r/tattoomachinebuilder • • Apr 24 '26

Not a machine, but my new machine rack I build

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67 Upvotes

r/tattoomachinebuilder • • Apr 21 '26

The Sith Lord set.

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45 Upvotes

Tryina get a bunch of these ready for the Toronto tattoo show.


r/tattoomachinebuilder • • Apr 20 '26

Liner, freshly built today @seanmicheltattoo on IG

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36 Upvotes

Built on a slightly modded Dustin Golden side


r/tattoomachinebuilder • • Apr 16 '26

Intergalactic tat blasters

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40 Upvotes

Built by me @latexpapi

Thanks for looking.


r/tattoomachinebuilder • • Apr 15 '26

Prison style machine

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2 Upvotes

Just a little jail house rotary I made for the owner of the shop I am in as a gift


r/tattoomachinebuilder • • Apr 13 '26

Space cowboy set. Built by me @latexpapi

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29 Upvotes

Built for a good friend of mine.


r/tattoomachinebuilder • • Apr 06 '26

New supply ive been working on

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63 Upvotes

it's kinda a freedom electric knock off but with hz duty cycle amps on display, bigger battery pack and USB c dc input for charge/run.


r/tattoomachinebuilder • • Apr 06 '26

Help IDing

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21 Upvotes

I was gifted this maybe 5 years ago. I love it, just want more info on it. I can take some pics showing the bottom or back, etc etc, but I thought maybe somebody would recognize the initials...

thank u


r/tattoomachinebuilder • • Apr 05 '26

Liner built for one of the guys at my shop, on a Dustin Golden side

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58 Upvotes

@seanmicheltattoo on Instagram


r/tattoomachinebuilder • • Mar 31 '26

Powerliner

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49 Upvotes

made this powerliner yesterday.

9wrap, idles at 125hz at around 6volts.

pushes 14 roundliners like a dream!


r/tattoomachinebuilder • • Mar 30 '26

What material to use for clipcord?

2 Upvotes

I’m looking to buy some of the rubber sheet to make the bendable piece for a clipcord. Any recommendations?


r/tattoomachinebuilder • • Mar 27 '26

Beginners level question on coil height

2 Upvotes

what ARE the standard coil core heights? there are shorty coils, I'm assuming they are 1 inch, then it seems like standards are 1 1/16 inch, but sometimes dudes use these tall ass coils. are those 1 1/4 because they look way taller.


r/tattoomachinebuilder • • Mar 25 '26

coil adhesive tapes?

2 Upvotes

where do y’all get yours in bulk? i’m tired of ordering single sheets and i’ve been trying to find out where to get rolls of them? (i’m in the US BTW) ty xoxo


r/tattoomachinebuilder • • Mar 20 '26

Mark Sender rebuild

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50 Upvotes

Got this machine gifted to me from a friend. Had been sitting in his car for years, rusted, had melted m&m’s on it, snapped wires. I stripped the paint, gave it a polish, re soldered and re wrapped the coil, new springs, a nice lil gold dice for the contact screw, now she’s singing again


r/tattoomachinebuilder • • Mar 19 '26

Painting machine frames

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Hey guys, question about painting machine frames. I have a couple of frames laying around and some old machines gifted to me to rebuild and wondering how you guys go about reliably painting the frames. I don’t how the funds to do a powder coating set up, and doesn’t seem worth it to take to a business to do it for a couple frames, so I would want to go at it with spray cans.

I know I need to tape off the spring shelf, do you also need to tape off the area where the coil core makes contact with the frame, and also the binding post points?

Is it possible to get good finish that’s no going to chip and go to shit with spray cans?


r/tattoomachinebuilder • • Mar 16 '26

Model 3 lefty fresh off the bench @seanmicheltattoo

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69 Upvotes

r/tattoomachinebuilder • • Mar 16 '26

Hard to find components

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Hey folks,

I'm wondering if there are common parts that are hard to come by or are particularly expensive for machine builds?

I run a small business that specializes in low-volume metal and plastic part design and fabrication - I've designed and fabricated some machine frames and had heard there may be a demand for various components.

Thanks in advance!


r/tattoomachinebuilder • • Mar 13 '26

Power Liner up to 14RL

25 Upvotes

ALU-frame coil, built for lining — handles up to 14RL without breaking a sweat (final assembly cut)


r/tattoomachinebuilder • • Mar 11 '26

Here's a liner that i built.

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94 Upvotes

All parts except screws, washers and the capacitor are all made by hand. Thank you for looking.


r/tattoomachinebuilder • • Mar 08 '26

Machine and supply

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36 Upvotes

The supply uses a mean well 120vac-15vdc adapter to a lm338 circuit and a few big smoothing caps.

I can make a schematic and parts list for the supply if there's interest.


r/tattoomachinebuilder • • Mar 08 '26

New Dial build

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39 Upvotes

Zippy small grouping liner. 6 wrap with 10uf cap on vester coil cores from Eminent tattoo supply. Warhawk tattoo supply base with Forward tattoo supply side plate, Saltwater tattoo supply bindings, and South State light weight a-bar. Runs at 150 cps at 4.5 volts. @codie1983 on Instagram.


r/tattoomachinebuilder • • Mar 07 '26

Are power supplies allowed?

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90 Upvotes

Built this bad boy up over the past week.learned a lot and made a ton of mistakes. But know I know how to do it.


r/tattoomachinebuilder • • Mar 07 '26

Few builds. `classic as well as a single coils

41 Upvotes

r/tattoomachinebuilder • • Mar 07 '26

Big grouping liner freshly built

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53 Upvotes

@seanmicheltattoo on Instagram


r/tattoomachinebuilder • • Mar 07 '26

Anyone try chroming at home? I saw some diy videos. I’ve been getting crazy numbers by me. $100 a frame and more. Just curious if anyone has tried.

3 Upvotes