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It would be GREAT if it can be done…I agree with Mark…I mean Texas….

Welcome Sinatra……This is the site to be on to learn from the Pros….But NOTHING can take the place of an apprenticeship……

VERY WELL SAID AND PUT!!!! Welcome I like your style….and hope to see some of your work ;)

WELCOME….Great site to learn and pick up pointers at…Everyone is a true professional, and they share what they have freely…just be honest. Good Luck…. ;)

Thanx Tarantula…I’m going to purchase it…Didn’t know about the auto shut-off and the constant ON feature…looks like it a good PS after all. :lol:

Mark, my first machines were chinese bulldogs and I overhauled them with parts from I.T.S. Tattoo Supply from Chicago, they have a total rebuild kit for $25.00 and they are all good parts…Check it out. Hope this helps-Ricoh

Thank you all for the replies, I did just that, took them both down to the frame…(talk about scared to death!!!), and made sure the saddles were flat, checked all the contacts, and put them back together. It took some adjusting but I got these Babies buzzing like a pissed off bumble bee!!! I put in some work and man is there a MAJOR difference…[Read more]

Welcome Rudy, My name is Ricoh Ayala and am from Lawrence MA. I look foward to seeing some of your art. Great crew in here, you will pick up things here. GREAT FORUM!!!

This is BEAUTIFUL!!!…It’s art like this that inspires me and makes me proud of what I do!!!!!

Good work Mark,some clients want what they want…I will give them my 2 cents…but it is the client wearing it for the rest of their life, It’s my job to give them what they want. I have done plenty of tattoos I don’t like, or know I could of improved on the design…but it is what it is, and if the client is happy, I’m happy to have made them…[Read more]

Thank you all for the comments guys ;) …I sprung for a couple of Danny Fowler’s machines (A Flatline, and a G2), Kinda expensive ($520.00), But well worth the money…There REALLY is a major difference when you have quality machines pushing ink for you. I was using a couple of chinese bulldogs that I bought coils, springs and A-bars for. It was…[Read more]

It took me about a 1/2 hour total time, including station break down. Thanx for the comments guys.

Texas check out my kanji piece…I think you could of 7 or 9 round shader it all around…I like to feather the shaders and mags so it causes LESS trauma to the skin…(Just a suggestion) GREAT WORK BRO!!!

Thanks Texas…They just don’t FEEL right, I will crank em up a little…I have some work this weekend to do and I guess I’ll play with them till I get used to them or fine tune to my liking…It could be that I got really comfortable with my old machines and am kinda apprehensive about change…Will update after this weekend. I REALLY haven’t…[Read more]

My question is how the heck do I tune these machines…am I going to have to move the rear spring deck?, change out the springs? slide the coils forward or back?,I’m just not comfortable with the way they run. Or am I making a mountain out of a molehill…they did come “tuned” from Time Machine…just not tuned the way I like.