What Makes Needle Configurations Different?

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Liners and shaders are both round configurations but are very different. Liner configurations are tighter at the tip of the needle where the shader is looser at the tip of the needle. What determines the difference on whether a needle is tight or loose is where the solder is placed on the needle. 

Solder is a fusible metal alloy used to create a permanent bond between metals. Solder is what is used to fuse the individual needles together to make one needle grouping.

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With liner needles, the solder is placed higher and closer to the tips, creating a tighter needle tip that is more rigid. With shader needles, the solder is placed lower and not as close to the tips, creating a looser tip that is more flexible. Liners can be tight or extra tight and shaders can be loose or extra loose, it all just depends where the solder is placed on the needle grouping and what hole is used in the needle jig.

Magnums are super popular for shading and the “go-to” needle type for almost all shading work in the body tattoo industry due to the fact that they pick up, deliver and implant a lot of pigment! They also cover and color in large areas very quickly with less passes and are ideal for gradient blending of colors. Remember: the less passes we have to do the less skin trauma. The mags have always been used in PMU but have become exceptionally popular over the last several years with both lips, areolas and even brows.

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