We have reached 6,000 subscribers. That was a benchmark to see how the channel would do. I'm ready to put a lot more time and energy into the videos. I'm wanting to get better equipment to improve the quality of the channel. You can help the channel out for free. Just go to the gawkbox link below and play some games on your phone. You can also watch some videos. Help me out so I can help you out. If you don't want to play games you can donate to the channel. Just post a dontation with PayPal to jauntyartist@hotmail.com. You can also contact me at jauntyartist@hotmail.com if you need some tattoo machines fixed and tuned. For a small fee and the shipping cost I'll fix your machines. Thanks, Nick Durant www.gawkbox.com/tattoouniversity
just wanna say i love your videos been tattooing about 7 months an my custom built shader never ran correctly ive now stipped down the machine and am working on rebuilding it your videos gave me the know how.. thanks man
im leaning toward bad cap or poor coils shader ran great for 3 weeks then it started diein out about 20 mins in to use an kinda smells like burnt oil then it will run fine for a min then shit out again i tried 3 clip cords a new pedal a dif power supply smh they only 7 months old had them custom made odly the coil screws barely make it past the yoke lol i tore it down last nite to see
I would try to get some longer screws. Make sure they fill any gap in the core. You could have some machine tuning issues there. That or the coils might be bad. If it isn't doing it on any other machines that could be a good indication its bad. This is one of those learning opertunities. You have to see what it is going to take to fix it. Shoot me an email with some pics jauntyartist@hotmail.com
ive seen a lot of instructional videos and i would have to say your break down of tattoo machine tunning is spot on. Ive learned how to properly tune my own set up and I can personally say i dont have any broken nuckles but building my machines correctly took lots of time patience and shaping screws and a mechanical ability just as youve stated!
Yes. Mostly broken nuckles comes from working on my cars. I'm going to do more tattoo machine tuning videos. I think this will help everyone out. I don't think people realize how much time and effort goes into these videos. I'm trying to put correct information out in a way that everyone can learn from. What do you talk about and how to present it? This is what I'm always thinking about. How do you teach someone who knows jack about tattooing, and how do you teach them correctly? I've deleted a lot of videos and have to repost a lot of them. I plan on doing a lot in this area. I feel like there is a lot of people tattooing with no knowledge of tattoo machines. I want to help out the people who are willing to learn.
according to google, 99% of pure iron are better than steel for electric induced magnet (electromagnet)but it has its downside it rust/oxidizes faster ..but u can electroplate a thin layer of copper ,gold or silver
Love your videos. Quick question.What are some of the reasons to have a hard liner vs. a soft liner or a fast liner. What kind of liner would I use on an older person vs. a young person? Maybe not such a quick question huh..
I will try to answer this in the simplest way possible. There usually is a lot more that goes into this but here goes the short version. You are saying hard liner and soft liner. I'm assuming that you are talking about the "Hit". You need to push the needles to the correct depth of the skin. If you have a smaller needle it will go in the skin easier. if you have a bigger needle group it will take some persuasion to get where it needs to go. Smaller needle group you don't need the hard hitting machine. If you are doing large tattoos with huge needle groups then you need some punch. On a coil machine you can turn up the voltage to give it that harder hit so you have a range on your machine. If you know what the machine is primarily going to be used for then you can adjust it when tuning. I would use my regular liner on an old person. I tattoo old almost the same way. I find that they actually tattoo easier but the process is more of a pain. The skin is a little dry so wiping away the excess ink is a chore. The skin can be different so I just take it easy on them. Everyone is different so every tattoo gets done differently. You have to learn how to adjust when you tattoo. I find that people with dry skin in general have this problem, so it isn't just old people. I just really generous on the ointment when I tattoo them. The skin that I hate the most is from someone who is outside in the sun all the time. That leather skin that is really tough. It is like tattoo the palm of someone's hand. Just really rough skin that you have to fight to get in there. In this case you probably want a harder hitting machine. The more you learn the easier it is for you to understand the adjustments you have to make. Someone who doesn't learn how to tune machines is at a disadvantage. They only use what is given to them and don't know how to make minor adjustments to make things work better. I find that I don't have a lot of problems when I tattoo, because I've studied a lot. If something isn't working it usually takes a minor tweak to get me on track.
