About INKONE
WE BUILD THE
INSTRUMENT.
YOU MAKE THE MARK.
INKONE is a tattoo equipment workshop. We make rotary machines for artists who care how a stroke feels, not how a spec sheet reads.
Why we build
A machine is a tool before it is a product.
Most tattoo machines are sold on voltage ranges and colourways. Those numbers matter, but they do not tell you whether the needle returns cleanly at the end of a long fill, or whether the body walks in your hand after twenty minutes.
We build around the parts that decide that feel: the cam, the stroke shaft, the drive and the housing that holds them in line. Everything else is there to keep those four systems stable.
“If a change does not make the mark more predictable, it does not ship.”
How we work
Three rules on the bench.
Design intent, machining and assembly are one continuous process — not three departments handing off a file.
Design around the stroke
We start with needle travel, not a product tier. The cam and housing are drawn around the stroke the artist actually needs, then the electronics are matched to that load.
Machine, then assemble by hand
Housings are CNC-machined from 6061 aluminium and anodised before assembly. Each unit is built, run-tested and serialised on the bench — the test record travels with the machine.
Keep the service path open
Wear parts are standard, grips are replaceable, and the support centre can trace a machine by serial. We would rather repair a well-used tool than replace it every season.
Next step
See the machines, then decide.
Every product page carries its stroke, drive, cell and use notes. Compare the index, or write to us with the work you do and we will point you at a starting setup.