Please move this if it’s in the wrong place=]
Okay, The local tattoo shop owner in my town is a good family friend and i asked for a few tips on what to do to get started and one has made me wonder for weeks.
He told me that I should tape a couple batteries to a pencil to replicate the weight of an actually gun, Has anyone heard of this or tried/Or used this technique? Is it helpful?
And yes, I have tried doing it=]
I also have not heard of that one. I agree it may not hurt? I have different machines that weigh different amounts and are tuned differently for various techniques. I have seen several pretty skilled Tattooist that have came out of the prison systems that have alot of difficulty using a standard machine. Their repeated use of home made tack machines with electric motors, leaves them a bit uncomfortable when they grab a machine that has coils.Most of the time they will purchase a rotary machine from suppliers. I would lean towards the idea of finding what you are comfortable with as far as weight is concerned. A great quality machine in my opinion has no real substitutes. I have always thought that the best resource to getting into the art of tattooing is to get a quality apprenticeship with a respected studio.
Very true – on a recent episode of Marked they had some famous Latino ex prison tattooist who still choose to work with a home made machine as that is what he learnt on
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