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Ebay Tattoo Machine

6 messages · last activity 3/4/2008

Ok iam not kidding around, these is serouis questions. Please read all of post before you start attacking me about buying a "KIT" off ebay. Well, here it goes. I want to know if buy a kit off ebay with one machine can be used for linear and shading if tunes right. I state IAM ONLY USING THIS FOR PERSONAL USE ON MYSELF AND NOONE ELSE. Since iam just using it on myself would that be good enough for a decent tattoo. I have 9 tattoos that i got when i was 13 by a homemade ghetto machine that i do regret everydoing. Would i able to go over these with this kit and clean up the edges. Once again iam only using it for personal use and it will not be used on anyone other than myself. Please give respectfull answer as i would do the same. Thank You
How old are you now?
I'am 24
Sounds like the exact reason you should be looking to apprentice at a good shop! Those answers would be provided
you're better off taking the money you'll spend on the kit and the subsequent lazer treatments when you finally realize that you keep butchering yourself and go get them either lazered now while they're still light, or covered by a professional.
You made the mistake of getting a bunch of crap tattoos and now you're going to buy a kit and think you can just magically turn them into high art? Learn from your mistakes. Save money. For a long time if you have to. Then if you need to, get them lazered and then covered. If they're not that bad, just get them covered. You're gonna do what you want anyway but your tattoos WILL look even worse than they do now. I'm guessing since you were only 13, the rig and the ink used were pretty weak. Those are the easiest to lazer and/or cover. With a real machine, depth and over-working will be more likely to become irreversable fuck-ups that will cause permenent scaring. Just go to a pro. Otherwise, 10 years from now you'll be wondering how to fix these screw-ups you created. And having no money is no excuse. Save and wait!