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Originally Posted by kroz
prove i have a tat gun as a present for my bday? whats so unbelivable about that
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nothing.
good job bro.
now just get a pen and paper, sketch for 10000+ hours, and get your hand eye coordination down to a thousandth of a millimeter....
with the liner you just want the magnet bar to be straight with no curve, your shader gun should have a bit of an arc, because you are going to be working a different angle, and a different type of needle with the shader.
also, just really quick.
dont go for a cheap set up.
you get what you pay for.
in the store, needles are 2$ each and the disposable barrels are 2$ each as well, so you gotta go online to get deals, heres a good place to start:
http://www.emeraldcitytattoo.net
if you have the money for it, make sure you invest in top of the line equipment.
keep everything sterile.
dont use permanent barrels, they are a useless commodity, which is just a breeding ground for bacteria of all forms.
unless you have a high quality autoclave, you should just stick to disposables....
disposable barrels are better anyways, because they are slightly translucent, so you can see where your ink is, and they make you look more professional, and more sanitary....
ALWAYS STAY SANITARY!!
buy mickey sharps guns, and quality PURE BLACK ink.
the power supply is your meat and veggies, dont go cheap here, though you might be able to go with a simple power supply for your first couple hundred tattoos...
ive gone through 4 power supplies in my career tattooing, mostly due to the fact that i run my machines on 12+ volts for most of the tattoo...
colors are done best with a 7 mag needle, at 10-14 volts....
solid black lines are done best with a 5 round or a 7 round at 8-9 volts.
for my lines, i always use exactly 8.2 volts. its the optimum power, not too fast, not too slow...
dont work fast, unless you have your shit down to a tee...
and if you are working fast, your machine better be on a high setting, or you risk catching the skin, and leaving unsightly misshapen lines.
also, dont wind up your foot pedal cord, or your gun auxillary cord, they damage easy, and they arent cheap for the good ones...
i use one like that, and it is one of the most reliable foot pedals i have ever used.
dont buy any gimmic shit, such as wrecking ball, pre-tattoo numbing ointments, or fancy add ons for your gun that will only weigh it down and make you more heavy handed.
DO buy plenty of carbon transfer paper, tattoo pens, and a good variety of inks....
when you are going to do a tattoo, and you have your needle in the barrel, it should only stick out enough to barley feel it if you run your finger across the tip of the barrel....
its going to come out about 1.5-2mms and you only need to go 1mm deep to get the ink in....also, if you set the needle out too much, you might think your getting ahead because you can see where your needle is pointing, but really you are just going to be gushing out ink, unless you add it a single drip at a time, through the top breathing/blending hole on the barrel....
also, dont float the needle at all, its all in the wrist.
pull the skin VERY tight, and your movements should seem almost robotic, you shouldnt be fluid at any point.....
circular movements requiring more than wrist movement, should be executed with great focus, they are the first hurdle you are to encounter.....
to execute a full circle imagine a ball hanging from a rope on the ceiling...
you push the ball in a circle, and it keeps a constant angle away from the center, no matter where it is at the moment, it stays at that angle...
kinda hard to explain, but yeah, thats just some starter tips, if you need any help just post in this forum and ill be glad to help you...
-MANSON
just gotta tat machine/gun
