Johnny

I use them sometimes. I don’t know that they are any different than the “skin markers” but I could be wrong. I’ve been tattooed over sharpie also, and almost every artist I know uses, or has used them.

Sorry, I guess that sounded kinda mean. I wasn’t trying to knock you or anything, its just really important to have a good understanding of how a machine works. I know quite a few people that are good artists, but that really struggle with machine tuning. Ultimately it will diminish your potential as a tattoo artist without it. It would be the…[Read more]

Destructo had it perfect. Watching youtube videos can be misleading, you are gonna see pros doing things that you shouldn’t try, and ur gonna see scratchers trying to give advice. The needle should never, ever leave a ditch, or any really visible trauma to the skin. The goal is to get the needle into the dermis layer or skin, and depending on what…[Read more]

Hahahaaaaa good call voodoo… I was kind of confused there for a min… I was like “fantasia is eternal??? Whaaaat” not that I really care but still haha sometimes I am baffled about the stuff people make up in their heads and broadcast to the world.. Especially when they are asserting some type of knowledge to someone seeking help…

Being proud to be a scratcher wont get you very far. Shitty tattoo machines run at higher voltages because of the shitty material they are made out of. Usually magnetic interference is the main reason. If your machine constantly requires more voltage as you are running it, that is the likely cause. Also rear spring tension makes a big difference,…[Read more]

I bought some skincandy ink a few years back before they changed to bloodline. I hated it. Every color tone held a different consistency for one, and for the most part wouldn’t cover anything uniformly. And then they came out with bloodline as their “improved” recipe. As if to say “we had it wrong all this time, but still sold our product anyway”.…[Read more]

Hey no problem. I’m happy to help. What’s pirate face? I’ve never heard of them… Oh and if you have four machines, it would probably be a good idea to choose one to dismantle and assemble. Over and over. If you know exactly how a machine goes together, and what small changes do to affect its performance, you will benefit greatly.

Hey just my two cents… I don’t personally just label everything chinese as shitty. It just so happens that everything they make is in fact shitty. If your trying to go big on a little budget, unimax, national, and tts make some nice machines for a fair price. And national gives you the option to choose different component and tuning options.

Hey what’s up. I use KY lube to put stencils on. It sounds crazy, but if you think about it, so is using deodorant haha. I used green soap forever, or speed stick. I’m sure we have all had the instance when you use a little too much green soap, and the stensil bleeds. KY dries up pretty quick also and holds the stensil better than green soap. I…[Read more]

Hey what’s up. Just throwing in my two cents… I would be using mags. Round shaders are grouped rather tightly, and for packing anything solid can be counter-productive for two reasons. 1. They are grouped so close together that causing exess trauma to the skin is almost impossible to avoid if you have to make more than one pass. 2. The needles…[Read more]

Hey what’s up. I just joined this thing so I don’t want to offend anyone by posting a reply, but I can’t help myself. Base voltage settings vary greatly from machine head to machine head. The material used to produce the frame, the capasitor rating, how many layers of wire are used on a set of coils, the guage of wire, spring tension and thickness…[Read more]