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Welcome to the forum – best of luck

Welcome

Run your machine a bit harder when you get closer to the palm…
hands are usually tougher skin –
cause they are constantly stretching –
just go easy – and let your client know it will require touch up
see how it heals and then document your process…
hands are not very common – so you should have some experience under your belt before you try to…[Read more]

Buyer Beware…
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FYI, I should have some quality DVDs out in a few weeks.

We are just doing some editing – you can see they are all HD blue Ray quality –
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And about 6 – 12 hours of video posted on the forum… and a whole new Website…[Read more]

Best not to start w/ a kit – best to start with an apprenticeship – when artists in a studio think he is ready they will help him get real tools. The best gift you can give him is walking door to door to every tattoo studio – and get him an interview!

More than likely drawing – and personality analysis. Make sure you are someone who they can get along with.

Sounds like your vise.
Are you using disposable tubes?
What kind of machine do you have?

Did you pick up a copy of the Basic Fundamentals of Modern tattoo – text book?

Welcome to the forum – best of luck to you.
Did you pick up a copy of the tattoo book “basic fundamentals of modern tattoo”?

Check out Basic Fundamentals of Modern Tattoo.
You will notice that the tattoo tube is typically the same – the grips actually wrap around the tattoo tube.
Tattoo grips are not typically specific to tattoo machines – but they attach to the tubes.
Best of luck!

http://www.Tattoo-Apprentice.com

@Jbeaufosho wrote:

I’ve read this book cover to cover.about 10 times and refer to it constantly. I learned a ton from it and highly recommend it to anyone just starting out. Good info, easy to understand.

Basic Fundamentals of Modern Tattoo – is def. for anyone who is just starting out in the tattoo industry. If you have been tattooing for a while…[Read more]

@Jbeaufosho wrote:

I recently purchased a pulse linear power supply, and I gotta say it’s amazing. There’s no digital read out on it but I actually prefer this. It helped me get aquainted with the feel of a properly running machine, as opposed to just looking at numbers and assuming its.right. I used to own a much lower quality supply and realized…

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@Jbeaufosho wrote:

I’m from connecticut, home of hope gallery :D in new haven. (owned by the great joe cappobianco) they make their own ink available for purchase and I gotta say the quality is outstanding. Their lining black is smooth clean and extra dark with a great consistency. One of the.best ive used. And the colors are SUPER bright and go…

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@Jbeaufosho wrote:

I recently moved to a new town in my home state, only to find that my new place is right across the street from a well respected shop. I was immediately interested in gaining apprenticeship here obviously. I had looked into other shops in the past only to be disappointed with their work quality among other things. So I’ve been…

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Sounds like combination of your tattoo power supply, and your machine’s tuning.
Check out Pulse or Eikon power supplies –
I only use Pulse.

I have never used scream tattoo ink.
I recommend Fusion and Pulse and Starbrite

@christianshane wrote:

i just bought 2 machines from Joshua Carlton ! has any body heard anything about him or his machines ? i have not received them yet ! but am really stoked to actually have some real machines in my hands!

Yes, def. buy his DVDs.
Good information from him.
Never used his machines though.

@Viper65 wrote:

I wont knock what you bought…to each his own, but I would recommend spending as much as you can on a quality machine and not that junk….For the $30 you spent on that Chinese machine you could have bought a Hitman rotary or added a few buck and got either Rotary or Coil machines from Hildebrandt and been in alot better shape. I…

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@jtdaltonsr wrote:

Oh and i do spore samples monthly on my pressure cooker. bought it brand new just for this reason. I have the autoclave bags as well that turn black when done right, and you know what? ITS NEVER FAILED :o :shock: ….cheapest home remedy out there. 8-)

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@Hated wrote:

disposable tubes with grips are pre sterilized and cost under $1/ea. why would someone even bother with the hassle of taking the chance on using the pressure cooker method? there may be alternate ways to sterilize equipment aside from an autoclave but industry and BBP certification standards list autoclave as the only approved method…

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@jtdaltonsr wrote:

GET A PRESSURE COOKER, save urself some cash.

Why stop there? You can get a 12volt car battery and a rotary motor, attach some guitar string – bust open a bic pen and you are in business… Why even tattoo at home. you could get a cardboard box?

Damn, I think I might have just saved you another $20,000 a year on your overhead!
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