For modern young people, a tattoo is not just a way of self-expression, but also a real art. Modern tattoo machines have appeared on the market relatively recently. Their invention is the merit of Samuel Reilly, the creator of the prototype machine for applying ink to the skin, as well as the man who became the father of the technical equipment of tattoo artists and brought drawings on the skin to a potentially new level, making them one of the types of modern art.
Nevertheless, a tattoo machine is a very simple and unpretentious one, which you can make with your own hands from improvised means available in every home.
What do you need to assemble a tattoo machine?
First of all, you need to find a small electric motor with a voltage of at least 12 volts. Such a motor can be found in most obsolete household appliances: an electric razor, a broken drill, a cassette recorder, or an electric toothbrush. However, it is extremely important to make sure that it has the necessary power, which will be enough for optimal smooth operation of a homemade tattoo machine.
In most cases, a small plastic gear is attached to the rotating shaft of a miniature electric motor, to which a small button with four holes will later need to be glued. You need to glue it carefully so as not to accidentally fill the holes in the button with superglue. In the future, they will be needed to secure the needle, with which the ink will be applied to the skin.
While the glue dries on the motor, you can proceed to the next step towards creating a homemade tattoo machine. To do this, you need to choose the right ballpoint pen, which will simultaneously serve as a housing for the finished machine, and also, with the help of a rod, set the direction of the needle. In this case, a plastic or metal mechanical pencil or Bic ballpoint pen is the ideal solution. Having decided on the case, you need to prepare the pen itself: blow the paste out of the rod, remove the ball, and also ensure the free movement of the needle by expanding the hole of the pen or pencil.
Next, you need to make a bracket that secures the electric motor to the body of the device. A bent stalk of a teaspoon is ideal for making a staple. In addition, an old toothbrush can be used as a staple, the bend on which can be made by heating with an ordinary lighter.
A small piece of string made of stainless steel can serve as a needle for a makeshift tattoo machine. Before attaching the needle to the machine, it is recommended to disinfect it by boiling for 10-20 minutes. The piece should be a few centimeters longer than the holder available. At the end of the assembly, the needle should reach from the center of the motor to the tip of the body-tube.
Do-it-yourself tattoo machine at home is easy
Having prepared all the necessary parts, you can start assembling the machine. First of all, the body and the bracket must be connected with electrical tape so that the end of the body and the bend converge. In the absence of electrical tape, you can fasten the parts of the machine for drawing patterns on human skin with twine. At the same time, you need to ensure that the fastening is as strong and reliable as possible, because swaying and loosening during operation of the machine can affect the quality of the tattoo. In a similar way, an electric motor with a button attached to it should be fixed.
Next, an impromptu needle must be threaded through the body, then make a "P"-shaped bend and thread it into one of the four holes of the button. After that, it is necessary to test the machine on to make sure that the needle is working properly. If the needle turned out to be longer than the body, it is necessary to cut off the remainder.
As a power source that drives the motor, you can use a power supply designed for the voltage of the motor used. Optionally, you can install a switch or a button that powers the tattoo machine.
To avoid infection at the end of tattooing, the needle and pen body should be replaced with new ones.
How to make a tattoo yourself, that is, with your own hands
You can make both temporary and permanent tattoos with your own hands. Very often this is done by novice tattoo artists who prefer to conduct the first experiments on themselves.
The first stage is the choice of sketch
Especially if you decide to do this procedure at home. Select a sketch based on your own desire.
A rather important criterion is the meaning of the tattoo. It is important to remember about symbolism. All this will have an impact on its owner in the future - remember this.
The second stage is the application of a permanent / temporary tattoo
For those who have never done a tattoo with their own hands, it is advisable to learn a little more about this process.
Tattooing is the process of injecting dye under the skin. It is taken up by macrophages. After the introduction of the dye remains in the upper layer, and there is already a process of completion of its distribution.
As a result, a certain protective reaction of the body occurs, which results in an inflammatory process. It lasts about 10 days, after which the epidermis is completely restored.
