by FK Irons. Thanks again to our good friend Ty Pallotta for helping us out with this series. If you haven't seen the first episode in this series, you can check it out at the link below.
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  • @wrekitfin
    @wrekitfin19 күн бұрын

    Great job getting Maynard James Keenan in for the review.

  • @davidfields5366
    @davidfields53665 жыл бұрын

    Super excited for another interview with Ty! This man knows his stuff! Thank you both for this amazing information!

  • @typallotta756

    @typallotta756

    5 жыл бұрын

    David Fields Thanks man! I’m really looking forward to more of these myself.

  • @DavidToken

    @DavidToken

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@typallotta756 have you ever looked at the centrimachines, signetic or seedgears, the seed 2. I think they are solenoidtattoomachines. Basicly single coilmachines ;-) in a new jacket? I was wondering what you think about them? Thanks for all the info btw. Learning a lot again.

  • @PataWTF
    @PataWTF5 жыл бұрын

    great reviews, a pleasure to watch 😁 extremely informative video, love it

  • @JamesMinerTattoo
    @JamesMinerTattoo5 жыл бұрын

    love these reviews

  • @tribechr
    @tribechr5 жыл бұрын

    Keep these vids coming!

  • @tamarabryan5410
    @tamarabryan54103 жыл бұрын

    It depends on who you ask about the xion. One of the things I like the most ,is the grip. It allows you to get closer to the needle without compromising the angle of your needle. It feels more like holding a pencil. In my opinion. And the grooves in it allow me to hold the grip more comfortable. And the grooves help to keep it from sliding around my work station.

  • @aceadam1828
    @aceadam18285 жыл бұрын

    More reviews please! This is gold. Never clicked so fast. Keep up the good work. Also any opinion on using even shorter strokes for soft black and grey? Fk irons have more different stroke lenghts available. I have the sol nova and the xion at the moment and i cant really decide wich one i like better for my soft shading. I feel like the sol nova is more precise but there are good reasons for the xion as well.

  • @typallotta756

    @typallotta756

    5 жыл бұрын

    Ace Adam Two completely different feels for sure. Thanks! I love talking machines!

  • @victorlopez9926
    @victorlopez99265 жыл бұрын

    Awesome

  • @nakedsadist
    @nakedsadist5 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely love this series, so informative and crazy thorough. I would really like to hear about the proper cleaning of the xion. I’ve been eyeing this machine for a while, I’ve seen one video on setup covering for it with some condom apparatus. But I’d like to hear how you can adapt set up to other pen machines as well. It’s been a little vague with the introduction of these machines.

  • @aceartdepot6198

    @aceartdepot6198

    4 жыл бұрын

    nikolasneon “condom apparatus” lmao there finger cots basically a finger condom I use then on my Xion pen

  • @celested9300
    @celested93005 жыл бұрын

    Would over to see you guys review the new Valhalla pen by axys!

  • @FlywheelAcademy
    @FlywheelAcademy5 жыл бұрын

    Awesome info! How about the new Sol Nova vs The Xion? Thanks!

  • @tweetalig
    @tweetalig4 жыл бұрын

    This was a freaking awesome review! Thank you guys so much! #Inkd4Dayz

  • @CMTattoos
    @CMTattoos5 жыл бұрын

    please consider to make one video for dragon flies with catridges or convectional needles ...greta videos ..keep up tha good work my friends

  • @bigrayink2155
    @bigrayink21554 жыл бұрын

    I would love to see a review on the Valahlla from Axys

  • @ThatTattooGuyOfficial
    @ThatTattooGuyOfficial5 жыл бұрын

    Ive been using the axys Valhalla for the last month and a half and it's the best rotary I've ever used If you haven't check it out.

  • @Kaioshin9000

    @Kaioshin9000

    3 жыл бұрын

    Love your videos lol

  • @charliemaddock3459
    @charliemaddock34598 ай бұрын

    does your friend have a channel ?? if he does I want link please he knows a lot and im glad you made these machine vids thanks guys

  • @acama3000
    @acama30005 жыл бұрын

    Great information! I’m wondering if there will be a review on Kwadron’s Equalizer Proton MX

  • @gruntinstattoo

    @gruntinstattoo

    5 жыл бұрын

    Don't know... I sold my proton and bought xion.

  • @nathanbrinker2593
    @nathanbrinker25935 жыл бұрын

    Been using the Xion for a year and a half. 2 months ago the motor started sputtering and skipping, JUST 2 months after the warranty was voided. Paid for new motor and it did not lock into my original body snuggly. After a lot of hastling back and forth with fk irons i had it sent in for repairs. What the don't tell you is the motor has a 1 year warranty but the body has a lifetime warranty. So i now have a new motor and new body which is nice. The month and a half to get it back to working order was a bummer, though. All in all i do enjoy the machine but, but having the body andmotor go bad after a year and a half, while being $800 invested after buying the new motor was a bummer

  • @typallotta756

    @typallotta756

    5 жыл бұрын

    Nathan Brinker That sucks. The downside of electric motors. Your reliability as a machine builder is only as good as Maxon’s or Faulhaber’s motors.

