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How to make TATTOO GUN

by patryk15 on June 6, 2009

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Intro: How to make TATTOO GUN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

step 1: Tools and materials you need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

step 2: putting everything together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

step 3: still puttin everything together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

step 4: putting the motor and the rest of the body together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

step 5: making the needle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

step 6: FINSHED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

step 7: my done tattoos on bananas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

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Intro: How to make TATTOO GUN

hello! today im going to show you how to make a home made tattoo gun

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1. The tattoo gun

step 1: Tools and materials you need

TOOLS

1) scissors/knife
2) screwdriver
3) pliers

MATERIALS

1) Sticky tape
2) The ink tube from the pen
3) A pen
4) Piece of wire
5) Piece of bent metal
6) Ball pump
7) Screw
8) Needle
9) Button
10) Glue
11) Electric motor

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1. pliers 1. Sticky tape
2. screwdriver 2. The ink tube from the pen
3. knife 3. A pen
4. scissors 4. Piece of wire
5. Button
6. Needle
7. Electric motor
8. Screw
9. Ball pump
10. Glue

step 2: putting everything together

Put the pump and the bent piece of metal together by screwing it with a screw .
This is where you will place the electric motor.
!(If you are not sure about something just ask me)!

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1. screw

step 3: still puttin everything together

Now we will put the pen in to the pump.
-Disassemble the pen and screw/push the shorter part of the pen into the pump
-Now put the longer part of the pen and screw it together with the short part (tightly)
!(if you you are not sure about something jus ask me)!

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1. short part 1. this is how it should look
2. long part

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1. putting in the long part of the pen
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1. this is how it should look

step 4: putting the motor and the rest of the body together
now we will put the electric motor and the body togather.
-put some glue on the button .
-put the button on the littel tube that is going out of the electric motor.
-tape the motor to the bent piece of metal with the sticky tape.

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1. button
2. electric motor

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Image Notes 1. this is how it should look
1. glue
2. glue

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1. place for the electric motor 1. this is how it should look
2. electric motor
3. tape

step 5: making the needle

to meke the needle we will need -the ink tube from the pen.
-needle.
-piece of wire.

-bent the wire (90 degrees) at the end leave 1/4 of an inch.
-put some glue at the end of the wire and put the wire into the ink tube.
-put some glue at the end of the needle and put the needle into the other end of the ink tube.
-put the finished needle into the pump and the bent part of the wire into the hole in the buttum the same way as on the Pictures

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1. wire
1. bending the wire
2. ink tube
3. needle

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1. bent wire
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1. glue
2. glue

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1. glue
2. glue
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1. this is how it should look

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1. this is how it should look Image Notes
1. THE NEEDLE

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1. put it in 1. like that

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1. the needle is placed

step 6: FINSHED
enjoy

warning!!! - DO NOT USE ON PEOPLE OR ANY ANIMALS .!!!!!

"USE ONLY ON FRUITS OR SPECIAL SKINS"!!!!!!!!!!

step 7: my done tattoos on bananas

these are some pictures of my tattoos

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1. thats my first tattoo i've done

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Comments
16 comments Add Comment

budforum says: Apr 18, 2010. 5:35 PM REPLY

nice knife!

tattoosbaby says: Mar 20, 2010. 10:57 PM REPLY

where did u get the motor?

Fashim says: Dec 6, 2009. 1:35 AM REPLY

Is this a real Tattoo Gun?

patryk15 says: Jan 3, 2010. 1:32 PM REPLY

i would say it is , because u can make a tattoo with it. :)

Fashim says: Jan 11, 2010. 8:11 PM REPLY

Have you seen the Tattoo gun they make in Prisons? There so good some of the Tattoos in prisons look so well done

SxTxA XRuInGoDX says: Dec 3, 2009. 6:32 PM REPLY

wer u get the ball pump

patryk15 says: Jan 3, 2010. 1:34 PM REPLY

i got it in a store .like u konw i just took the cheapes one.

Soksume says: Nov 4, 2009. 1:27 PM REPLY

umm i may have missed it in the text but what did you use as the ink ??

patryk15 says: Nov 8, 2009. 4:37 AM REPLY

i jus used a pen ink that i bought in a shop in them little glas botels
i used that because it was only for making tattoos on fruits not on skin u konw.

Soksume says: Nov 9, 2009. 12:13 PM REPLY

i know its only meant for fruits i was simply curious if you had a special ink or not thanks a bunch for the Instructable :D

bhiztoy says: Oct 1, 2009. 1:13 AM REPLY

qwq

ak_shananaginz says: Sep 30, 2009. 4:02 PM REPLY

how about my little brother lol

blackfister says: Sep 24, 2009. 5:48 PM REPLY

Good idea not to tattoo people, you could try tattooing a pig or something. Ill try to make a nice old school tattoo on a watermelon. ;)

junits15 says: Aug 20, 2009. 9:14 AM REPLY

haha i never would have thought of using a fruit!

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 lil jon168 says: Jul 28, 2009. 8:23 AM REPLY
omg a pimped out banana =o

Mr.Pug says: Jul 25, 2009. 11:49 PM REPLY

Khul

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