Thank you so much for taking the time to answer my question. Your video's have been of great service for my new hobby and i can't even tell you how much it is appreciated.
I think the idea to get across to people is that the cores with more material on the end will work better. If you learn anything from this video it should be that. This is just how magnets work. If there is more material there it will attract the armature easier
its funny how long I actually used to pack coils until about 10 years ago when I thought of using longer screws as well. my cousin and I laughed hard about that
I'm always looking at ways to make things better. Not just in tattooing but with everything I do. I've seen a lot of areas in tattooing that can improve and hope to share that with everyone. Make some improvements in how things are done.
another thing in this video NIck mentions is conversating with other tattoo artists. I have had a passion for tattooing since I could remember. is started when my uncle came home with one when my mother gave him money to buy jeans. I had to be about 4 years old. when I was 7 I would go watch other artists at a trade center. wow have things changed since then. when I was 13 I learned how to make a tattoo machine from this same uncle. I never planned on making it my career at this time. I had friends that would ask me to tattoo and I said, "I don't know how to tattoo" and a friend said, "well u got a gun" so I started tattooing at age 13 with a homemade machine. for 3 years I tattooed with this machine, and by this time I was on a mission. this was what I wanted to do with my life. at the age of 16 I bought a Spaulding and Rogers Puma, I hated it! I wanted my homemade machine back. I made myself use it. 2 weeks later I went and took a friend and tattooed on my friend for a job as a professional. I have been drawing my entire life so I already had the art part about it down. They hired me immediately. back then u didn't have to have a licensed to tattoo so it was easier then it is today. I worked at this shop for 2 years and nobody there was good. I was their wonderboy. 16 year old kid laying down some ink. I wasn't even old enough to get a tattoo. I found out later this shop was a joke after I quit because my abilities were beyond them and I wasn't learning anything. I went to another shop and they automatically knew who I was and were waiting for me to realize the shop I had been working at was a joke. they were expecting me. so I work at this shop for 3 more years. in the first 6 months I doubled what I knew because of working with other artists. now I am 42 years old and over the last 26 years I have won awards for work that i have done. I have taught people and as well all of them became profesionals.i have worked at 9 different shops and had a shop with my uncle and finally have my own studio because I never gave up and I took it seriously. you can learn a great deal from Nick. Nick is right though. even if your not working with other artists, then u should have at least a couple that u communicate with. ask questions. get the answers u need because this is permanent and what I was told from my uncle who is also an artist and my inspiration. "If you can't be clean and know what your doing, then you have no business in tattoo business. I am a busy person with tattooing and body piercing but I do try and keep up with Nicks videos. even I have learned a couple tricks from how he does things. and for those who take it serious and end up looking back on many years of tattooing. u too will be saying u learned one thing from so and so and another from another guy. so I back Nick up completely 100% I wish you all Good Luck! be clean and Happy Tattooing!
Thanks for the support. I never thought I would be doing this sort of thing. Never imagined I would be doing RUclips videos. It is a learning thing for myself also. I've made several changes. I've added videos just to delete them later. I keep on trying and learning. That is what I'm trying to teach people out there. Never to give up. I have to do the same thing. I'm learning new things all the time. I think I have something down and then I learn something new and it changes the whole ball game. I will always be improving and trying to improve the channel. I've only been doing the videos for about a year. Just imagine where they will be five years from now. Probably going to be a lot of changes and a lot of improvements. The important thing in for everyone to be a community and learn from each other. Learn from me and learn from other tattoo artist.
great video, I have a question regarding troubleshooting on losing speed, I have a machine unloaded is 125-127hz once loaded it drops to 112, cannot pinpoint why is losing that much speed. Any suggestions?
