March 2012
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Sak Yant Stick n Poke
So this isnt exactly DIY, but thought it might be interesting for people to see anyway. Whilst in Thailand I received some sacred Sak Yant tattoos, they are buddhist tattoos for protection. They were done with a 12” long steel rod which had been filed into a needlepoint at one end.
edit: it’s great to see more traditional work
February 2012
162 posts
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hey guys
so I think we should make a FAQ page, right?
so how about you guys send us some questions to put on there!
(like what is an s&p, what ink, etc)
i also just went through and tagged all of our questions as “ask” just for future reference.
and don’t forget to keep submitting!
- h
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Anonymous asked: Can you post like a full on tutorial of how to make a good tattoo gun?
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Anonymous asked: same anon: I made the gun with an electric toothbrush, guitar string and mechanical pencil parts following a few different tutorials I found.
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-9mm asked: for the anon, how did you make your gun?
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stoner-atheist-swag asked: For the follower that asked about using a homemade machine, practice on a banana peel. All homemade tattoo guns are going to act differently. So you need to get a feel for your gun by practicing on the banana peel.
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Anonymous asked: do you have any advice for folks using homemade tattoo guns? I just made one following a tutorial and I'm not sure how to start...
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fromthebackdoortothebedroom asked: Do you know if fountain pen ink is okay to use? :) thanks!
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Anonymous asked: What do you recommend I poke myself with? Like needle wise ~
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Anonymous asked: When you said don't exceed 1/8th. Is that like, of an inch? because I'm pretty sure I'm not going anywhere near that deep. I'm actually worried that my poking's too shallow.
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majmunce asked: hey, dude is it ok to apply petroleum jelly on the homemade tattoos?
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silverfuc-k asked: do you know if you can do a stick n poke with henna ink?
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Anonymous asked: I've been practicing without ink for a few days and hoping to give myself a small tattoo this weekend but I can't tell if I'm poking deep enough/ my needles are sharp enough. Whenever I do like a line of dots, about 20% of them don't even seem to bleed. Any advice for knowing how deep to go/how to break the skin?
