Nightliner

@robroy289 wrote:

@Nightliner wrote:

I get a lot of sh*t from some people when I tell them I don’t bag my machines, but IMO, bagging the machines just contaminates them more, and I clean them after evey tattoo anyway so what’s the point? 80% of the shops I’ve been in don’t, and most of the tattoo shows don’t either. I do however bag the clip cord…

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@Nightliner wrote:

I get a lot of sh*t from some people when I tell them I don’t bag my machines, but IMO, bagging the machines just contaminates them more, and I clean them after evey tattoo anyway so what’s the point? 80% of the shops I’ve been in don’t, and most of the tattoo shows don’t either. I do however bag the clip cord because it drags…

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@canvasyou wrote:

@Nightliner wrote:

but IMO, bagging the machines just contaminates them more, ….

If you pull the bag properly – then this is not a true statement

+1
also if you if you use proper bagging practices it will as well
i also only have one cord–RCA–to make changing machines easier, so i put my machines down a lot
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@Nightliner wrote:

but IMO, bagging the machines just contaminates them more, ….

If you pull the bag properly – then this is not a true statement

@Nightliner wrote:

There’s a girl named lisa kylin who sells on ebay (kylin tattoo machines). Well she’s from china, but don’t get scared cuz its from china. The machines are made in iron, brass, bronze, and damascus steel. I recommend the bronze machines. Her machines run from around 50 – 75.00 each. Now most of the crap that comes out of china is…

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@Nightliner wrote:

I wrote in another section that as long as the frame is geometrically correct; meaning the everything is slanted and tilted the way it’s supposed to be, then you should be able to create a decent machine. I would stay away from bolt up frames as these are more trouble than they’re worth, IMO. If you don’t know how to tune your…

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@Nightliner wrote:

Just thought I’d mention that you can’t shade with a gun.

That’s right,we don’t tattoo with firearms.Rule #1 for learning how to be a professional tattoo artist,is NEVER,NEVER,EVER call the tattoo machines a ‘gun’.We don’t rob banks or shoot people with them.When you are looking for a job in a shop and you refer to your machine…[Read more]