What Voltage To Set (Tattoo Machine)

[@RNLIFE-nc3hc]

Great video man. Been tattoing for about 4 months now on fake skin. When I slow down my hand speed I notice more wobbly lines. Took your advice about matching the voltage to my hand speed. Turns out 8.8 seems to be the sweet spot. Lines look more crisp and clean. Appreciate all your videos. They help me out alot!

[@BadChoiceOfficial]

Thanks for the advice bro, I start tattooing again tomorrow

[@HesOneShotOMG]

Love these vids I've tattooed for a decade and hate to say I'm just now getting the hang of the basics and it's really changed my work ❤❤

[@Tattooing101]

I'm glad to hear it!

[@shleiromar1691]

I have strated tattooing two weeks ago on fake skin and I got myself two tattoos yesterday and bcz of ur nice advices they turned out nice actually

[@hyuganokaiten]

I was in a 7 year hiatus, I am so grateful for this channel cause man, how things have c hanged.

[@jatbiring4631]

Love your videos! Could you do a video on stroke length and explain what it means and why you use certain stroke lengths

[@IamJuju]

I appreciate these videos so much, probably the best instructionals I’ve found. Easy to follow, lots of visuals and not too much information. Clear and to the point 😊 also you’re very attractive lol

[@Tattooing101]

He should have been a model XP haha - Nathan

[@billie-jeanpettman506]

I absolutely love all your content, g'day from Australia

[@liyah8578]

thanks so much for the help ! starting on myself and not many videos are clear on what instructions I need but you are a big help !! 😁

[@Tattooing101]

I’m glad I can help

[@SamuelGonzalez-fs4qk]

Made alot of sense very informative,thanks!

[@Tattooing101]

You're welcome!

[@gamer85dad90]

im just starting love the videos watched so many now

[@Tattooing101]

Glad you're enjoying it!

[@gamer85dad90]

@@Tattooing101 thank you. question as im starting off my voltage is set on 7 for line work, what should i have the voltage on for shading?

[@lbl0037]

Excellent content just boosted my confidence x20

[@predatoria_aquatica]

Thanks for this vid! Used too tattoo part time 4 years ago then coming back now. Was always using coil machines and stop bec i was having problems with hand and back lol.. pens are so much lighter.. still getting used to all these stroke and volt settings in rotaries

[@janelmoreland1589]

Super helpful- thank you!

[@Scotland_the_Brave1984_McCabe]

Just started out learning ...im covered in pro tatts and only really wanted to learn to shade in small areas inberween..im actually getting good..i redone a swallow on my hand that was Fd,, i think iv fixed it.Well it looks 10x better..i dont think it will be a full career for me but i would like to learn so i can do my legs in places,its just good to know sinse im covered anyway. Your channel is the best iv found. Little question, iv had many tatts and had some real scabby ones but the shading iv done doesnt seem to scab as bad,but the ink is in and healed...whats with that? Love your channel btw

[@LagraciousSmith]

I am a beginner and my tattoo pen stock on L/H mode. I don't know how to fix the Volts on it. I tried every number. I did put it on 4V when using it.

[@NotMaciah]

Love this guys vids. Just started tattooing and just getting my lookbook together but these vids help a lot. Side question, is the fk iron spektra xion with the hardlife nucleus power supply good for lining AND shading? Need HELP!!

[@pappedelic2616]

Hey, I just tart with a flite nano, and not sure about the voltage I feel 13 - 15 for 9 er to 14 er rl good in a way but not sure if I get it right. Greetz

[@kimmitchell3075]

So the shading should be lower than the liner , can it be the same? I just got my practice skin 😊

[@Krazy_K3v]

What voltage for a coil tattoo machine ?

[@bjj21]

My pen machine has a liner and shader port on it. Voltage is up and down buttons. What the heck does switching the cable and machine L/S, liner to shader, actually do?? I'm assuming this doesn't change the stroke.. and what voltage do you color pack with? Or is that same as "shading"? Thanks man!

[@verenafichter5476]

It's if you have 2 machines one set for lining and one for shading...you usually run a lot higher for shading and packing color

[@sagecyann7491]

Woaaah I just came across this video as my kit came today & I only commented to say you my friend are very handsome lol like extremely in my opinion. Ok now lol byeee

[@curtiscarlson8958]

Good explanation!

[@sushinktattoo1366]

Bro help me out. I got Inkjecta for the shop. I can’t get it shade below 13v. I’m not used to running machines so high. Lines okay at 10.5v but shading, I gotta jack it way up. Is this normal ?

