The diffrence between US and UK Coins relating to tattoo?
I’m wanting to know if anybody could answer me this…..
The space between the contact screw and the contact spring is often measured (as a guide line) by using some US coins (variants for Liner and Mag).
Can any body tell me what the UK equivalent would be?
Thanks for your answers
(computer went weird, may have double posted, sorry)
Just find a U.S. dime somewhere. A coin shop should have ‘em, cheap. That’s the right width for a lining. A U.S. nickel’s width is right for the shading. Wish I could tell you in foriegn coinage, but I don’t know. You don’t press the needle group all the way into the skin, when working. The needles should penetrate about 1/32" for lining, a little more, up to 2/32" for shading. You get a feel for it after a while. Sometimes you’ll go less than that, just skimming the surface. Depends on the shading technique you’re doing. And, of course, you have to bear down on some peoples skin, more than others. Everybody’s skin is different. The nickel and dime trick is simply a rule of thumb. You just eyeball it. Take care.
May 16th, 2010 at 11:10 pm
Just find a U.S. dime somewhere. A coin shop should have ‘em, cheap. That’s the right width for a lining. A U.S. nickel’s width is right for the shading. Wish I could tell you in foriegn coinage, but I don’t know. You don’t press the needle group all the way into the skin, when working. The needles should penetrate about 1/32" for lining, a little more, up to 2/32" for shading. You get a feel for it after a while. Sometimes you’ll go less than that, just skimming the surface. Depends on the shading technique you’re doing. And, of course, you have to bear down on some peoples skin, more than others. Everybody’s skin is different. The nickel and dime trick is simply a rule of thumb. You just eyeball it. Take care.
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I’m a professional tattoo artist, 7 yrs.