Tattoo Machine
Building & Theory

5000-001 Safety, Theory of Operation, Electro mechanical, Electrical Current

 Safety:

• Working with electrical currents (Low Voltage)
• Proper hazardous waste storage and disposable
• Fumes in the workshop
• Policing areas
• First Aid

Theory of Operation:

• Basic operation of tattoo machines
• Understanding coil tattoo machines
• Understanding rotary tattoo machines
• Understanding pneumatic tattoo machines
• Theory of power supply and associated voltage

 Electro magnetic:

• Theory of electromagnetic
• Understanding operation of coils
• Ohms law
• Capacitor coordinating with proper voltage

 Electrical Current:

• Understanding voltage low power
• Understanding amperage
• Isolation of reverse polarity
• Conductive materials

5000-002 CAD, CAM, Coil Winding

CAD:

• Introduction to CAD programs
• Design process from concept to development
• Understanding tolerance build up and tolerance stacking
• Understanding bend deductions in materials

CAM:

• Introduction to CAM programs
• Transferring CAD designs to CAM production
• Machine parameters and designing within
• Efficiency in CAM programming

Coil Winding:

• Understanding wire gauges
• Parts of and Electro coil
• Winding machine operation and procedures
• Wrapping coils
• Reasons for multiple wraps on coils

5000-003 CNC Plasma Cutting, Welding, Press Break, Shear, Saw, Brazing, Drilling and Tapping

 CNC Plasma Cutting:

• Uploading CAM programs to plasma table
• Plasma table set-up and operating procedures
• Material selection
• Safety

Welding:

• Mig welding setup
• Wire selections for material in use
• Pulling, pushing welding beads
• Tig welding setup
• Rod selections for material in use
• Pulling, pushing welding beads
• Safety

Press Break:

• Tonnage calculations for bends
• Proper setup allowing for material growth
• Scribing material for bends
• Measuring angles and flanges
• Safety

Shearing and Sawing:

• Machine operation
• Machine setup
• Tonnage calculation for shearing
• Setup for wet sawing
• Safety

Brazing:

• Understanding torch operation
• Chemical infusion of material
• Soldering techniques
• Brazing effects on different materials
• Safety

Drilling and Tapping:

• Operation of drill press
• Proper clamping and wet drilling
• Understanding drilling speeds
• Tap and Die sizing
• Manual procedures for Tap and Die
• Safety

5000-004 Capacitors, Springs, Tuning, Electrical flow and Reverse Polarity

 Capacitors:

• Understanding current flowage through capacitors
• Resistance control
• Amperage
• Selection for intended usage of tattoo machine

Springs:

• Gauge selection of spring materials
• Size and type of springs necessary
• Cutting and punching springs to desired design and use
• Contact points

Tuning:

• Proper tuning of tattoo machines for intended machine purpose
• Tuning through power supplies
• Tuning through contact points
• Tuning through springs

Electrical Flow:

• Proper flow through a tattoo machine
• Isolation points on tattoo machines
• Flow through power supplies to foot switches to clip cords to tattoo machines

Reverse Polarity:

• Reversing duty cycle in a tattoo machine
• Correcting polarity in a tattoo machine
• Correcting polarity in a clip cord