VA Tattoo Exam Questions and Answers 100% Solved | Graded A+

VA Tattoo Exam Questions and Answers
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"the making of needles" Materials - ✔✔- Flat Needle Bar

-round needle bar

- eye loop

-drill gauge: tightens needle

- souder

Making of needles process - ✔✔-clean and sterilize after making needles

-Tin the soldering iron

-drop the needle into Jig, lightly tap to ensure all needles are even ( pointed side

should be down )

-drop a small amount of flux at the end of the needle groupings, tap with

soldering iron.

Diameter of a needle - ✔✔Affects ink flow and puncture of the skin



Tapers

- Long Taper : Good for Lining

- Short Taper : Good for color


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, Coil Machine how does it work - ✔✔Uses magnets to power machine which

moves the armature bar and needles towards the coil.



This pulls the needle into the skin, breaking the circuit, causing the needle to go

back into the machine

Coil Machine : Electromagnet ON - coils are not charged, the armature bar is up,

pulling the needle up - ✔✔Coil Machine : Electromagnet OFF- coils are charged,

pulling the armature bar down, pulling the needle down

Tuning - voltage - ✔✔-4 volts for shading

-5.5 volts for lining



Rotary



7-8 for either beginner lining or shading, 9-10 for lining

Tuning- CPs/Hertz - ✔✔- Cycle per second

- 130 for lining

-120 for shading

How to adjust CPs/Hertz - ✔✔- Adjust by moving contact screw



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