Stroke VS Needle Length 🖊 ⁠ ⁠ Stroke Key Features⁠ ⁠ • Defines the maximum needle depth. ⁠ • Defines how hard the machine hits the skin during a procedure. ⁠ • Defines how fast the needle will move. ⁠ ⁠ Needle Depth VS Stroke⁠ ⁠ A machine’s needle depth will determine the distance between the needle from the tip of your cartridge. Whereas stroke affects how the needle retracts and collects ink. Both the needle depth and the stroke should match in size.⁠ ⁠ Short Stroke - A stroke of 2.5mm or less can be considered short⁠ ⁠ Medium Stroke - Medium stroke lengths (2.7mm - 3.5mm) are highly recommended for beginner artists⁠ ⁠ Long Stroke - Long strokes (higher than 3.0/ 3.5mm), are often used by the more experienced artist for intense, single - pass lines⁠ ⁠ Shop the universal Vertix cartridges at Brow Shop now. ⁠ ⁠ @microbeauofficial