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Question by Ricky
Submitted on 2/14/2004
Related FAQ: rec.arts.bodyart: Tattoo FAQ 6/9--Care of new tattoos
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I purchased a Tat2 gun all I can really say is that sanitary tube is made from plastic.
What i really wan't2 know is how 2 set it up right, Im just starting out so please be very deatiled.

 
 

Answer by goat
Submitted on 2/15/2004
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Ricky
Find as many sites as you can and read up on every thing.
Then start drawing, then apprentice.
Don't start off lost.
And remember sanitary is the best.

 

Answer by mariposatriste
Submitted on 2/28/2004
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Yes, First  get books and mags that talk over tattoos and read .. get the info you need from health dept... and then go to a tattoo shop and see if you can find anyone that can give you tips on the tattoo buss..and on how to tattoo... you can also buy things to tattoo on so you wont mess up anyones body... look up tattoo shops and more...

 

Answer by jeffmezzanotte@imneverwrong.com
Submitted on 5/8/2004
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take your gun apart a few times and put it back together...this will teach you alot about it....everyone sets their guns differently but in a general sence start off by pushing the needle all the way out of the tube and move the tube down till the needle sticks out between a 16th and 8th of an inch.....ink up some mellons first dude

 

Answer by kix89
Submitted on 5/12/2004
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first, i would recommend ordering a copy of tattooing a-z by huck spaulding, and read it from cover to cover more than once, but to set the depth, do NOT stick the needle as far out of the tube as you can and do it by eye, its almost impossible to get the right depth this way, and makes it extremely easy to put the ink in too deep, resulting in blood poisoning, the depth of the needle for outlining should be the thickness of a canadian dime, check this between the contact points, not where the needle sticks out. for shading, on a 10 wrap machine(reaper, wolverine from spaulding-rogers) the needle should be set at 3/32" for 8 wrap machines (mostly everyother machine, except the supreme i think) the needle should be set at 1/16" im not too shure as to the reason for this, but that is what it should be set at for lining and shading. SECOND only use the lexan tube once (i am assuming that you ordered your equipment from huck spaulding)and order in yourself some metal tubes, this way you're more sanitary, lexan tubes are fairly hard to sanitize, but if you don't have an autoclave, you can use, although its not the same as an autoclave, a pressure cooker, and make shure that you clean out all the dried ink in the tube using a pipe cleaner before you sterilize it. happy tattooing, be safe, and SET YOUR NEEDLES! blood poisoning is no joke, not to mention, it will kill off all your future clientele, as well as it being just plain bad practice. peace, the northern ontario tattooist, kix89

 

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