  • @Tattooniac
    @Tattooniac7 ай бұрын

    Great machine once you get used to it . I hated it at first because I thought it was unbalanced. Had voltage up to high

  • @juliogutierrez3534
    @juliogutierrez35345 жыл бұрын

    Literally have been looking into buying the xion vs a dmc DK. This really helped. I greatly appreciate it

  • @aceadam1828

    @aceadam1828

    5 жыл бұрын

    If you are looking for a liner get the dk machine. I have no dmc but i have the swingliner and a sidewinder aswell as the xion and i hate the xion for lining.

  • @typallotta756

    @typallotta756

    5 жыл бұрын

    Julio Gutierrez If I get my hands on a DMC I’ll be happy to review it after extensive use. He is an amazing machine builder and should be taken just as seriously as these big companies.

  • @brrrmanza

    @brrrmanza

    5 жыл бұрын

    Personally, I have both! But I started with the Xion - it’s what I bought at the start of my apprenticeship. It’s a solid, work horse of a machine - but getting bold lines as a traditional effect took me some time to figure out. Once I got to a good place with that, I picked up a DMC, which I absolutely adore. It’s another great all around machine, but it’s sick with those single pass lines like a coil. I really enjoy packing with the DMC as well. At this point, I like to line and shade with the DMC, then rock color with the Xion. I use cartridge needles, so it’s easy to switch out while working - though they have their own cons. Moral of the story - they’re both splendid machines. I think the order in which I got acquainted with them really worked for me. Parting thought - as Dan Kubin says of the DMC it’s great for anything you can do with your hand. As of the first 30 days, it has eclipsed my Xion as the go-to machine.

  • @juliogutierrez3534

    @juliogutierrez3534

    5 жыл бұрын

    Arcana of the Fool that’s great to hear! I’m really going for the traditional lining style and I think the dmc will be perfect. Another question that comes to mind, do you use disposable tubes? I’m wondering what the weight distribution will feel like compared to a pen style machine.

  • @brrrmanza

    @brrrmanza

    5 жыл бұрын

    Julio Gutierrez I use disposable cart grips - personally I like kingpin the most, so far... I tried another company and their plunger bars were too long and makes switching carts a major pain. The more disposable - the better. One of the best criticisms about the Xion, as Ty makes in the video.

  • @sharkyjones8432
    @sharkyjones84325 жыл бұрын

    albro makes adapters from the cheyenne cord, to clip or to rca. fucking great adapters for the cheyenne cable

  • @charliemaddock3459
    @charliemaddock34597 ай бұрын

    what is that cool looking little machine on the table near the DK !!??

  • @dizzyhead4208
    @dizzyhead4208 Жыл бұрын

    Xion or exo 4.0 for bold lines?

  • @Conflictproject69
    @Conflictproject692 жыл бұрын

    Is this the spektra xion ?

  • @ren6694
    @ren66945 жыл бұрын

    dk please!

  • @jacobfoster9383
    @jacobfoster93835 жыл бұрын

    What do you guys consider a big liner? I'm pulling 11rl with the xion right now. They are single pass and crispy at 8.5 for clicks back off no give.

  • @jacobfoster9383

    @jacobfoster9383

    5 жыл бұрын

    I'm also able to work fairly quickly. I've heard of guys running the xion at 11-13 volts. That's gotta be like 135-155 cos at least. No clue how they work so fast lol.

  • @henrysmith5784

    @henrysmith5784

    2 жыл бұрын

    What size stroke?

  • @artbyddp

    @artbyddp

    Ай бұрын

    ​@henrysmith5784 Most likely the 3.7mm

  • @freedomfighters1236
    @freedomfighters12365 жыл бұрын

    I have a xion and a lacenano

  • @veraha4706

    @veraha4706

    5 жыл бұрын

    me too ! Lacenano for lines xion for the rest

  • @juzkful
    @juzkful5 жыл бұрын

    that cap looks hilariously tiny on ur humongous head

  • @karlojuratic
    @karlojuratic Жыл бұрын

    Is it possible to put 2.5 cam for tiny tatts? Im stuck in between 3 machines and cant make my mind - fk xion, valhalla or onkjexta flit nano, im doing lot of tiny and micro tatts, scripts amd plynesian :/

  • @artbyddp

    @artbyddp

    Ай бұрын

    Xion S is a micro beauty version of the pen. Maybe try that, but for Polynesian, you may need a longer stroke like the 3.7 in the regular Xion.

  • @studio81preston
    @studio81preston5 жыл бұрын

    What Rotary did he say was good for lining? Dan Good did I hear?

  • @ThereIsNoGodOnlyUs

    @ThereIsNoGodOnlyUs

    5 жыл бұрын

    Dan Kubin

  • @lowcashbuilt173
    @lowcashbuilt1735 жыл бұрын

    He must like NUTS!! He kept saying the grip looks like nuts! So then the gorilla grip is giant nuts????

  • @peter_panarchy
    @peter_panarchy5 жыл бұрын

    I love my xion, but he's absolutely right about the grip! it sucks that you have to pay way more to accommodate having small hands, such a problem for women tattooers that not many companies seem to care about. FK Irons even makes "slim" grip version, but it only comes with the stroke set up for permanent makeup, because I guess girls only do cosmetic tattoos?

  • @lonieparks1216
    @lonieparks12165 жыл бұрын

    LACEnano please

  • @FiresideTattooNetwork

    @FiresideTattooNetwork

    5 жыл бұрын

    Planning to. Still trying to get used to it. Thanks

  • @JSG-mw4qr
    @JSG-mw4qr5 жыл бұрын

    Tiny hat