This is normal when tuning a machine. I don't usually lose that much speed. You might be putting too much tension on the needle or the machine. Too many rubber bands will do this. You only need enough tension from the rubber bands to hold the needle in the bottom of the tip. If your needle bar is rubbing on something it will cause friction. If you are tuning your machine and it doesn't have enough hit. It runs fast but stops when you put your thumb under the armature bar nipple. It has the speed but doesn't have enough power to push a needle. Might need to go back to the tuning phase and add a little more tension on the rear spring. If I knew your duty cycle that could give me a better idea of what is happening. Usually 50-55 duty gives you a good hitting machine. Readjust your needles and tension. If that doesn't help go back and tune it again. Check your hit and make sure it is strong enough.
Tattoo University thanks for the reply and the advice, forgot to mention my duty is 50-53, I tried to keep it within that range. Thanks again for taking the time to answer my question.
I usually have a method of finding problems. I will go through the whole machine when I tune it. Looking for the little mistakes that get missed. Sometimes I find things that you don't see right away. I got pretty quick at tuning machines. If this happened to me I would take the machine apart and put it back together again. That usually takes care of something I might of overlooked. Not everyone is willing to do this. The more you do it the easier it gets.
Depends on what your doing. Mostly I used the weaved mags for every day stuff. Stacked mags are supposed to be good for color packing. It would be a preference. We get comfortable using the same stuff all the time. I have to force myself to go outside of my comfort zone. I don't usually use stacked mags so I would have to make the decission to try them for a while and see what I think.
A lot of tattooing is a preference thing. You have to try new things and see what works for you. If it works and doesn't do extra harm then use it. Test it out a little and see if you can make it work for you. If it isn't your thing then go back to what you like.
I posted a link to a Facebook site I started. You still have to be careful but the people on that site try to do things correctly. There are builders on there that I use.
Tattoo University I had a question regarding sanitation/sterilization , Would it be safe to use Bleach to Clean my Metal Grips when using disposable plastic tubes And disposable plastic tips that get thrown away after each use ??? my uncle has been doing Sterilization in Surgery Rooms in hospitals for over 30 years and he Swears by a 50/50 solution and says it kills any & everything ... So what's your Opinion about Using Just Bleach for Sanitation & Sterilization Purposes on my Metal Grips & other stuff ?????
Je suis français et 'il don' tu speak english very well !" , MAIS ( but ) , tu est un bon gars ! ?..good guy il said ! merci pour tes conseils et vidéos , thank you very much , but in France if you tell before enter in his Shop he , the tattoo man , don' t want to help you because he thincks is a great artist , but I think he's a shit man , Sorry but in France it' is ! You , you are good man simply and great attitude to help us and do the right Way for learn tattooing , merci encore une fois .
Vous devez apprendre ce que vous pouvez vous-même et d'autres personnes prêtes à vous aider. Il y a beaucoup de tatoueurs de merde qui ne sont pas disposés à aider. S'ils ne vous aident pas, vous n'en avez pas besoin. Vous pouvez le faire vous-même et apprendre d'un autre artiste.
If they aren't willing to help you don't need them. There are plenty of people out there who are helpful. I wouldn't mess with them. Just learn as much as you can on your own and connect with people on social media. Sites that help you improve your tattoos.
Broh if you dont want to do transmission work then don't buy fords lol, I have had more trouble with Ford's transmissions than any other car. For some reason they keep getting worse.
We have reached 6,000 subscribers. That was a benchmark to see how the channel would do. I'm ready to put a lot more time and energy into the videos. I'm wanting to get better equipment to improve the quality of the channel. You can help the channel out for free. Just go to the gawkbox link below and play some games on your phone. You can also watch some videos. Help me out so I can help you out. If you don't want to play games you can donate to the channel. Just post a dontation with PayPal to jauntyartist@hotmail.com. You can also contact me at jauntyartist@hotmail.com if you need some tattoo machines fixed and tuned. For a small fee and the shipping cost I'll fix your machines.
Thanks,
Nick Durant
www.gawkbox.com/tattoouniversity
just wanna say i love your videos been tattooing about 7 months an my custom built shader never ran correctly ive now stipped down the machine and am working on rebuilding it your videos gave me the know how.. thanks man
more machine tuning videos are coming soon. I'm going to do a couple of liners and then move on to shader and color packer.
sweet deal im looking forward to them as i was ready to junk mine ..
