New Guy Howdy folks

[epicdoom]

Hello everyone I'm new here but not new to brewing wine making and distilling. I'm a Marine Corp. vet. I reside in the US. I am a service Tech in the heavy Industrial equip. field. I have other hobbies Hunting, Fishing, Radio control. I have a full machine shop in my garage as well as a foundry for metal casting. I Build and fly tiny 6" wingspan RC planes. I build the Receiver and transmitters for my RC needs Including programing. I hope to be of some help here so please if you need something don't be afraid to ask. I have learned a great deal lurking here and would like to give back.


Semper Fi

[Bushman]

Already welcomed you in a pm but your shop sounds amazing so we expect pictures of your builds. Also sounds like you have some great skills to help you along the way!

[epicdoom]

rite now time is pretty tight as I'm gearing up for Turkey season. I use my shop a great deal making parts for RC use, Tattoo Machines, My motorcycle, Parts for my firearms and my PCP Air Guns. Being able to cast metal is a blessing, I can cast aluminum, brass and bronze in my shop. I have a customer who is a foundry where I service there machines at do all my iron casting and plating. I take the castings and machine them down to beautiful parts. Mostly I make complete Custom Tattoo machines including the coils, springs, frames, Armatures and such pretty much everything but the screws. I am hoping to get a 3D printer by mid summer will use that for plastic parts and for Blanks for casting. Rite now I build all my casting blanks from wood and body filler, works well but takes up a ton of time especially if there are any detailed areas to cast in. A 3D printer can do in a couple hours what takes me days and sometimes weeks to fabricate.

[Prairiepiss]

Welcome aboard.

We had another custom tattoo machine builder here. That had some impressive skills. And made some very nice stills. He hasn't been around in a long time. It's a shame. His works were inspiring. He went by Condensificator. Don't want to give out his real name. But if you come across his pics of his machines. You should know who he is.

Anyway if your build skills are anything like his. I can't wait to see what you come up with.

[epicdoom]

I posted some pics of my machines on a forum once and ended up having to do a how to from start to running machine lol Was a lot of typing but everyone got to see what goes into making the blank, casting it off, machining and full build including coil winding all the way to tuning it for shading or lining. I like building old school using old rare coins as coil bobbin ends as well as adjusters and such. I also like making machines out of things that are considered junk like old bike sprockets, handcuff parts, old locks, animal traps and such. To me tattoo machines are art so any medium can be used to express ones self. I only make one of a kind machines and never the same one twice. I sell to local shops as I have no illusions of being famous or rich from it. Its more a hobby for me I enjoy, once you make it a business its no longer fun, its Work.

[Devilsdealer]

Hi epic , you sound like a cool guy , i started tattooing when i got my first machines around the age of 18 , lol i now leave that work to the Professionals but I'm an avid tattoo collector , love heavy equipment and am an Excavator operator welcome to the forum , im also new to this site

[epicdoom]

Welcome Devil I did a few tattoos when my hands were young and still steady, now I'm old and so shaky, if I have a full cup of coffee in my hand it becomes half a cup in minutes lol I love the art form and being a mechanical type of guy I had to see how they work surprisingly there nothing more then an old door bell. I like to tinker and figured hell I can build that.
here are a few I have laying around the shop that were built many moons ago
few tubes and grips I make

Machine Aluminum


frame


one piece cast and machined

freshly cast frames the shiny area is where sprue was


coils



homemade coil winder

this is what I have here I have a thumb drive someplace with close to 150 machine builds I have sold

[ga flatwoods]

Welcome and thanks for your service! Hands may be shaky but bet they can still shhot straight!
Semper Fi
Ga Flatwoods

[epicdoom]

Ga Flatwoods Thank You
Damn rite they can still shoot straight some things even old age cant beat down.