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Nope… these are Chinese coils. All of my machines are Chinese. So maybe “rebuild” is a strong word.

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Tattooing on yourself is not easy. What I found that helped me was outlining with a 50% greywash. This is is a type of blood lining. After that, you can go back with 100% black and clean up any mistakes caused by flinches.

Take your time. Take a break and get an ice pack from the freezer and bag it. It will help reduce any swelling and will help numb the area.

Looking good on the third. ^_^

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I didn’t bother to post any specs… wow. do I ever have it together.

Here ya go:

Liner 6.5 volt 48% duty

lightened A-bar (Trough style)

Stuffed coils

Spring deck clamp

Easy turn screws.

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Good stuff. How did it all heal? It’s been quite some time.

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Hi Brenda… All I can say about using Vaseline, is I have never seen a true reason NOT to use it. No doubt there are products that are designed to be better than plain Jane Vaseline, containing products that would aid in healing the tattoo.

I have used Vaseline on all of my selfies. No problems.

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I look forward to seeing that! :)

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@Ramenuzumaki wrote:

im not sure sorry D:
I use a regular office fax machine :P

Serious?

How does that work?

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Or buy a kit from Hildbrandt that has the TMTT. Good info for beginners.

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Hey Jake… nice art. Welcome to the forum. Did you do the swallow and candy skull on your forearm?

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This facebook page is longer around… I wonder why?

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very nice! keep up the good work. Got any more to show?

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@Ramenuzumaki wrote:

I’ve been buying from Hildbrant a lot lately. good prices, and their tattoo refill pack is amazing ;)

Have you tried their needles?

I am considering buying their rounded mags.

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What differences have you noticed between “jail-house” tattooing and inking outside?

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@Jester wrote:

Welcome! Fake skins suck! I use Honey Dew Melons.

Always good info.

What you can’t do on melons is the 3-point stretch that is so vital when it comes to getting ink into human skin.

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Buy cheap Chinese stuff. Break it. take it apart. rebuild it. learn from it. break it again. learn something new. Buy a few more, get some parts kits. Rebuild and attempt to create two similar machines…

What I am getting at, is that with the Chinese machines, you can lean a lot more about machine mechanics.

Don’t forget that China does have tattoo artists too. They are more than capable artists with their machines.

Are there crap machines out there? God yes, and I have bought a few only to throw away the frame or the coils depending on what was an inferior part.

I now own 9 different machines that I have rebuilt and tweaked to my liking. The skills and knowledge I have gained from fiddling around with a variety of machines is awesome.

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