Chris Nett There is some equipment that you can't save, but you should try first and then make that decision
im leaning toward bad cap or poor coils shader ran great for 3 weeks then it started diein out about 20 mins in to use an kinda smells like burnt oil then it will run fine for a min then shit out again i tried 3 clip cords a new pedal a dif power supply smh they only 7 months old had them custom made odly the coil screws barely make it past the yoke lol i tore it down last nite to see
I would try to get some longer screws. Make sure they fill any gap in the core. You could have some machine tuning issues there. That or the coils might be bad. If it isn't doing it on any other machines that could be a good indication its bad. This is one of those learning opertunities. You have to see what it is going to take to fix it. Shoot me an email with some pics jauntyartist@hotmail.com
ive seen a lot of instructional videos and i would have to say your break down of tattoo machine tunning is spot on. Ive learned how to properly tune my own set up and I can personally say i dont have any broken nuckles but building my machines correctly took lots of time patience and shaping screws and a mechanical ability just as youve stated!
Yes. Mostly broken nuckles comes from working on my cars. I'm going to do more tattoo machine tuning videos. I think this will help everyone out. I don't think people realize how much time and effort goes into these videos. I'm trying to put correct information out in a way that everyone can learn from. What do you talk about and how to present it? This is what I'm always thinking about. How do you teach someone who knows jack about tattooing, and how do you teach them correctly? I've deleted a lot of videos and have to repost a lot of them. I plan on doing a lot in this area. I feel like there is a lot of people tattooing with no knowledge of tattoo machines. I want to help out the people who are willing to learn.
Been watching a while 👌 love your stuff , keep up the good work
according to google, 99% of pure iron are better than steel for electric induced magnet (electromagnet)but it has its downside it rust/oxidizes faster ..but u can electroplate a thin layer of copper ,gold or silver
awesome!
Love your videos. Quick question.What are some of the reasons to have a hard liner vs. a soft liner or a fast liner. What kind of liner would I use on an older person vs. a young person? Maybe not such a quick question huh..
I will try to answer this in the simplest way possible. There usually is a lot more that goes into this but here goes the short version. You are saying hard liner and soft liner. I'm assuming that you are talking about the "Hit". You need to push the needles to the correct depth of the skin. If you have a smaller needle it will go in the skin easier. if you have a bigger needle group it will take some persuasion to get where it needs to go. Smaller needle group you don't need the hard hitting machine. If you are doing large tattoos with huge needle groups then you need some punch. On a coil machine you can turn up the voltage to give it that harder hit so you have a range on your machine. If you know what the machine is primarily going to be used for then you can adjust it when tuning. I would use my regular liner on an old person. I tattoo old almost the same way. I find that they actually tattoo easier but the process is more of a pain. The skin is a little dry so wiping away the excess ink is a chore. The skin can be different so I just take it easy on them. Everyone is different so every tattoo gets done differently. You have to learn how to adjust when you tattoo. I find that people with dry skin in general have this problem, so it isn't just old people. I just really generous on the ointment when I tattoo them. The skin that I hate the most is from someone who is outside in the sun all the time. That leather skin that is really tough. It is like tattoo the palm of someone's hand. Just really rough skin that you have to fight to get in there. In this case you probably want a harder hitting machine. The more you learn the easier it is for you to understand the adjustments you have to make. Someone who doesn't learn how to tune machines is at a disadvantage. They only use what is given to them and don't know how to make minor adjustments to make things work better. I find that I don't have a lot of problems when I tattoo, because I've studied a lot. If something isn't working it usually takes a minor tweak to get me on track.
Thank you so much for taking the time to answer my question. Your video's have been of great service for my new hobby and i can't even tell you how much it is appreciated.
no problem. Glad I could help!
