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nathaniel.pea
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tried to leave this on the appropriate thread but it's locked! hope your not bored of the subject ;) there are some really in depth answers and stuff to be learned.
i'm (surprise surprise!) a tattooer just getting into the practicality of building machines after a bunch of very expensive machine failures. Just to clarify, capacitors on tattoo machines originally served only one purpose, to minimse the spark at the contact point, to reduce the amount that the tension spring burnt out at the point of contact.
People like P. Rogers started the big move into finessing machines from non adjustable hammers into finely tuned race cars.
put simply the size of the coil dictates the time that it takes for the current to travel from one end of the coil to the other and thus the speed of magnetic cycle. more material=slower more powerful magnetic cycle, less material=faster less powerful magnetic cycle. The capacitor is a side issue and anyway there are only a handful of geniune options open.
I know a bunch of this has been said, but as far as i can tell not in a joined up way. Also one other thing that has been said is that good builders are true artisans (and it must be said without exception Tattooers), and the instruments they create contain a kind of magic. That magic is the result of passed down secrets and what makes them magic is that these secrets have never been defined in a scientific way because they can't.
Lastly anyone thinking of venturing into what seems a simple task in order to make cash please don't. the instrument concerned is for carrying out what amounts to a minor surgical procedure, the conclusion of which can either be a beautiful tattoo or a life damaging scar. thank you
i'm (surprise surprise!) a tattooer just getting into the practicality of building machines after a bunch of very expensive machine failures. Just to clarify, capacitors on tattoo machines originally served only one purpose, to minimse the spark at the contact point, to reduce the amount that the tension spring burnt out at the point of contact.
People like P. Rogers started the big move into finessing machines from non adjustable hammers into finely tuned race cars.
put simply the size of the coil dictates the time that it takes for the current to travel from one end of the coil to the other and thus the speed of magnetic cycle. more material=slower more powerful magnetic cycle, less material=faster less powerful magnetic cycle. The capacitor is a side issue and anyway there are only a handful of geniune options open.
I know a bunch of this has been said, but as far as i can tell not in a joined up way. Also one other thing that has been said is that good builders are true artisans (and it must be said without exception Tattooers), and the instruments they create contain a kind of magic. That magic is the result of passed down secrets and what makes them magic is that these secrets have never been defined in a scientific way because they can't.
Lastly anyone thinking of venturing into what seems a simple task in order to make cash please don't. the instrument concerned is for carrying out what amounts to a minor surgical procedure, the conclusion of which can either be a beautiful tattoo or a life damaging scar. thank you