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Feb. 27, 2010 8:14 a.m. mk2mer New Reader

Tattoo Kit
Feb. 27, 2010 9:18 a.m. joey48442 SuperDork

Where does the practice skin come from???

Joey
Feb. 27, 2010 9:23 a.m. John Brown MegaDork

Part time hillbillies?
Feb. 27, 2010 9:30 a.m. mad_machine PowerDork

all I can say.. this cannot end well
Feb. 27, 2010 10:42 a.m. mk2mer New Reader

In reply to mad_machine: I'm ashamed to admit I was born and raised in this area. I guess I can take solice in the fact that I don't think self-tattoo kits are a good idea, though.

And "practice skin?!?!?" Anybody have a decent job in the south? I'm ready to get the hell out of this town. :)
Feb. 27, 2010 11:04 a.m. Spinout007 HalfDork

Practice skin is usually pig skin. Closest in the animal kingdom to human skin. My late brother in law, became a tattoo artist after he was diagnosed with cancer and couldn't work a normal job anymore.
Feb. 27, 2010 3:07 p.m. 914Driver UltraDork

I couldn't find it, but on a Cortina forum I frequent a guy showed off his homemade tats, self-imposed. I asked how he did the other arm. He's ambidextrious.

I have no college but I'm feeling pretty smart.

Dan
Feb. 27, 2010 8:24 p.m. RedS13Coupe Reader

Meh, its not like tattoo artists build their own equipment, or all tattoo artists are born having been practicing for years.

This isn't a "self tattoo kit" its just equipment. Buying tattoo equipment doesn't seem like that terrible of an idea if you are a tattoo artist?
Feb. 27, 2010 9:16 p.m. cwh SuperDork

It sounds a lot better than the DIY vasectomy kit on another thread.
Feb. 27, 2010 9:29 p.m. xd New Reader

Here is the thing I sell 10- 25 of those kind of kits a day through one of my sites. I also get about 20-30 emails a day from Chinese manufacturing companies offing to send me demos. There is a huge market for these things. I would not use one if my life depended on it, but a lot of people do. Oh and I sell a lot of practice skin also. More power to them!
Feb. 27, 2010 11:32 p.m. TRoglodyte New Reader

Charlie Manson would be proud. HEY KIDS! Tatoo at home! I did!
Feb. 27, 2010 11:45 p.m. Tom Heath Marketing / Club Coordinator

How to practice tattooing.

My favorite tattoo artists had hand-made machines. They had already gotten plenty of practice before I met them.
Feb. 27, 2010 11:51 p.m. TRoglodyte New Reader

Here kitty kitty.
Feb. 28, 2010 1:30 a.m. benzbaron HalfDork

What's the big deal? Would you pay 80$ an hour for a mechanic? Tattooing isn't such a big deal, I saw a homemade tatty going down at highschool once using the standard prison tattoo gun made out of a guitar string and a walkman motor. The most important thing is that everything is clean and sterilized and the tattoo artist has a steady hand and good imagination. I've seen some lousy homemade tats but not all of them suck. Y'all are a bunch of prudes!
Feb. 28, 2010 7:52 a.m. porksboy Dork

For inspiration. http://ugliesttattoos.com/
Feb. 28, 2010 8:29 a.m. 914Driver UltraDork

What? No one here has a GRM tat?
Feb. 28, 2010 12:29 p.m. mad_machine PowerDork

my eyes! Damn you!
March 1, 2010 2:57 a.m. 7pilot New Reader

xd wrote:

Here is the thing I sell 10- 25 of those kind of kits a day through one of my sites. I also get about 20-30 emails a day from Chinese manufacturing companies offing to send me demos. There is a huge market for these things. I would not use one if my life depended on it, but a lot of people do. Oh and I sell a lot of practice skin also. More power to them!

Wow! Vasectomy kits are pretty hot, Huh!

m
March 1, 2010 10:31 a.m. mk2mer New Reader

xd wrote:

Here is the thing I sell 10- 25 of those kind of kits a day through one of my sites. I also get about 20-30 emails a day from Chinese manufacturing companies offing to send me demos. There is a huge market for these things. I would not use one if my life depended on it, but a lot of people do. Oh and I sell a lot of practice skin also. More power to them!

How have I managed to live 36 years without EVER hearing the term "practice skin??"
March 1, 2010 11:18 a.m. alex Dork

Spinout007 wrote:

Practice skin is usually pig skin.

Keep your ink off my cracklins!
March 1, 2010 9:25 p.m. SillyImportRacer New Reader

alex wrote:

Spinout007 wrote:

Practice skin is usually pig skin.

Keep your ink off my cracklins!

You woke up my wife.
March 1, 2010 9:54 p.m. alex Dork

Oh, I'm well aware of--

Wait, you meant with the cracklins crack? Never mind.

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