Essential Equipment for Tattooing
You’ll need ink, needles, stencil products, a power supply, tips and grips, and tubes. By being prepared with all these, you can call up a client to come to visit your shop!
A chair is another essential piece of equipment that you will require in your tattoo shop. Choose a new generation chair; it contains everything needed in a tattoo studio.
Tattoo Machine Components & Setup
The standard tools will help you perform the job more smoothly and ensure the hygiene and safety of your customers. The main components of a tattoo machine include the frame, the electromagnetic coil, the front and back binding posts, the armature bar, the contact screw, the spring assembly, and the needle tube.
Understanding the parts of a tattoo machine is essential for anyone looking to pursue a career in tattooing.
Setting Up Your Tattoo Station
What do you need at a tattoo station?
First, you need the main tool – a tattoo machine. It uses needles and ink to make body drawings. Then, prepare your workplace. Place on the table only what you will need: ink jars, bands, soap, sprays, paper towels, power supply, clip cord, etc. Put the foot pedal on the floor. Sterilize all tools before work.
How to set up the machine? Slide the stem into the grip and tighten with a wrench. Do the same on the other end for the tip. What voltage to use? Try 8-10V. Higher voltages work for shading, lower – for lining.
To keep everything sterile use an autoclave. It maintains a hot temperature for a set time to kill bacteria. Contamination may cause infections.
Additional Tools & Practice Tips
Also, stock up on different needles, grips, and tubes suitable for various techniques. And prepare the needed furniture – a special tattooist’s chair and a table. An adjustable power supply with pedal control is a must. It allows for convenient voltage control while working.
To start practicing you need at least two machines – rotary and coil. Plus basic materials: ink, disposable needles, gloves, paper, pens. Be ready to invest some thousand dollars in quality beginner’s equipment. And never stop learning – develop your artistic skills to make great tattoos.
FAQs on Tattooing
Question: Are the whole tattoo kits worth starting with? What do you, the author of this article, think of self-tattooing as a good way of feeling/testing settings and getting to know the set up of a tattoo machine?
Answer: I have not found any kits that are good starter kits… I pieced everything together over time. Yes, I think self-tattooing is a good way to understand what you will be doing to others.
Question: Why does so much ink come out when I’m tattooing? Does this have to do with the speed or the length my needle is popping out?
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