Tattoo gun

A tattoo gun, is a gun-shaped machine for creating a tattoo, i.e. marking skin with ink. Tattoo machines utilize electromagnetic coils in alternation to move the needle bar up and down, which drives the pigment into the skin.

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In the United States, it is most often called a tattoo machine, and use of the term tattoo gun in the is percieved as evidence of naiveite. The term tattoo gun is popular in Europe, however.

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The basic machine was invented by Thomas Edison, and patented in the United States in 1876, as the autographic printer, which was intended as an engraving device. In 1891, Samuel O'Reilly found Edison's machine could be modified to introduce ink into skin, and patented the tube and needle system, which is still in use today. In fact, modern tattoo machines are essentially the same machine as the one O'Reilly invented.

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Most tattoo machines can control needle depth to almost any degree and thanks to this control, tattooing has become a very precise art form, so precise that facial tattooing has become popular in the United States of America. The procedure is called dermapigmentation or "permanent cosmetics".

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Gun: A gun is a mechanical device that fires projectiles at high velocity, using a propellant such as gun powder or compressed air....

Machine: A machine is any mechanical or organic device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of tasks. It normally requires an input as a trigger, and transmits the modified energy to an output, which performs the desired task....

Tattoo: :For the unrelated Military music tattoo, a parade, see Edinburgh Military Tattoo....

Tattoo gun related Images and Photos (experimental)

Gun Shy	Gun Law	Gun Glory	Gun Glory (DVD)
Tattoo n' Veil	Gun Runners, The	"Tattoo Artist" March 4 1944	Gun Brothers
Japanese Tattoo	Quick Gun, The	Doomsday Gun (DVD)	The Gun Mug