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Treat your iron frames w/ wax or gun-blue
Seal them to prevent rust.
Bag them when you tattoo…
Contact screw and front spring – light file / sand

This is true. You can not read or watch DVDs to learn it all.
Go to tattoo conventions – and get tattooed – and ask questions…
Another good way to learn…

SPAM

“Tips”
Read: Basic Fundamentals of Modern Tattoo –
Disposable Tubes –
Get an Apprenticeship

send me a photo or a link to where you got your power supply from

The bottle that I used was very dark and thick – almost sticky…
Its good ink though.
I recommend it

Welcome Chris!

Sorry Liz! I have not used these. I am working on a Mass Produced machine – maybe in 3 – 6 months will be for sale. They will be VERY VERY light – specifically designed to go with plastic tubes – but still have amazing tuning and power. Will keep you posted!

@jtdaltonsr wrote:

Well, I can get 250 individual wrapped and sterilized with gas tubes and tip combo for just $20. I already have the needles. So Im guessing that aint your version of a good idea…Still pushing the full disposable deal. I do understand, but to get the amount I would need, It would cost me a few hundred as aposed to just $20 or…

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Best of luck – remember to only use disposible tubes

Superior, Unimax, Technical, CAM, Kingpin, Eikon,
Everyone sells disposible tubes w/ grips –
Around $1.00 each or less…
I don’t see your complaint about price.

Make sure you are using disposible tubes!

@Jermz808 wrote:

@xDreamerx wrote:

Right on, personal help from Jordan himself eh?

I figured the finger method out one day when I didn’t have a metered power supply so I used my finger over and over to get the hit I wanted and then would set it to where throughout the duration of the tattoo I could have something solid working for me.

The book is…

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@starterkit44 wrote:

@canvasyou wrote:

I dont use eikon or any metered power. So the FT and Duty are not going to give me any info.
Have you read Basic fundamentals of modern tattoo? good starting point for tuning and liner setups.
I think your numbers sound proper – but maybe you are using wrong needle grouping? too tight perhaps?
maybe pressing to…

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Hang in there…
Get your license.
Just because you have a license does not make you a tattoo artist or apprentice.
But it does make you legal!
: )

Get legal – and do your best to learn – travel – go to conventions – move to a bigger city…
best of luck.

@deftones46th wrote:

what tools and supplies should one already have when seeking an apprenticeship? obviously tattoo machine and power supply, but i know there are alot of other supplies one needs.

You don’t need anything but drawing / painting skills – and a portoflio to become an apprentice.
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14 piece of flash.

Strive for 14 pieces of larger 11×17 flash.

If you can get 14 peice of custom – 1 of a kind flash drawn up – then you will have a nice portfolio…

This means you should split it up – and be diverse
show all of yoru skills in those 14 pages
14 seems like a lot – but it really isnt…

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Bathory – you ever get your apprenticeship?

Check out Fusion and Intenz

Just keep it in normal cool dark area. Sunlight will break it down a little.
Buy small bottles of ink / pigment – until you know what colors you will use often and are yoru favorites.