[@truckdrivermm]

This video helped but my power supply just shows the voltage it's a higher end power supply but have to go off of sound of machine. But my main question would be my first time on fake skin went good my attempt for first time was good. Second time I used a different traditional machine and it was horrible nothing was going right and just got discouraged really quick. I ended up getting 2 pen machines and a rotary bc of a blackfriday deal but I guess the unpleasant time I had on my 2nd attempt on fake skin still lingers with me and haven't tried since then. Is it normal for a beginner to be hard on yourself. I mean I'm really hard on myself bc my dream is to become a tattoo artist and I want things to go smoothly but more times than not it doesn't so I had to pause for the cause and do something else until I calm down. I know traditional machines are more difficult learning on than pen style or rotary. My pen style and rotary machines run off of a power supply not wireless. I guess I'm rambling on but hope you get the point. Any suggestions about not being to hard on one's self so I can feel more comfortable practicing my line work. I mean someone can draw great but if you can't run clean lines and all the other technical aspects of tattooing then its defeating the purpose. Sorry for rambling on great video.

[@Tattooing101]

Hey bro, I was the same when I started out. Brutally hard on myself to the point where it started to affect my mental health. While this does force you to improve quickly its not a sustainable way to keep motivated. If you are doing fake skin then there are no consequences to making mistakes. just focus on getting 1% better each day and in a year you will be 37x better than you are now. Rome wasn't built in a day, tattooing is marathon not a sprint when you realize that it takes a ton of the pressure off and make the journey far more enjoyable.

[@truckdrivermm]

@@Tattooing101 Thx Brandon😀👍

[@Triceptor78]

Same here. I was really hard on myself because it felt like I wasn’t getting better. Then I heard someone say enjoy the process. And although things get frustrating I remind myself to learn to enjoy the process. Keep it up and keep grinding towards your dreams.

[@josephchrisman2575]

I’m using a wormhole rotary pen gun I’m needing to learn how to color in a tattoo my line work is great just need to figure out the speed and the best way to color in a tattoo I’ve got a biohazard tattoo on my leg and it’s falling apart please help

[@wyatt7661]

make sure to moisturize the whole time and i noticed the shader does that

[@173ost]

Do i need a tattooing license or apprenticeship to purchase a power supply??? I got the inkjecta Flite Nano. But every time I order the Critical power supply it gets cancelled. Don’t know why

[@strayninja]

my machine is different but my whole order came in at once w the power supply and the machine, hope you can get the power supply!

[@173ost]

@@strayninja thank you sir

[@Chensztah]

Can someone pls explain what he meant by 3 stroke when shading?

[@krazygaming7932]

Your machine has a set stroke unless it's adjustable hight stroke for lines 3.5 and under for shading

[@Chensztah]

@ thank you

[@BIG4WAY4LPCG24ELITE]

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[@akotashepherd3485]

Dope man thx!!

[@ambernicolebastin]

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[@stefanoferuglio7050]

👍👍👍🥰

[@FloydParker-n9n]

So you wouldnt recommend the furst time you pick up a machine to give yourself a tattoo

[@Tattooing101]

I think this should be pretty self-explanatory 😂 Save your skin, and use practice skins

[@Routing_for_sanity]

If you need a video to tell you what voltage to tattoo with just stop. This is a ridiculous notion. When you are skilled you know the sound and feel period. If your not skilled get an apprenticeship

[@LindsayClark-hh3qk]

You do understand that all of his videos are tutorials right? If everyone here knew everything there would be no need for the videos. Not everyone wants to go work in a shop, or get to a professional level. Go be an ass somewhere else. I'm sure you knew exactly how to do every aspect of tattooing as soon as you picked up a machine right?

[@nonechitishvili7076]

I think apprenticeship is the reason some watch the video bro💀

[@LindsayClark-hh3qk]

@@Routing_for_sanity it's pretty apparent that these videos are for the "self taught" artists. If everyone knew everything about tattooing already I don't think there would be a need fort he videos to begin with. Not everyone wants to go work in a shop and do this every day as a career. I just enjoy it and wanted something to do on the side. I am willing to bet that the first time you picked up a machine you didn't fine tune it to exactly the voltage needed nor did you know immediately the correct hand speed and depth. It's a learning process and these videos are to help people get there. No need to be rude about it.

[@Routing_for_sanity]

@@nonechitishvili7076 if you need this video with an aprenticeship😆 your mentor is a joke so lets stop the bs. 1 in 10 maybe more of beginner tattooers today say “why would i work for free” when they ask how do i become a tattooer, you must be in denial my friend.

[@nonechitishvili7076]

@@Routing_for_sanity what if someone is learning from home?

[@alexblomberg8837]

Thank you so much for this video. I’m doing this training and have had a bit of a creative block and after watching this, I’ve got a better understanding and plan to help me get my drawing on the way. Thanks Nathan 🫶🏼🙏🏼

[@pixelpixelpixel3181]

awesome!

[@jjerez85]

Super helpful. Thank you!

[@Tattooing101]

Glad it was helpful!

[@yusefpierce4935]

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