ben.catterall

@Jester Ink wrote:

Just throwing it out there. Why not go ahead with the scaling on the snake and shading on the skull?

yeah pretty much what i was thinking. thats how the original design was supposed to look anyway. :D glad to have another opinion on it though.

http://www.flickr.com/x/t/0098009/photos/benstattoos/8130134219/ here is the…[Read more]

Very nice work! just lookedat your FB page. Some very nice ink! :D

haha. cool tat. not my style either but pretty cool. :D
yeah pretty good lines too. keep it up!

good to have you back Mark! :D

also. does anyone have any suggestions on a good photoshare site. I’m just not sure if flickr is any good or not. haha :lol:

Hey, I’m in the same boat as boot3rs. It’s a really old post now, but if you did end up writing the book I am interested in buyingh it off ya. I’m very interested in how to make a machine from scratch. :D :D

hey, hows the apprenticeship going? :D

hey have these been released yet? I tried to find some stuff on your pages about them but couldnt figure it out.

also, when i bought the Basic Fundamentals of Modern Tattoo book i loved it! except there was some printing errors with my version and i missed out on about 10 pages of info in the middle of the book…

Cheers,
Ben :D

That does make sense what you are doing with your legs, seeing as you have a plan for them. I unfortunately dont have a plan as yet for my legs so I am just being careful as to what I put where on my body. I have tattooed myself a few times so far, and have done plenty on friends and family. I just personally waited a little bit until I had a bit…[Read more]

@KitchenWizard wrote:

I’m going to say the reverse. Don’t practice on anything other than Human skin. You’re not going to be tattooing rubber mats or fruit, so why waste the time developing techniques and ‘a feel’ for applying them to mediums which feel totally different to Human skin… Practice skin is the skin between your knee and hip… The…

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haha. sorry to be keeping you up mate, its only 1000 in the morning here. :lol:

What is the uF rating on the cap? The 6.5v is basically the maximum rating the capacitor should be used at so I would be very careful using it at 10V like you where saying, it may blow the cap.

If you are setting up for a liner you generally want a fast, hard…[Read more]

@nytemareh wrote:

1speedstick, 2 ounces green soap, 2 ounces alchol. Melt speedstick in microwave add all to spray bottle and shake shake shake. This is what i use and i don’t lose my stencils. Clean area spray onto gloved hand wipe on area apply stencil and give 15 minutes to dry. Wipe away from stencil

Looks like the same one i use. works…[Read more]

oh ok. I get you now. well there are a few ways you can slow down your machine… higher rated capacitor will work but will also make it hit harder, softer front springs will also slow it down, or you can increase the air-gap by unscrewing the contact screw.

is this for a liner or shader set up?

Is the 6.3v the running volts you use?

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Its much easier if you load it onto a photobucket type of website and then post the link to the photo on here.

Looks pretty shakey, and not very even depth. Where abouts is this on you?

Have you read the book sold by this site? If your only just starting out I highly suggest geting it! It has great info on everything from setting your machine up…[Read more]

Cant really see it all that well because the pics on this site are so small, but looks like the line work is a bit shallow and shakey. Other than that it looks good for third one on skin. Keep it up! :D

I had the same problems when i first started stensils. I found that I wasn’t giving it enough time to dry. plus I have a recipe for a good…[Read more]

Hey mate, what machines are you running? Also, what power supply?

There is a lot that can change the amount of voltage needed. If its a cheaper machine, the coils will be made with cheaper wire and core, therefore having more resistance in them meaning the need for higher voltage. Or your air gap could be too large… Or your rear springs could…[Read more]

Thats really nice work. Unfortunately I cant see a bigger version on my work computers at the moment, but looks nice and clean on the small on. :)

Keep it going this time! :D

I noticed that you guys are saying dont use petroleum based products… Do you have a suggestion for a replacement product? I always use Nitrile gloves unless there is an allergy or sensitivity to it, however have not found anything good to use except a&d or vasoline. Suggestions??? :)

I’m glad to see more Military people on here as tattooist’s. Im in the Royal Australian Navy as a Medic and have been learning to tattoo (any way i can) for the past two years, but it is bloody hard to get an apprenticeship when you have a full time job where you are stuck in a contract. I’m just lucky in the fact that being a Medic I already know…[Read more]

@Jack wrote:

thanks for the support guys! really awesome.

Soooooo, i wish i could post some of the dialogue that has gone on to further prove this fucker is nutso, but anyways the short and sweet of it is, after stonewalling me and refusing to clarify the status of our agreement, i was forced to seek council and make a list of demands which i…

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