2026 OREGON TATTOO UPDATED EXAMS TEST
PAPER QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔when setting up your machine why would you snug down the eye of the needle bar -
✔✔prevent weak jumpy lines
✔✔why is a one piece contact screw the best choice - ✔✔adding things can cause
vibration
✔✔what are two advantages of a brass contact screw - ✔✔100% conductive and it
keeps it shape for longer than other metals
✔✔how much if the contact screw needs to be touching the front spring ? - ✔✔tiny
contact area
✔✔why don't you use a coated spring - ✔✔coating wears away and causes a bad
connection
✔✔what kind of reaction do you expect from a machine with a very low spring angle? -
✔✔weak and spongey
✔✔which type of machine benefits best from a shorter spring? - ✔✔liner
, ✔✔which spring is most important for tuning the machine - ✔✔rear
✔✔a machine is hard hitting and fast running moves the needle in and out of the skin so
fast that - ✔✔not enough pigment is left behind
✔✔what is the ideal width of the springs used on the machine - ✔✔springs should be
equally as wide as what they are attached to
✔✔what types of screws should you use to hold coils to the frame - ✔✔a flush magnetic
screw
✔✔tube vise function is - ✔✔to firmly hold the tube in place and properly align the tube
while the machine is in use
✔✔how should a tube vise hold a tube in comparison to the machine - ✔✔front to back
and side to side
✔✔what is the most important part of the tattoo machine - ✔✔coils
✔✔what is the coils purpose - ✔✔to run consistently and not loose power
✔✔what is a possible reason for the machine to not work at all - ✔✔debris between
contact screw and front spring
✔✔what can cause coils to get stuck in the on position - ✔✔cool wire, soldering lug, any
electrical circuit touching frame
✔✔what does your frame act as for the coil - ✔✔ground
✔✔what is the purpose of the binding posts - ✔✔electrical contact from lugs to contact
screw
✔✔what is a safety feature of cartridge needles - ✔✔when not installed the needles are
not exposed preventing needlestick
✔✔EPA - ✔✔Environmental Protection Agency
✔✔FDA - ✔✔Food and Drug Administration
✔✔high level disinfectant is - ✔✔chemical agent registered with the epa that is
tuberculocidal
✔✔office in tattoo law refers to - ✔✔health licensing office
PAPER QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔when setting up your machine why would you snug down the eye of the needle bar -
✔✔prevent weak jumpy lines
✔✔why is a one piece contact screw the best choice - ✔✔adding things can cause
vibration
✔✔what are two advantages of a brass contact screw - ✔✔100% conductive and it
keeps it shape for longer than other metals
✔✔how much if the contact screw needs to be touching the front spring ? - ✔✔tiny
contact area
✔✔why don't you use a coated spring - ✔✔coating wears away and causes a bad
connection
✔✔what kind of reaction do you expect from a machine with a very low spring angle? -
✔✔weak and spongey
✔✔which type of machine benefits best from a shorter spring? - ✔✔liner
, ✔✔which spring is most important for tuning the machine - ✔✔rear
✔✔a machine is hard hitting and fast running moves the needle in and out of the skin so
fast that - ✔✔not enough pigment is left behind
✔✔what is the ideal width of the springs used on the machine - ✔✔springs should be
equally as wide as what they are attached to
✔✔what types of screws should you use to hold coils to the frame - ✔✔a flush magnetic
screw
✔✔tube vise function is - ✔✔to firmly hold the tube in place and properly align the tube
while the machine is in use
✔✔how should a tube vise hold a tube in comparison to the machine - ✔✔front to back
and side to side
✔✔what is the most important part of the tattoo machine - ✔✔coils
✔✔what is the coils purpose - ✔✔to run consistently and not loose power
✔✔what is a possible reason for the machine to not work at all - ✔✔debris between
contact screw and front spring
✔✔what can cause coils to get stuck in the on position - ✔✔cool wire, soldering lug, any
electrical circuit touching frame
✔✔what does your frame act as for the coil - ✔✔ground
✔✔what is the purpose of the binding posts - ✔✔electrical contact from lugs to contact
screw
✔✔what is a safety feature of cartridge needles - ✔✔when not installed the needles are
not exposed preventing needlestick
✔✔EPA - ✔✔Environmental Protection Agency
✔✔FDA - ✔✔Food and Drug Administration
✔✔high level disinfectant is - ✔✔chemical agent registered with the epa that is
tuberculocidal
✔✔office in tattoo law refers to - ✔✔health licensing office
