How do you set the depth of a tattoo needle?

Answer 1

1. There are 7 layers in human skin, the ink should only enter under the first layer, and not deeper than the second layer.

2. Use the skill "Riding the tube", It need more practice to get hand feel.

3. Before tattooing on human skin, the tattoo needle should stick out of the gun between 1/16 and 1/32 of an inch. we usually set a depth of as thick as a Canadian dime, about 1.22mm for outlining. And for shading, about 3/32" on a 10 layers coil machine, and 1/16" on 8 wrap coil machines.

4. Test the setting on a grapefruit, be sure not let the fruit shred.

5. Take the machine apart and put it together again for several times, This is highly recommended to novices.

6. Well control the force of the whole machine helps to keep the ink depth constant.