If you like to maintain your machines and undertake your own repairs then the right tools are crucial. 

This Armature Bar Alignment Tool is used to align your armature bar when assembling your machine after respringing, thorough cleaning, advanced shimming and tuning or just regular checking of a-bar alignment.

This tool is handmade to the exact same specifications as the one I use every day to assemble machines.  

It's been lovingly crafted from a solid brass round in 6 separate processes on 4 of my vintage workshop machines.

It features:

• A precision turned and polished shank
• A precisely milled slot and flat for accurate alignment of armature bar
• A heavy knurl for good grip
• An added multi purpose split ring to aid with inserting or extracting tool in case of jamming and for use as a convenient hanger

I hope you enjoy using it as much as I enjoyed making it! 

*the tattoo machine in the pictures is for demonstration purposes only and is not included in the sale of this tool.