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J FRAME SHADER

$600.00
sold out

Drawn from Paul Rogers' own hand. Brought back to the bench. 

This one's got a bit of history to it. The side plate was developed off old correspondence of Paul Rogers' — drawings and notes from one of the all-time greats, brought back to life on the bench. A proper tribute to where this craft has come from, built as a working machine, not a wall hanger. The kind of frame that ties what we do today back to the people who set the standard. 

Every machine comes standard with the Kanga Screw — a pure silver boxing kangaroo contact screw, cast locally in Melbourne. Developed alongside a mate who shared the same vision: an Aussie staple sitting proud on top of an Aussie machine. You won't find it anywhere else.

Drawn from Paul Rogers' own hand. Brought back to the bench. 

This one's got a bit of history to it. The side plate was developed off old correspondence of Paul Rogers' — drawings and notes from one of the all-time greats, brought back to life on the bench. A proper tribute to where this craft has come from, built as a working machine, not a wall hanger. The kind of frame that ties what we do today back to the people who set the standard. 

Every machine comes standard with the Kanga Screw — a pure silver boxing kangaroo contact screw, cast locally in Melbourne. Developed alongside a mate who shared the same vision: an Aussie staple sitting proud on top of an Aussie machine. You won't find it anywhere else.

The J Frame's side plate has more history than most. Drawn off old correspondence of Paul Rogers' — those original notes and sketches laid out by hand in the shed, transferred to a drawing, then sent off to be laser cut locally. From that one drawing, every J Frame side plate is identical — a bit of tattoo history brought back to life on the bench and built Australian-made from there. 

From the side plate up, every J Frame Shader is hand built from raw stock — cut, machined, TIG welded and finished on the bench. There's a set of jigs made specifically for this frame, so even though every machine is put together one at a time, they all sit within the same tolerances and to the same high standard. Honouring the original work without taking shortcuts on it.

Fitted as standard with the True Blue Iron vice — spring-loaded eccentric cam with a 304 stainless cam tooth that holds up under hard use. Takes any tube style without splitting the base, no mucking about. Less vibration, more rigidity, and a machine that earns its keep. 

Frame material

mild steel 

Best suited to

shading, colour packing, 7–15M 

10 wraps, 47mF Sprague capacitor 

Coils

Vice

True Blue Iron eccentric cam 

6.5–9 volts

Recommended voltage

Spring setup

0.49 stainless spring stock 

Kanga Screw — pure silver, cast in Melbourne

Contact screw

The nitty-gritty

The machine fitted with the Kanga Screw, a set of spare springs, and a handshake through the post. Packed properly and sent tracked. 

what you get

Every machine is made one at a time, in the order it comes in. Standard builds usually take anywhere from 6–8 weeks from receiving your order. If you're in a hurry, give me a yell and I'll see what I can do (additional charges may apply). After something more personal? Have a look at a Custom Build. 

build time

Custom build