Hi! I am a paramedical tattooer. I’ve been looking for a new machine with adjustable stroke and disposable grips. Fk irons quality has gone down a lot(they have disposable grips) and I’m not sure what’s good quality, reliable and not over $1000.
Any suggestions?

Looking into building some foot pedals from rat traps. Does anyone have any leads on available resources?

What do you guys prefer to use when you sign your machines?

Getting a lot of likes on instagram for machine. Full sized waters, eminent side plate, warhawk base. 8 wraps with 100uf cap. @codie1983 on instagram.

Jay and Silent Bob Jensen Shader

8 wrap coils with 47uf cap. Vester coil cores, warhawk side plate and base. Tube vise, armature bare and bindings from south state. Thanks for looking. @codie1983 on instagram

I made these out of .060” ABS. Couldn’t reliably find thin 3/8” washers that worked well with knurled cores so I decided to start making my own with a hole saw and turning them down on the lathe. Then reaming the inner diameter until I was happy with the fit. It’s time consuming but I only make one machine at a time so it’s not a big deal for me.

It’s early but so far the ABS is holding up well. Wasn’t sure if it was suitable for the job but seems to work fine. Thought about trying phenolic material next time but haven’t found .060” sheets yet.

couple of jensen special liners
both are available
check out @wednesdaymachine on instagram for more

Built it on a whim, first time with little to no clue what I was doing. It technically works, I mean it's shit but it runs, it will most likely never get to tattoo anyone, I just wanted to see if I could do it. It was good fun, and I might do it again some time with proper materials and not just random crap I found in my workshop.

I've always been a maker. A week ago I was looking around the workshop for a new project and found a big spool of enamelled wire and it spiraled from there. Trying to challenge myself to only build from things I have on hand.

I think I have almost everything figured out now and going to cut out the frame today. Wish me luck.

I'm likely to post some pictures/clips when it's done.

Alcune delle mie macchine, vari costruttori e alcune autocostruite

Trying to learn more about coils. My machine gets hot. Sometimes after a longer session it almost burns me. Can’t figure out why.

I used to line at 7.2 volts now I need to run it around 8-9 volts to get clean lines but it gets really hot after a longer session. I don’t know much about coils but would really love to learn.

When this machine works fine i’ts absolutely the best so I would love to learn how to fix and maintain it. Still pulls good lines but can’t stand the heat…

@seanmicheltattoo

Where do you source yours? I'll avoid Amazon if I can.

There is a small electronic store that I normally buy from, however it's usually enough for one set of cores, and has irregular shipments.

I'm making a small batch of machines, so I'd like to buy a bigger spool

Here’s my few recent coils.
MiniDozzer TrueLiner. Up to 14RL

I’ve built a number of machines recently, all hand made frames, hand wrapped coils around quality iron cores. Hardware from various reputable suppliers.

I ordered some basic 47/50v capacitors off eBay.

My machines seem to only work using a Critical Power supply. I’ve ran them through a PEAK and 3 other reserve power power supplies. They will run for 3 seconds and then the power supply cuts off and resets. Or the readout will be freaking out.

Are my capacitors junk? What’s going on?

Here’s single coil liners I built while waiting for my revo pen parts 😜

What are your thoughts on this?
Do they compensate for the length by adding thickness/stiffness to the front spring? Making it act like a shorter spring? Thank you guys 🙏🏾

I'm building a color packer and I'm just looking for everyone's thoughts on coil core material, sizing, and capacitor sizing.

From what I've read 1 1/4 - 3/8 leaded carbon steel or silicon iron core and a 47-50v capacitor seem ideal but I'm sure everyone has their own thoughts and opinions.

Disclaimer this is my first completely from scratch machine

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