How does a tattoo gun work

How does a tattoo gun work

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A tattoo machine is simply a doorbell circuit. The tattoo machine works with regular household current and it consists MORE

Who Does A Tattoo Gun Work?

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How ? Or who? A tattoo gun is used by a tattooist with appropriate certificates of health and safety. A tattoo gun works by ink put into the top reservoir ,gravity pulls the ink down through the centre of the needle [hollow like ball point…

Why doesn’t my home made tattoo gun work?

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Your tattoo gun doesn’t work because 1 – it doesn’t pierce deep enough into the skin to where the ink is trapped and stays and 2 – you aren’t using the proper ink 3 – you are an idiot for trying to tattoo yourself at home. Seriously, tattoo…

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How does a tattoo gun work?

Q: I don’t care if this has been posted before, I’m to lazy to research it myself. I’d like to know more than “it’s a needle that moves up and down quickly” The more detailed your answer is the better.To Mika and ECWWWErocks or whatever, I’m not sure if you guys actually took the time to READ my question, or were just thinking of something in your head, but nevertheless, Who said anything about ME tattooing myself or my friends. If I wanted answers to help me do that, I’d have asked how to make a gun, or “machine” or whatever. I actually got my first tattoo, (yes, by a professional), and was only interested in the mechanics of the thing. Nothing more. Sheesh! But thanks for the lecture. If I ever decide to become a dumbass and start tattooing myself and my friends with no experience in the art before, I’ll look back to these answers for guidance.

