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Tattoo Machine Building / Pimp & REBUILD your gun
Rating: 4.6 out of 5(112 ratings)
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Tattoo Machine Building / Pimp & REBUILD your gun

Understand your TOOLS and become a better Tattoo Artist / for maximum performance
Created byLily Lu
Last updated 2/2021
English
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What you'll learn

  • How to pimp a tattoo machine
  • Get the maximum performance out of your machine
  • Full depth explenation of the tattoo gun
  • I explane every part and show you how and why you need to change it
  • With cheap and simple little things you will change a lot
  • How to set a machine and what are the most importend parts to focus on
  • Make your machine look good

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Course content

1 section • 18 lectures • 5h 7m total length

  • Introduction2:26

    Learn to optimize and rebuild tattoo machines using a simple home setup, selecting a good basic frame, and maximizing performance on affordable gear.

  • My machines24:53

    Explore tattoo machines from microcaps to custom frames, and learn how analog power supplies, amperes, and stroke rate influence performance. Test and adjust for feel, weight, and reliability.

  • How a machine works18:37

    Explore how a tattoo machine operates, from the frame and electrical circuit to the coil, magnet, springs, and capacitor, and learn common setup mistakes.

  • Take the machine apart7:50

    Take the machine apart and sort parts in a dedicated container. Rebuild the full machine, starting with the frame, coils, and screws, noting coin orientation and keeping parts clean.

  • Frame28:29

    Align and refine the frame to achieve precise symmetry, correct 90-degree corners, and optimal spring distance, then finish with painting and clear coat to protect the machine.

  • Coils44:20

    Learn to inspect, open, and wrap coils for a reliable tattoo machine, ensuring clean insulation, correct inner and outer wires, and eight tight wraps that optimize the magnetic field.

  • Capacitor14:07

    Understand how capacitor size affects tattoo machine speed and power, balancing faster action with overheating risk. Learn recommended capacitor ranges, polarity awareness, and hands on testing tips.

  • Cinch22:48

    Learn to build and tune a tattoo machine by crafting precise spring mounts and aluminum connectors, securing parts, testing alignment, and upgrading low-cost components for durable, smooth operation.

  • Putting the machine together12:06

    Assemble the tattoo machine by laying out cables, aligning the springs, and adjusting the frame for proper level and cable routing.

  • Welding capacitor16:56

    Build and install a capacitor inside the tattoo machine, refine the cable layout and heat management, ensure proper insulation and shrink-wrapped wiring.

  • Building Contact screw together17:54

    Clean and prep the tattoo machine, remove unnecessary parts, isolate electrical from the frame with plastic spacers, center the contact screw using washers, and assemble springs safely.

  • Leveling the coils26:41

    Level the coils by using washers to achieve a straight, parallel setup, then lift and align them for a perfect, symmetric fit; fine-tune gaps and maximize proximity to the magnet.

  • Springs & armature bar28:09

    Select high quality I can springs (18, 20, 22), reshape and cut them for cheap, powerful tuning. Adjust the armature bar and contact screw to optimize speed and energy.

  • Final springs9:51

    Fine-tune spring sets to balance movement and magnetic field in tattoo machines by achieving symmetry, straightness, and the right tension, using front screw adjustments and trial-and-error.

  • Contact screw11:16

    Tune tattoo machines by optimizing the contact screw and silver components, filing and bending the front to create a perfect contact point, delivering steadier power and precision through fine tuning.

  • Finalizing the machine4:25

    Finalizing the machine by securing screws, applying glue to joints, and insulating connections to withstand vibration, ensuring a durable, reliable tattoo gun that stays together and runs smoothly.

  • Extra tips13:21
  • Thank you and Goodbye3:25

    commit to mastering tattoo machine building by creating a dedicated workspace, gathering tools, and investing time and discipline, then expand into computer-assisted designs and future workshops.

Requirements

  • This course is for tattoo artists
  • The more experience you have to better
  • You need a few tools and a machine

Description

You are a Tattoo artist and you want learn something new to step up the game. Your machine is the most powerfull tool and your main instrument for this craft we call tattooing. You should be fully in charge of how your machine runs and how to adopt every machine to your needs. You dont have to spend tousends of dollars for 'brands' and fancy machines who not make you a better tattoo artist than with something you can build or rebuild yourself for a veryy thiy part of the price.

And to profe this i will rebuild the cheapest tattoo machines i found in the internet and make them run amaxing.

This is not a course from a untattooed 'artist' with almost no experience. Befor i retired from tattooing (to become a filmmaker) i was a worldwide known tattoo artist. I invented my own style of tattooing, made a few world record tattoo pieces, build one of the most crazy and biggest 'tattoo studios' in the world and teached a handfull of students my craft and art ad made them to worldwide known tattoo aretist themself..

By the end of this course, you will have the biggest skill i can ever provide to any other tattoo artist.

With almost 2 decades of tattooing i invented a lot of own techniques and skills. I become known for tattooing huge pieces in unrealistic fast times. And my main ingredient was always my machines and how i improved them. Its thhe iggest skill and the one thing i was teach all my students befor i even let them tattoo.

What makes me qualified to teach you?

My work as tattoo artist got published in hundrets of books, magazines and onnline publications around the world. I made my way into the history books of tattooing and progressed and ifluenced the modern tattoo world. Make yourself a picture and find me on google (little swastika). On our homepage (psyland25)  you find also many of the magazin artikels and other information

Is this course for you?

You are already a tattoo artist and you want become better. Do you want understand the machines to the fullest and want be the one in charge.

This course will cover everything you need to know to to start rebuilding:

  • How the machine work

  • Frame

  • Coils and what you need to know about

  • Capacitors & how they effect the speed

  • springs & the bar

  • rca VS clipcord

  • take a machine apart and put it back together (better)

  • Welding better cables and conections

  • Perfect symetry of a machine and why its importend

  • Tips and hacks

Who this course is for:

  • Tattoo artist
  • You want become a better tattoo artist

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