I always use an empty needle bar for packing steel wool in the core it also makes it easier to pack tighter
but Nick's idea is a better way of going at it. this is what I use as well now
I think the idea to get across to people is that the cores with more material on the end will work better. If you learn anything from this video it should be that. This is just how magnets work. If there is more material there it will attract the armature easier
its funny how long I actually used to pack coils until about 10 years ago when I thought of using longer screws as well. my cousin and I laughed hard about that
I'm always looking at ways to make things better. Not just in tattooing but with everything I do. I've seen a lot of areas in tattooing that can improve and hope to share that with everyone. Make some improvements in how things are done.
Can we plz get the links for the machine (tuning) manuals?
another thing in this video NIck mentions is conversating with other tattoo artists. I have had a passion for tattooing since I could remember. is started when my uncle came home with one when my mother gave him money to buy jeans. I had to be about 4 years old. when I was 7 I would go watch other artists at a trade center. wow have things changed since then. when I was 13 I learned how to make a tattoo machine from this same uncle. I never planned on making it my career at this time. I had friends that would ask me to tattoo and I said, "I don't know how to tattoo" and a friend said, "well u got a gun" so I started tattooing at age 13 with a homemade machine. for 3 years I tattooed with this machine, and by this time I was on a mission. this was what I wanted to do with my life. at the age of 16 I bought a Spaulding and Rogers Puma, I hated it! I wanted my homemade machine back. I made myself use it. 2 weeks later I went and took a friend and tattooed on my friend for a job as a professional. I have been drawing my entire life so I already had the art part about it down. They hired me immediately. back then u didn't have to have a licensed to tattoo so it was easier then it is today. I worked at this shop for 2 years and nobody there was good. I was their wonderboy. 16 year old kid laying down some ink. I wasn't even old enough to get a tattoo. I found out later this shop was a joke after I quit because my abilities were beyond them and I wasn't learning anything. I went to another shop and they automatically knew who I was and were waiting for me to realize the shop I had been working at was a joke. they were expecting me. so I work at this shop for 3 more years. in the first 6 months I doubled what I knew because of working with other artists. now I am 42 years old and over the last 26 years I have won awards for work that i have done. I have taught people and as well all of them became profesionals.i have worked at 9 different shops and had a shop with my uncle and finally have my own studio because I never gave up and I took it seriously. you can learn a great deal from Nick. Nick is right though. even if your not working with other artists, then u should have at least a couple that u communicate with. ask questions. get the answers u need because this is permanent and what I was told from my uncle who is also an artist and my inspiration. "If you can't be clean and know what your doing, then you have no business in tattoo business. I am a busy person with tattooing and body piercing but I do try and keep up with Nicks videos. even I have learned a couple tricks from how he does things. and for those who take it serious and end up looking back on many years of tattooing. u too will be saying u learned one thing from so and so and another from another guy. so I back Nick up completely 100% I wish you all Good Luck! be clean and Happy Tattooing!
Thanks for the support. I never thought I would be doing this sort of thing. Never imagined I would be doing RUclips videos. It is a learning thing for myself also. I've made several changes. I've added videos just to delete them later. I keep on trying and learning. That is what I'm trying to teach people out there. Never to give up. I have to do the same thing. I'm learning new things all the time. I think I have something down and then I learn something new and it changes the whole ball game. I will always be improving and trying to improve the channel. I've only been doing the videos for about a year. Just imagine where they will be five years from now. Probably going to be a lot of changes and a lot of improvements. The important thing in for everyone to be a community and learn from each other. Learn from me and learn from other tattoo artist.
Read out the dial #'s, they are right in front u.
great video, I have a question regarding troubleshooting on losing speed, I have a machine unloaded is 125-127hz once loaded it drops to 112, cannot pinpoint why is losing that much speed. Any suggestions?
This is normal when tuning a machine. I don't usually lose that much speed. You might be putting too much tension on the needle or the machine. Too many rubber bands will do this. You only need enough tension from the rubber bands to hold the needle in the bottom of the tip. If your needle bar is rubbing on something it will cause friction. If you are tuning your machine and it doesn't have enough hit. It runs fast but stops when you put your thumb under the armature bar nipple. It has the speed but doesn't have enough power to push a needle. Might need to go back to the tuning phase and add a little more tension on the rear spring. If I knew your duty cycle that could give me a better idea of what is happening. Usually 50-55 duty gives you a good hitting machine. Readjust your needles and tension. If that doesn't help go back and tune it again. Check your hit and make sure it is strong enough.