A: he tattoo machine (‘gun’ is a misnomer) is really a basic doorbellcircuit (you know–you push a button and somewhere in the kitchen thislittle arm bangs the hell out of a bell thingie). For you techies outthere it’s a DC coil and spring point(s) machine. Both doorbell and tatmachine were invented before household current was available. __ / / <–rabbit ear w/ a screw in it _/ /____ / /_/ | ( )— | — —\ / /_____ \ __ __ ( ) \ / / <–mechanism ============================= ^ ———— | | | <-contact pointsarmature (| |________________|—___|bar -> | | _/ _||_/ _ / <-This whole thing is the base | | [XXXX]||[XXXX]__ __ coils (X)-> | | |XXXX|–|XXXX| / | | |XXXX|–|XXXX| / __/ | | | |XXXX|–|XXXX| / || / =========================== <-rubber bands =========================== ___| |___|__|__|__|__/ |___((_// / // |- | // | ___________________| // /___/ — | |___| /XXXXX |XXXXX| |XXXXX| |XXXXX| <–sanitary tube |XXXXX| |XXXXX| |_____| / | | | | | | | | | | _| <—needlesIt is essentially in 3 sections: The base, the mechanism, and thesanitary tube. The base really is the bulk of the metal; a rabbit earwith a screw in it, bent at 90 degrees to hold coils. In the frontthere’s a round hole to hold the sanitary tube.Some people think the base looks like the handle of a gun. The basehouses the mechanism, which consists of two coils of wire wrapped aroundan iron core.At the top of the mechanism is a set of silver contact “points” (likethe end of a wire); one usually on a spring mechanism, the other eitherthe end, or on the end of a screw.The spring connects to the base and a bar, which is connected to theneedle arm (90 degrees offset). The needle arm is connected to theneedles (which are soldered onto the bar), and moves up and down insidethe sanitary tube.The coils connect to a DC power supply (between 6 – 12VDC), via a springcoiled U-cable. The U-cable is called a “clip cord,” designed to moveeasily between machines but also stay in place and not fall out andspark all over the place. The springs hold the cable in/onto themachine.One side of the coils is connected to the power supply, the other end tothe point on the screw on the bunny ear, which is insulated from thebase. Through the points, the current flows via the coils and the baseof the machine. This causes the coils to become electromagnetic. Theelectro-magnet pulls down the bar, which does two things: pulls down theneedles, and opens the points. The points being open turn off themagnet. The spring assembly brings back the bar, which causes theneedles to move up *AND* make contact with the points. This causes thewhole cycle to happen again making the needles go up and down.Most machines have a large capacitor across the coils/points, whichkeeps the points from arcing and pitting, and wearing out so quickly. Acapacitor is a device that holds energy kind of like a battery, butcharges and discharges much faster (parts of a second rather than 3 or 4hours). The capacitor charges while the points are open, so when theyclose, the difference in voltage across them is nill. The points arereally an automatic switch controlled by the spring to turn the thingoff and on quickly. In old cars where there were points there was acondenser (aka capacitor) for the same reason.The sanitary tube sucks up the ink in capillary fashion, and the needlesload up as long as there’s ink in the small portion of the tube.It’scalled “sanitary” because of the cutout at the bottom of the tube, whichcan be rinsed out.My understanding is that there are three layers of skin: Scaly layer,epidermis, and dermis. Tattoo machines are adjusted to penetrate intothe dermis layer but NOT *through* it (below it is the fat layer of thebody).When the needles go into the sanitary tube they have a layer of ink onand between them. The needles make little holes in the skin, and the inkis deposited into the holes. This is why the skin has to be stretched soblobs of ink don’t stay. Otherwise, the skin will latch onto theneedles, grab the ink from them and generally make a mess.Ink just put into the scaly layer would be replaced quickly and fadeaway. While ink into the epidermis will stay, my conjecture is that thedermis makes for more ink and perhaps a more vivid image.Machines are really of two types: Liners, and shaders. They areexactlythe same, but are set up differently. The gap for a liner isaround thethickness of a dime, and a shader is the thickness of a nickel.Liner needles are usually arranged on the bar in a circular pattern.Shader needles are usually straight (like a comb), although Spaulding &Rogers sells a 15-needle round shader. The needles are small sewingmachine needles, usually made of stainless steel. Liners are in 1, 3, 4,5, & 7-needle combinations, set in a round configuration. Note: Therecan really be any number of them but these seem to be most common.Shader needles are in a straight row and usually are in groups of 4, 6,7, 9 needles. The sanitary tubes are designed especially for thecombination of needles, so there’s a special tube for each differentnumber of needles in a needle bar assemblyThe following needle diagrams are from Jesse “Jesster” Parent([email protected]). o is a needle . is a cut down needle (shorter & no point)Liners:Single needle 3-needle 5-needle o o o o . . o o o o oShaders:4-needle 6-needle oooo oooooo8-needle shaders are grouped so that 7 needles form a circle with 1 inthe middle. There are also 14-needle shaders.8-needle Magnums: o 5-needle 7-needle o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o oShaders are mounted on flat needle bars while liners are mounted onround barsThere are two other types of machines. Spaulding & Rogers revolution(don’t know of an artist that uses this one), which is a DC motor thatturns a cam that raises and lowers the needle bar assembly through asanitary tube. The other is something that I have never seen (even inpictures) but they are used in prison and are made of tape recordermotors, and for the life of me I don’t know how they work.DO TATTOO NEEDLES BECOME DULL WITH USE? The following information is provided by Uncle Bud <[email protected]>:Tattoo needles do not dullen with age, but instead become sharper by therepetitive honing motion they experience in the tattoo machine.This happens because the metal of the sanitary tube rubs against theneedles, and the softer metal (the needles) will wear. The problem withthese sharpened needles is that they sharpen into flat razor-like edges,and begin cutting the skin instead of piercing small holes.Since a tattoo is created by the conical shape of the needletransferring pigment into the skin with the aid of a wetting agent, theneedle’s shape is as important as its sharpness. Pigment does nottransfer into the skin as efficiently when the shape is altered, and canalso lead to scarring.Another problem with needles is the occurrence of burs or barbs when theneedles hit the side or bottom of the pigment caps.While it is possible to use the same set of needles for more than eighthours (on the same client, of course), correct needle configuration,setup, and alignment of the needle and machine are very critical.Hope that helps

Do you need a cord for the tattoo gun to start working and if not how does it start? Does it have batteries?

Q: I just bought a tattoo gun and I have no idea how it worksPlease helpthanks:]

A: Well …..first you have to find the little cap on it, then unscrew the cap and fill the “gun” with ink bullets. Just be careful that the “gun” doesn’t go off and kill someone. Seriously, if you don’t have an autoclave/sterilizer, all the cord and machine covers, a sterile place to work, advanced knowledge of sterile technique and an EXPERIENCED artist to teach you how to work skin; then you are just going to infect or **ck up somebody with your “gun”Rider (inked with a tattoo machine, shot with a gun)

How does a bamboo tattoo compare to an electric gun tattoo?

Q: Do bamboo tattoos last as long as a tattoo from an electric tattoo gun? Any other advantages or disadvantages to either one?

A: I do believe that bamboo tattoos are much more painful compared to electric tattoo guns. I know that it’s the traditional way in some oriental countries to get a bamboo tattoo. I don’t think one lasts any longer than the other though.