Preparation for the procedure
Take care of the sterility of all devices that you are going to use. Plus also clean the room.
It is also worth preparing the skin in advance. If there are hairs on the area where the tattoo is planned, remove them using a razor. Then degrease with an alcohol solution and apply a special composition for disinfection.
The process of applying a tattoo
We take a previously prepared drawing and transfer it to the skin. If you have a homemade machine, soak the needle in ink in a timely manner. Slightly press the skin, then insert the needle to a depth of 1-1.5 cm deep. Remember! If you make deeper penetrations, there will be increased bleeding. The drawing area must be constantly wiped with napkins. This will wipe off excess ink and blood.
Temporary tatoos
Permanent tattoos are very popular, but many people are interested in how to make temporary ones at home. Temporary tattoos include drawings with henna or other substances. The process of applying any pattern you choose is not difficult, of course, if you have all the necessary materials available.
A variety of stickers, including metal particles, glass particles, etc., are also very popular now. In any case, an effective result is guaranteed to you, plus you can quickly remove the tattoo from the skin.
The easiest and fastest way to make a homemade tattoo machine
To make such a branded, homemade tattoo machine, we need:
electric shaver;
Remove the electric motor from the shaver. Where the electric motor was connected, connect the wire of a length convenient for you, it will serve us as a "clipcord" - like professional factory tattoo machines.
Helium pen and empty helium paste;
The helium pen will serve us as a holder-handle. An empty helium ampoule will serve us as a reservoir for the accumulation of paint. It is necessary to knock out a ball from the helium paste rod, it is easy to do this, remove the rod, insert a needle of a suitable diameter and knock out this ball with it.
Any suitable corner and electrical tape;
We need electrical tape to fix the electric motor and the helium pen to the corner, thanks to which we will get a tattoo gun.
Guitar strings, or stainless steel wire;
We need guitar strings, or stainless steel wire to make needles, to prick a tattoo.
Needle file
We need a needle file to sharpen the tip of the string, which we will serve as a needle for pricking a tattoo.
After you have given the future needle a fairly good point, you need to remove the microscopic burrs left after sharpening with a needle file. Matchbox sulfur is good for removing micro burrs.
Then shorten the helium pen, with the helium ampoule, so that it is convenient for you to use the tattoo machine.
Adjust the size of the needle so that it, in a fixed state to the electric motor, comes out of the stem of the helium ampoule by about 3.5 - 4 mm.
The easiest way to fix the needle to the electric motor
After you have adjusted the size of the needle, fixing it to the electric motor is an easy way - this is to bend the top end of the needle in the form - letters - G.
Then press the needle between the teeth on the gear located on the rod, which is rotated by the electric motor and wrap it in several layers with electrical tape. Then cut off the excess length of tape.
Before using a tattoo machine, carefully treat it with alcohol-containing solutions, and boil the needles.
After each tattoo, use needles, helium pen ampoules and a container for paint only once, in no case reuse them to prevent infection of the client's blood, or the introduction of the AIDS virus.
Use only special paint for pricking tattoos.
Paint, for pricking tattoos
Paints for pricking tattoos have an expiration date, it must be indicated on the tube of paint. Usually the shelf life of the paint is 3 years. Watch the expiration date, after the expiration date, you can not use the paint.
P.S. - At the first opportunity, try to buy a professional factory tattoo machine, it will give you solidity, high professional status, in the eyes of your customers you will look like professional, classy tattoo artists, and accordingly you will earn even more.
Do you dream of becoming a famous tattoo artist, but don't know where to start and where to get the necessary equipment, which, moreover, costs a lot of money? Do not be sad about this, because there is a fairly affordable way to make a tattoo machine with your own hands. It will be a rotary type device. To make it, you will need the following simple “spare parts”: a variable voltage power supply, the thinnest guitar string, a motor from an old cassette recorder or player with a couple of wires, a gear from the same place, a small bushing, an ordinary gel pen, a piece of plastic tube.
