The shader is made to be held a little more angled, and has larger coils.
There are minor differences in how they are built, with the liner having smaller coils, and a more upright position. These are pretty much dedicated to what their names imply, with little variation. There are two types of tattoo machines, a liner and a shader. The tube end that connect to the tattoo machine is always the same size so that they are interchangeable. The tubes can come in many different sizes in relation to the tip where the needles are held being very small to extremely large.
These tubes do not actually touch the customers skin, but ink and blood do come in contact with them, which is why they can be released from the rest of the machine and autoclaved. These tubes are almost always stainless steel, with the hand grips the same, or a hard plastic. The tubes also have a hand grip on them, which is where the tattoo artist holds the tattoo machine. The parts of a tattoo machine are the frame with attached pieces, the tubes which can be removed for sterilization for each tattoo, and the needles that are inserted into the tubes and stick out the tubes opening at the end. It is important to make sure you have the right tools before attempting something as permanent as a tattoo. All tattoo equipment is not the same, not in quality, price or purpose.
