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Welcome mate.

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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.

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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.

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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?

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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 placed on him permanently. Will post a pic when he gets it done.

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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?

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

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@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 you shouldnt need to adjust it during a tattoo as you should already have your machines set up before you even begin and for barrier wrapping a power supply i don think that would work as it needs air flow to keep the internal components cool or you will likely burn it up thus keeping you from finishing the tattoo
you should always change gloves when you touch anything that isnt your machine, nalgene bottle, that isnt barrier protected, or the area being tattooed
as for you pre tattoo prep you should wipe everything in your work area with cavicide or some other kind of disinfectant but plastic wrap on arms of chairs and where the area to be tattooed will be resting, across your work bench, and on your light vasoline should pulled out of jar with single use tongue depressor or something of the like just as long as its single use and laid on your plastic wrapped work bench, ink caps should be filled with enough ink to finish the tattoo with and sat on plastic wrapped work bench i suggest putting a small amount of the vasoline you pulled out on the under side of them so they dont tip over or use never use a ink cap holder unless you have access to an autoclave, machines should have machine bags or sandwich bags over with a new nipple and new set over rubber bands put on, them clip cords should have clip cord covers, nalgene bottles should be wrapped in plastic, paper towels should be laid out on you r plastic wrapped work bench, new needles and tubes of what ever sizes/types you will be using should be laid out on you work bench the tubes should be plastic disposables unless you have access to an autoclave and new needles and needle bars should be used every time no matter what and when changing needle/tubes you should change gloves before you even touch the new ones your about to put on im pretty sure i covered everthing and if i missed something im sure someone will say something but these are all things one needs to do to prevent cross contamination i would also suggest getting in touch with the red cross and take some classes on cc and bbp also call around to local shops and ask if any would be willing to autoclave your machines for you cause this needs to be done too might cost you a small fee but you will prevent spreading infectious diseases and gain respect from your peers
as for a supply list these are things you should have before attempting to tattoo
Machines – You will want to order at least 2 machines, one for lines and another for shading.
Power supply – You will only need a small, basic power supply to get started.
Foot Pedal and Cord – Round foot switch with phono plug. Don’t even bother with the scissor action foot pedal they are crappy and break easily. The round foot pedals are heavy and can be pressed from any angle.
Standard spring clip cord
Needles – All are single-use, disposable Needles:
Make sure to get pre-made, pre-sterilized on the bar needles 25 of each should keep you busy for a while
Tubes- All are single-use, disposable tubes:
at least a 10x eye loop
Rubber Nipples – typically 100 packs
Inks – Depending on your degree of commitment, you can choose a sampler set, or just individual colors. Moms, starbrite and millennium color all perform well. Kuri-sumi for black and gray wash
Ink Caps – Size #9 and #12 ink caps (100pk each)
Transfer paper – 8.5 x 11 spirit masters paper
Sharps container – NEVER throw needles in the trash.
surface disinfectant/decontaminent cleaner such as CaviCide or Viralex(for area clean-up)
1 gal bottle of green soap
Plastic cord cover

Supplies you can purchase locally:
good magnifier workbench lamp
Powder free neoprene gloves(some people are alergic to latex)
A&D ointment or Vaseline 16oz jar
Two nalgene bottles
Rubber bands Size 12. They are 1 3/4″ X 1/16″ (4.4cm X0.2cm). No other size will work as well
Plastic wrap
Sandwich bags non zipper
Scissors
Scotch tape
Rubbing alcohol
Paper or Styrofoam cups
Paper towels softer the better for wiping.
Rolling chair or stool with adjustable height
Massage table with vinyl non-porous work top that can be easily cleaned.
Chair with vinyl arm rest for client to be worked on.
Dry lock pads for bandages and work area.

sorry for the long post but its needed info

Awesome post so a BIG BUMP for this!!

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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.

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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 money for quality parts i want to know my way around a machine back to front.

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Good to see im not the only one!

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

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

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