So, with your own hands, it implies, first of all, the presence of a case. Actually, this is what you will hold in your hand when stuffing tattoos. To begin with, we will deal with its manufacture. To do this, we take the handle, remove the rod from it (we don’t throw it away, we need it) and cut it from the back by about a third. In the nose of the pen, on the side, you can make a small hole with a knife (about 5 mm) to make it easier to draw ink. We clean the edges of the hole with a small file so that small sawdust does not get into the wound.
The next step on how to make a tattoo machine is to make a guide needle. It is made from the core of the same pen. It also needs to be cut to the length of the hull and the paint removed. Next, we take out the spout from the rod, take a needle and squeeze the ball from the inside with it. This is necessary so that the string can move. If the nose is too narrow, it needs to be widened by grinding off the tip with a file: the string should not get stuck anywhere and cling to anything. After all the details are ready, we insert the nose of the rod into its rightful place, and the rod itself into the handle. The body is ready.
Continuing the topic of how to make a tattoo machine, let's make a needle from a guitar string. Its length should be calculated so that the tip with which the tattoo will be stuffed always, in any position, sticks out of the handle. When the string is pulled back, that is, inside the body, its “needle” should look out by 0.5-1 mm. In the "front position" 1.5-2 mm is enough. At the opposite end of the string, you will need to make a loop. Therefore, in order not to make mistakes in the calculations, insert the string into the rod, which, in turn, is placed in the body of the pen. And so that the string is even, does not bend or fold, it can be pre-tensioned and ignited well on fire.
At this stage, we leave everything as it is, and proceed to the next step. typewriter? Next we need to attach the motor. To do this, we take a piece of a plastic tube prepared in advance (it will serve as a motor holder) and cut it lengthwise into two parts. After that, we take each half in turn and cut off a longitudinal piece a few centimeters long from it. Determine the length by eye, because this undercut section, when bent, should cover the motor by about a third. Each cut part, gently warming up on the fire, bend, rounding. We insert a motor into these rounded halves (its wiring should go out). A handle is inserted into the groove formed below the motor from a cut tube (untouched part). All this beauty is tightly wrapped with electrical tape or pulled together with clamps. Next, we put a gear on the motor pin, which will serve as a kind of crankshaft moving the needle back and forth. It should sit very tightly and not scroll. Next, we take the sleeve: a string loop will be put on it, which should also sit tight enough. We fuse the sleeve into the plastic gear, closer to the center, but in such a way that when scrolling, the needle does not enter the handle completely in any case.
The final step in order for the machine will be to connect the motor wires to the power supply wires. We are trying to connect it to the outlet. Should earn.
To make an original tattoo on your body, it is not necessary to purchase a tattoo machine or turn to a master for big money. Such a device as a tattoo machine can be made by hand.
You need
- Motor holder and power supply (you can use a metal clip from the handle as a holder).
- Gel pen.
- Guitar string (the thinnest).
- The wire.
- A motor with a plastic roller (you can take it from the player).
Instruction
- Spin the gel pen and remove the ink from it. Using a needle, “pick out” a ball from a metal rod. File off the tip so that the string fits in and can move freely back and forth.
- Cut the pen tube in half for ease of use and string savings. Cut off the tube that had the paint, leaving a piece the size of the floor of the previous tube. This is done to limit the vibration of the string during operation.
- To attach a motor to the tube, you need to take a metal holder from the handle and attach it to the motor with a sketch. With a red-hot needle to match the size of the string, make a small hole in the roller of the motor (just do it not in the center).
- Measure the required string length. Pull it with pliers, and then heat it with a lighter in the place where the future sharp tip should be. When it starts to heat up, it will become thinner and burst. Sharpen the string with a knife sharpening stone. Insert the string so that the tip protrudes 4 millimeters from the rod, and bend the other end of the string with the letter G and insert it into the hole in the roller. Twist the wires with the micromotor wires and connect to the power supply.
At home, you can make a tattoo machine yourself, if you have all the necessary components, you can do it in 15-25 minutes. Before you start working with it, you should adjust it so that the string is taut, and does not beat anywhere. You should also take a power supply with power regulation in order to increase or decrease the speed of the tool.
