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[starterkit44]

yeah i have that problem too…..when i start iam like ok it will cost this but by time iam done i be like damn i should of got more!!!!! but i do it mainly for the love of the art forum so its ok its realy not about the money to me intill i go and get more spls iam like damn this shit aint cheap…….

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@canvasyou wrote:

I dont use eikon or any metered power. So the FT and Duty are not going to give me any info.
Have you read Basic fundamentals of modern tattoo? good starting point for tuning and liner setups.
I think your numbers sound proper – but maybe you are using wrong needle grouping? too tight perhaps?
maybe pressing to hard.. not enough angle (holding the machine) many things you should ask your mentor to review with you… Hang in there.

hey if my machine keeps slowing down and speeding up as iam doing my lines what can that be? i think one of my coils is burn out or my machine isnt tuned right

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@Nightliner wrote:

I wrote in another section that as long as the frame is geometrically correct; meaning the everything is slanted and tilted the way it’s supposed to be, then you should be able to create a decent machine. I would stay away from bolt up frames as these are more trouble than they’re worth, IMO. If you don’t know how to tune your machine, then learn before you start tattooing. Tuning your machine was what apprentices learned in the begininng before they were allowed to touch skin back when I was learning.
Best machine in my opinion is not a brand name, over priced work of art, but a functioning tool that puts in a solid tattoo, and does what you need it to do.
If you spend the time to make at least one yourself, then you’ll appreciate your machines more. Or at least take one apart and put it back together again, cut your own springs, stuff like that. Besides saving yourself a lot of money, your understanding of the tools you use for your trade will greatly improve. It’s hard for some stranger to build a machine that fits your style of tattooing. So, at least learn to set it up. and good luck. And by the way, no machine does beautiful work, it’s the artist that does beautiful work, tools just help the process.

i agree

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