New Client Chair

We bought a new client chair for the shop.  We had the TatSoul 570 Client Chair for a year, and it was okay, but not perfect.  I really liked it but it was not sturdy enough in several places like the leg supports; under extra weight they bent slightly and made the legs slightly uneven.  Because I really liked it, Athena and I picked the TatSoul Oros 680 Tattoo Client Chair for our new one.  We are also going to have a massage table for the shop, we just have not picked out what we are looking for yet.  We bought the “Elite” package, which comes with wheels for the base, fitted plastic covers, side wings, and some other attachments for the main chair, so we can transform it into different positions.  It came in nine boxes, and it only took us a couple hours to build.  The hard part was putting the plastic protection covers on.  They are all well fitted to each cushion and really a squeeze to get on properly.  

 Athena and I building the chair, it was fun.  We even got a couple of walk-ins as soon as it was built, so I got to tattoo out of it right away.

It looks pretty nice...

It can be a massage bed...

Regular old barber chair style...

The reverse sitting is fantastic so I can tattoo the back easily.  I have always struggled with tattooing one-off tattoos on the back because of the clients position.  Having them sit like this makes it easy for me to stretch the skin, more comfortable for the client to sit for a couple of hours, and I can stand while I tattoo them, which helps my back.

Athena’s just having fun...

Devo likes the new chair!

I have now done a few dozen tattoos in this chair and it is definitely better than the 570.  It is more comfortable for the clients, as the cushions are more forgiving.  I like the strength in the legs, where the 570 had very little strength, this has great support.  All in all the 680 is just a much nicer version of the 570.  If you are considering buying a client chair from TatSoul, I would go for the 680 as it is only a bit more expensive and it is much nicer than the 570.  The 680 is great, so far I really like working on it, now lets see how long this will last with the work load I have.  I typically tattoo five or more clients a day, all in various places on the body.

Mahalo.