While the history of the modern machine appears just as obscure
as that of the history of the ancient process of tattoo, it
is obvious that there were many individuals working toward the
same concept. Even today there are many innovations such as
the “swash drive” or bearing driven rotary machine, the “pneuma”
which is run off air compression and cuts the coils and electromagnetism
completely out of the machine, and the contactless
machines which avoid the use of spark and utilize vibration
to move the armature bars. Advances in coils from 6 to16 wraps
are also available. Recently FK Irons has developed a system,
that is patent pending at the time of this text, which utilizes one
full sized coil in the front and one ½ sized coil in the rear to balance
the electromagnetic harmonics of the circuit (www.fkirons.
com).
Tattoo machines have evolved in many ways, but the primary
goal has remained the same over the ages; to put ink into the
skin. The speed and accuracy that this is achieved has evolved
over time, and the inks and pigments used have also changed.
There are many exciting things being developed and with the information
age of the Internet being upon us currently, the knowledge
of machine builders and the number of tools available to
tattoo artists around the world is expanding at an exponential
speed. Even with all these advancements in the tattoo world, it
is not uncommon to still see tattoo rituals performed in places
like Japan and American Samoa the same way that they have
been done for centuries.
Different Views of Tattoo History
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Diseases / Infections
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Any profession that deals with the human body and particularly that which there is an open wound and sharp...
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Storage of voltage – for reserves
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Capacitors will store voltage. When the capacitor is full of voltage it lets out a burst of stored voltage,...
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Stroke Length
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There are a few factors involved in the stroke length or the “throw” of the tattoo needle. The throw...
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Spring / Armature Bar allignment tool…
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There are tools you can purchase to properly align your springs and a-bars to the tube hole on the...
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Digital Tattoo Machine Power Supply
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Presently, a host of technology is available at reasonable prices that a few years ago just simply didn’t exist....
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Hints when building machines…
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IMPORTANT THINGS TO REMEMEBER WHEN BUILDING MACHINES You can only bend the rear spring a few times before it...
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Lining up the Geometry
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It is important to know the geometry of your frame. The way the holes line up in relation to...
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Spotty shading?
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To avoid needle or spotty marks in the tattoo while doing grey work it is important to use a...
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