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legionaire View Member Profile	Sep 18 2008, 02:12 PM Post #21
Pin Cushion Group: Full Member Posts: 223 Joined: 2-February 08 Member No.: 1,390	You can cut the shrink wrap off the capacitor to look at it and if you are worried about it you can recover it with shrink wrap or electrical tape. IF they are in fact different then the one with the lower number will be on the liner. If they are the same then you will need to check springs and the a-bars and if those are the same which wouldnt surprise me if they are cheap machines then you can set them up with new springs and anything else they would need to run properly for a liner and shader. Be carefull when you remove the shrink wrap that you dont cut into the capacitor itself and leave the wrap on the coils you dont need to remove it for anything.

madwife View Member Profile	Sep 19 2008, 04:00 AM Post #22
Needle Prick Group: Full Member Posts: 90 Joined: 24-January 08 From: Cork, Ireland Member No.: 1,342	Thanks for the help. Am off to take it apart again - it's all good learning, eh? -------------------- An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come. Victor Hugo

legionaire View Member Profile	Sep 19 2008, 07:42 PM Post #23
Pin Cushion Group: Full Member Posts: 223 Joined: 2-February 08 Member No.: 1,390	For sure it is good learning by the time you are done with this project you wont be scared to strip a machine to clean or change things and you will be able to do it and get it tuned again. I think allot of new artists would have less problems if they took this approach and found out what makes their machines different and how to strip them completely and set it all back up from just pieces. Then they could look at problems they are having and approach from an educated point to solve them.

Hotwire View Member Profile	Dec 4 2008, 09:35 AM Post #24
Shop Groupie Group: Full Member Posts: 27 Joined: 30-November 08 From: Quebec City, Quebec Member No.: 5,171	OMG that is a gold mine of info! Thanks so much! -------------------- Its a life long learning process.

pirateplow View Member Profile	Dec 18 2008, 08:53 PM Post #25
Shop Groupie Group: Jr. Member Posts: 5 Joined: 18-December 08 Member No.: 6,018	Also loved a lot of the info. I wondered why it was suggested to bend the needle. you answered it. I'll also take away some good info on tat guns. I bought some from ebay for a few bucks. I always intended to buy some quality coils to put on them. few other tid bits I'll pick up as I can. Thanks. PS: if anyone knows of a good online tattoo certification program, I'd like to know.

savi View Member Profile	Dec 18 2008, 11:52 PM Post #26
Pin Cushion Group: Jr. Member Posts: 477 Joined: 30-May 08 From: Tacoma, WA Member No.: 1,984	just solder any cap from radio shack onto it and see how it performs, buy 5 different caps and try em. It should only take you an hour to test out five different caps. -------------------- Love it or Leave it... check my portfolio @ http://www.myspace.com/sioneproduktions

savi View Member Profile	Dec 18 2008, 11:55 PM Post #27
Pin Cushion Group: Jr. Member Posts: 477 Joined: 30-May 08 From: Tacoma, WA Member No.: 1,984	did he mention the trick bout stuffing your coils with steel wool? thats a good one... -------------------- Love it or Leave it... check my portfolio @ http://www.myspace.com/sioneproduktions

Gnarbootz View Member Profile	Jan 24 2009, 09:20 PM Post #28
Needle Prick Group: Full Member Posts: 89 Joined: 15-January 09 From: Orlando, FL Member No.: 7,519	Very good post, a lot of questions I had answered.

Blink View Member Profile	Feb 5 2009, 09:19 AM Post #29
Needle Prick Group: Full Member Posts: 88 Joined: 25-December 08 From: Northern England Member No.: 6,458	Loads of info great post. -------------------- I don't intend to irritate it just happens!!

1050 View Member Profile	Mar 26 2009, 01:02 AM Post #30
Shop Groupie Group: Full Member Posts: 45 Joined: 24-March 09 From: Sydney Australia Member No.: 10,436	That was the most informative read I have digested.Bloody brilliant! Thanks and a million kudos to Ripped. -------------------- "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro"

ink-sink View Member Profile	Jun 6 2009, 03:13 PM Post #31
Ink Slinger Group: Full Member Posts: 1,007 Joined: 5-June 09 From: leeds Member No.: 13,240	copy paste and printed - thankyou :-D -------------------- Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are good is like expecting the bull not to charge because you are a vegetarian

ink-sink View Member Profile	Jun 17 2009, 10:40 AM Post #32
Ink Slinger Group: Full Member Posts: 1,007 Joined: 5-June 09 From: leeds Member No.: 13,240	grab some electrical tape or shrink wrap to recover them, i dont think its too important that theyre not recovered. EDIT-- must read page 2 before replying doh This post has been edited by tattoo1: Jun 17 2009, 10:41 AM -------------------- Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are good is like expecting the bull not to charge because you are a vegetarian

KOL View Member Profile	Jun 20 2009, 07:56 AM Post #33
Shop Groupie Group: Full Member Posts: 43 Joined: 26-June 08 From: Georgia Member No.: 2,154	Thanks for the info .. much appreciated KOL -------------------- "With fear we avoid challenges, With confidence we conquer them"

MARKT4LYF View Member Profile	Jun 20 2009, 08:00 AM Post #34
Ink Slinger Group: Full Member Posts: 3,465 Joined: 10-June 07 Member No.: 283	QUOTE (savi @ Dec 19 2008, 04:55 AM) did he mention the trick bout stuffing your coils with steel wool? thats a good one... get better results just using longer screws to fill the holes -------------------- im pretty much done on this forum, you can reach me thru my website

Kit Wiz View Member Profile	Jul 10 2009, 10:07 AM Post #35
Needle Prick Group: Full Member Posts: 75 Joined: 9-July 09 From: minneapolis, mn Member No.: 14,487	awesome. thanks for sharing the knowlege

hkd View Member Profile	Jul 18 2009, 02:49 AM Post #36
Pin Cushion Group: Full Member Posts: 165 Joined: 7-July 09 From: England Member No.: 14,400	Nice one ripped, good info Only small thing is I don't agree that every tattoo MUST have an outline and shading. There are loads of different styles besides this traditional approach. x

Jake AU View Member Profile	Feb 26 2010, 08:08 PM Post #37
Shop Groupie Group: Full Member Posts: 27 Joined: 21-February 10 From: Adelaide South Australia Member No.: 22,184	Brilliant!! Very helpful stuff. Thankyou. -------------------- "I ink, therefor, I am..."

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