Tattoo University thanks for the reply and the advice, forgot to mention my duty is 50-53, I tried to keep it within that range. Thanks again for taking the time to answer my question.
I usually have a method of finding problems. I will go through the whole machine when I tune it. Looking for the little mistakes that get missed. Sometimes I find things that you don't see right away. I got pretty quick at tuning machines. If this happened to me I would take the machine apart and put it back together again. That usually takes care of something I might of overlooked. Not everyone is willing to do this. The more you do it the easier it gets.
where is the link? to read that machine gun magazine
drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B9q8JG3r46d-cDJqUFI2MVg2V28
Someone answer their opinion:
What's the difference and what do you prefer outta a M1(weaved) and the M2(stacked) mags?
Depends on what your doing. Mostly I used the weaved mags for every day stuff. Stacked mags are supposed to be good for color packing. It would be a preference. We get comfortable using the same stuff all the time. I have to force myself to go outside of my comfort zone. I don't usually use stacked mags so I would have to make the decission to try them for a while and see what I think.
A lot of tattooing is a preference thing. You have to try new things and see what works for you. If it works and doesn't do extra harm then use it. Test it out a little and see if you can make it work for you. If it isn't your thing then go back to what you like.
did you find any builders or set up that p.o. box ?
Have you looked into Kylin Machines and given them any thought?
facebook.com/groups/857877664300304/
I posted a link to a Facebook site I started. You still have to be careful but the people on that site try to do things correctly. There are builders on there that I use.
tattoo.probloodborne.com/training_video/body-fluid-cleanup-tattoo
y los links?
sottotitoli in italiano please,thank you..
thanks for sharing
no problem. Glad to help.
drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B9q8JG3r46d-cDJqUFI2MVg2V28
many thanks
Tattoo University I had a question regarding sanitation/sterilization , Would it be safe to use Bleach to Clean my Metal Grips when using disposable plastic tubes And disposable plastic tips that get thrown away after each use ??? my uncle has been doing Sterilization in Surgery Rooms in hospitals for over 30 years and he Swears by a 50/50 solution and says it kills any & everything ... So what's your Opinion about Using Just Bleach for Sanitation & Sterilization Purposes on my Metal Grips & other stuff ?????
Je suis français et 'il don' tu speak english very well !" , MAIS ( but ) , tu est un bon gars ! ?..good guy il said ! merci pour tes conseils et vidéos , thank you very much , but in France if you tell before enter in his Shop he , the tattoo man , don' t want to help you because he thincks is a great artist , but I think he's a shit man , Sorry but in France it' is ! You , you are good man simply and great attitude to help us and do the right Way for learn tattooing , merci encore une fois .
Vous devez apprendre ce que vous pouvez vous-même et d'autres personnes prêtes à vous aider. Il y a beaucoup de tatoueurs de merde qui ne sont pas disposés à aider. S'ils ne vous aident pas, vous n'en avez pas besoin. Vous pouvez le faire vous-même et apprendre d'un autre artiste.
If they aren't willing to help you don't need them. There are plenty of people out there who are helpful. I wouldn't mess with them. Just learn as much as you can on your own and connect with people on social media. Sites that help you improve your tattoos.
i thought they where called Tattoo machine Coils not cores...the core is the metal piece on the inside kind of confussing
The cores are the inside. That is what gets a stronger magnetic pull if you add more metal material to it.
I can't find you on facebook
facebook.com/groups/TattooUniversity/
what is your instagram? :)
Tattoo_Buddha
Tattoo University thanks 👍
no problems. Glad to help!
Broh if you dont want to do transmission work then don't buy fords lol, I have had more trouble with Ford's transmissions than any other car. For some reason they keep getting worse.
I agree