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TheAlmightyGringo79 replied to the topic Machine building, tips and pointers for the NOOB. in the forum Suggestions 13 years, 8 months ago
thanks again canvas,
i have no intention of selling the machines. just wanna do it for fun and to become more inimate with my machines. i do wanna get the book, but what with the recession here in the uk, and the recent VAT tax hike, money is at a premium. i have a good diagram of the machine now, its basic but has all the relative info i need,
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TheAlmightyGringo79 replied to the topic Isopropyl Alcohol, how to use it ? in the forum General Questions About Tattooing Safe 13 years, 8 months ago
yeah thats what i thought, i have been using it to clean hard surfaces and such things. ive been using diluted green soap since i started. guess i just got some misinformation.
as for the alcohol, do you use denatured or straight rubbing alcohol?
sorry to be a bug man but i dont want to harm my clients in the futre when im tattooing properly ya know? -
TheAlmightyGringo79 replied to the topic machine set-up in the forum General Questions About Tattooing Safe 13 years, 9 months ago
in response to the original post here, All well and good saying nickel and dime thicknesses, but i am in the U.K so any idea of that approxamation for us brits please?
Thanks in advance.
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TheAlmightyGringo79 replied to the topic Hi, there! I'm New… in the forum So Introduce Yourself! 14 years, 2 months ago
hahahahaha agreed ^^
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TheAlmightyGringo79 replied to the topic A newbie- not old…but getting there in the forum So Introduce Yourself! 14 years, 2 months ago
matt, you ARE not alone.
4 kids.
mortgage.
wife.
circus skills expenses ( we all do fire shows, Poi Staff Swords (custom built) and fire breathing, parrafin is bloody expensive)
and the job.
we gotta start some where.
Andi
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TheAlmightyGringo79 replied to the topic Hi. What makes you special? in the forum So Introduce Yourself! 14 years, 2 months ago
so having a tattoo makes you “special”
dang i must be super freaking mega special.
tattoos dont make yo special. its what they are and there meaning. all mine have a meaning/message/dedication.
did you just have a walk in session?
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TheAlmightyGringo79 replied to the topic Hi, there! I'm New… in the forum So Introduce Yourself! 14 years, 2 months ago
hey, like you i thought about it years ago and of course now i am going for it. not that im encouraging bad habits but you can get machines freely. as long as you pay the utmost attention to hygene, there is nothing stopping you getting a kit and practising on pig skin. just treat as you would a client. drawing is something i do every day now.…[Read more]
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TheAlmightyGringo79 replied to the topic Machine building, tips and pointers for the NOOB. in the forum Suggestions 14 years, 2 months ago
yeah chilly, i been doing the same, looking at casting my own frames now as a good freind of mine can cast metals for me ( he has made me medievil battle helmets and my fire sword for me)
so im looking to proper make up some real custom machines. as for the book, already on the shopping list dude.
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TheAlmightyGringo79 replied to the topic New Brit, True Grit. in the forum So Introduce Yourself! 14 years, 2 months ago
no point in giving up chilly, gotta do what ya gotta do. :D
Thnaks mate.
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