...make a home made tattoo gun?

Answer by Chris Jesso
Submitted on 1/9/2004
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: Make a Tattoo Gun I've personally used this so I know it works... Things you'll need: * bic pen (this is your tube that houses the needle) * 4 or 5" section of guitar string ,second one from the smallest. ( this is your needle) * tooth brush ( this gets bent like a "7" and joins the pen to the motor) * an eraser from a pencil (this joins the shaft of the motor to the needle/guitar string) * small battery operated motor (from a "walkman" or a hand held fan) * some tape (to join everything together) Putting the pieces together: 1. Take the guitar string and bend a little bit of the end down or up. 2. Take out the ink tube of the pen, and cut it to about a 3 or 4" length, now file down the brass tip of the pen to get the ball out, make the hole big enough to allow passage of the needle. 3. Insert the needle into the pen. 4. Now take the tooth brush and cut off the bristles making it about 4" long. Heat it up in the middle with a lighter and bend it in to a "7" and hold in place untill stiff. 5. Join/tape the pen needle assembly to the tooth brush. 6. Now take the eraser from the pencil and shove it onto the shaft of the motor, try to get it as dead center as possible. Join the pen/needle/tooth brush to the motor/eraser assembly, tape the brush to the motor. 7. Take the bent part of the needle/guitar stirng and stick it into the eraser, IMPORTANT- the needle must be purposely OFF CENTER. 8. Now all that is left to do is find a power source, I used the plug-in adapter frrom a cd player. i guess you could hook up some batteries to a switch and then to the contacts of the motor.

Answer by chris_right_here@hotmail.com
Submitted on 2/11/2004
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i know all of u first timers need to know how to make a tattoo guna nd i know the perfect way and i know how to make it shade and line so if u want to contact me u can at chris_right_here@hotmail and i will show u step by step how to make a gun, make it work better and every thing elsa u need to know...i also sell homemade tattoo kits that cum wit with: 1 gun and power supply, 1 needle, and 1 bottle of ink for $50......as everyone keeps in mind that $50 is alot and noone knows if their going to get riped off or not but i will in shore u give me an address and everything i need and ull get it....for any other questions add me or contact me at chris_right_here@hhotmail.com

Answer by Featherwood Witch
Submitted on 2/26/2004
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I would appreciate anyone's idea's and their version of the best homemade tattoo gun! I might just put a few different ones together and go from there. I have most commonly heard of the walkman motor and guitar string. I was trippen when I saw the idea of the spinbrush; cause I was just wondering about that one tonight. I'm just not sure about the whole hookup thing. I need to make one; so I can do my own work for myself..It will definately be a work in progress; I need to inflict a little pain in a constructive way, when I go into a rage; the only thing to bring me back is a little physical pain! That's a 2 for 1 deal, huh? Seriously; anyone who can lead me through the construction of the gun; please contact me!! Thanks alot...hopefully soon to sling some ink. e-mail: Featherwood-Witch@myway.com or Featherwood-Witch@prodigy.net

Answer by Matt
Submitted on 3/1/2004
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Hey Peckerhead, shut up man. Anyway, don't buy these kits and guns people try to sell, just use the universal plan that's all over the web (toothbrush, walkman motor...) go ahead and invest 10 bucks. Go to radio shack and a dollar store (NC and NY have dollar trees around every corner) and buy (from radio shack) 1 9-18 volt motor (9-18 is one motor, will take any power supply inbetween)(2.99), 1 push button on/off switch (smallest you can find, not momentary on, but on/off)(2.99) 1 pack of 9-volt battery hookups (1.99), 1 9-volt battery fixture (1.99), next go to the dollar store. Get one toothbrush (1$, get two if you think you'll screw it up the first try,) one ball point pen (pack of 3-12, 1$) 1 9-volt battery. Hit a music shop for the guitar string. there, Mine's rather nice, asteticaly and functionaly. I used gold wire to hold everything in place, carved nooks into the plastic so the wire would stay snug, soldered the connections(this isn't necessary, can just loop wire through holes in connections on switch and motor and wrap.) Enjoy.