did this one today. love me some black, no matter what the subject matter is.



and im totally using this as reference for a painting. metal.

hand made clipcord

so i already build machines and footswitches from scratch, i figured id take a shot at a clipcord. i was shocked in my final outcome.

so i started with some speaker wire, a 1/4" phono plug, two needle bars, some hard fiber material from clip-boards, and some spring stock. in about 5 minutes i had this:



i plugged it into my eikon meter, and ran one of my machines with one of my footswitches. i had it at about 6 volts and it sounded like i was running it at 20 volts!

i turned it down to 3.25 volts and it ran really strong and hard, like it would have before at 6 volts. the only difference was the clipcord.

since i have started tattooing, ive been using cheap chinese clipcords, and didnt really think anything of it, but after making this one, i realized i used way better quality wire and 1/4" plug, making it easier to run at lower volts. im stoked.

started this thursday. only got a little over 2 hours in before he tapped.



did this flower on damian's ditch today. i also did the rest of damians tattoos on his arm.

new paint


new scab

new cards


new fake bearhead for the shop

trying to up my paint game. did this tonight. ill prob get a better pic tomorrow in natural light.

two brazed bolts for the upright, brazed washer at the top. liner. 130 htz 50% duty 0 ft at 7 volts.

smallest footswitch yet. also got some new dark brown cable, as well as straight input plugs. i got a tad tired of the red/black cable and the angled plugs.



some new scabs too.

SIGH

found this on my facebook news feed today...



the shitty thing is, i drew the original tattoo from scratch, its not recycled flash. i referenced a real girls head and a real tiger head.

tiger on a tattooer from another shop in the area.



and my idol.

two from today

elephant foo dog thing.

posts would be a lot shorter if i posted more often.

i get all amped about posting on here, then i forget.

a lot has happened in a month...

wilkesbarre convention was decent and i had a blast hanging out with my bff josh stephens. we're tattooing in europe next year hopefully and i'm pumped.

here's a few highlights from the last month...



























and that was just SOME of the stuff i made in a month. whew!