CHILLY

Welcome mate.

I actually like them alot,, being cast iron they will rust over time so im considering using a black engine or gun spray paint to seal them up abit.

Looks like i got the knockoffs :( Not bad machines tho from my limited knowledge, Bought a couple of hildebrant machines aswell & im less than impressed with the tinny sound they make,, looks like im up for a couple of rebuilds. I like the frames but the armature bars & springs have to go.

Bit of a joke i think,, natural healing processes are the way to go with a little vitamin cream (A&D). To me this is a money making spin how much are you being charged?

Cheers guys,, yea the bloke ive drawn it up for is a maori & is keen for me to ink it on him but ive respectfully declined.
Im not at the stage where i feel confident enough to do such a piece on live skin, im still on the practice stuff.
So ive referred him to an awesome tattooist im familiar with. Im just stoked he wants to get some of my art…[Read more]

First of all,, Why does it make YOU special?? millions of people have them even me, & im not special….

My first tattoo was done by me & to me that IS special,, The reason i got more is because i love art, its in my blood & now it really IS in my blood.

Soo what are your reasons?

Cheers mate, yea i managed to do it with my phone camera by getting the lighting right,, and photobucket IS a good thing.

@nyz_name wrote:

you should have everything you need to do a tattoo already laid out before starting a tattoo including more than enough ink to do the tattoo with if you dont think you will have enough of a color to finish in one cap make two or three of that color adding more ink to an ink cap can cause cross contamination as for the power supply…

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Ive just ordered some iron workhorses they look tough so cant wait to strip them down and give them a look over.

Mate have you bought the basic fundementals of modern tattoo book? its got some awesome pointers in there,,
im currently doing the same research on the subject & in the mean time ive bought some machines off ebay just to familiarize myself with them, (strip them down, tune them up etc) ya gotta start somewhere i recon and before i outlay some big…[Read more]

Good to see im not the only one!

Good on ya for not givin up mate, its in the blood so to speak so yea keep on with what ya love!

I forgot to mention in those years ive collected 13 tats & getting another of my family crest in the coming days!!