logo


HEAR YOUTH VOICES »
Technolog

Tags: No tags set

This story is about something I had built at my house a few summers ago when I was about 14. I had been thinking of getting a tattoo for the longest time. I wanted a tattoo and couldn’t go to a shop for it yet and have it done by a professional, because I wasn’t old enough. So I decided to make my own tattoo-gun at home.
I got the idea for this, because one day I over-heard my mom talking about people doing tattoos in the county jail, where she worked at the time. Then I asked her how they were doing them and what they were using to do them. Then she said they were using something that was called a jail-house-tattoo-gun.
I had then looked-up some planes to make a tattoo-gun on Google. All the things the site happen to name I could find around my house then put together from things I use almost every day.
First I took the motor from a remote-control-car that no one was playing with anymore. Second I took some needles from the sewing kit that I had in my room. Third I got some pens out of my bag to empty the ink from the pens I hadn’t used anymore, then I cut them open to I empty ink from out of them. Forth I cut off a cable from an old game-system, that would work as a power sources. Fifth I went and got some electable-tape that I had in the tool-room to hold everything together. Finally after I got all the parts for it and wired it all together, then I tried it out.
Thing is when I used it I didn’t have the right type of ink for it. Because I wasn’t using tattoo-ink it faded away. There was a better types of inks that I could get from Wal-Mart. The ink was called India-ink what is close to tattoo-ink that doesn’t fade like other inks I can buy from any store. Yet for being 14 I didn’t have the money for the ink. So using pen-ink for a home done tattoo wasn’t the best idea, because the ink started faded away after a week. Then about after a month the ink came out of my skin.
So next time if I’m ever dumb enough to do it again. I’ll make sure I use a better ink for it, like India-ink or something. Or I could just be smart and save up the money for it and get it done at a shop, where I’ll face no risks for infections. I’ll have the benefit of them using new needles instead of using ones I find around my house. Also I would be getting permanent ink put in my skin rather than using pen-ink. The thing is I would have to think about where I would want it, something I that wont regret having on my body, and somewhere I still had the hope of getting a job.



By Ian, 17
Recorded at Allegheny Intermediate Unit on January 31, 2011
Description:
Something dumb i did.



Embed_icon2


There aren't any comments yet, be the first to comment!


Suggested Stories:

  • Play3
    Censored Artwork
    by Karen, 18


  • Hi my name is Victor. I am 13 years old and I live in Pittsburgh. I once watched someone as they ...
    Cartoons Bring Humor To Serious Matters
    by Victor, 13


  • Hi I am Zoe and I am 9 years old. I go to Greenfield School. When there was an earthquake in Hait...
    Haiti
    by Zoe, 9


  • My name is Raekwon. I am nine years old and I go to Stephens School. The American Dream is a drea...
    American Dream
    by Raekwon, 9


  • Hi my name is Teisha. I am fourteen years old and I am from Manchester. I think Martin Luther Kin...
    Martin Luther King Jr.
    by Teisha, 14


  • Jaclyn_4_playing_environment
    Playing
    by Jaclyn, 4


  • Destiny_4_destinys%20pig_environment
    Destiny's Pig
    by Destiny, 4


  • Lakota_7_favorite%20costume
    Favorite Costume
    by Lakota, 7


  • Jayden_6_cow_environment
    Cow
    by Jayden, 6


  • Lazaeya_3_princess%20costume
    Princess Costume
    by La'zaeya, 3


  • Zamya_2_zamya%20pic%20halloween%20costume
    Za'mya Pic (Halloween Costume)
    by Za'mya, 2


  • Bradin_6_dinosaur_environment
    Dinosaur
    by Bradin, 6


  • Giana_2_im%202%20%20drawing%20fun
    I'm 2 Drawing Fun
    by Giana, 2


  • Shakiya_9_my%20family_community
    My Family
    by Shakiya, 9


  • Sonya_4_mommy_community
    Mommy
    by Sonya, 4


  • Sarah_2_sarahs%20picture_community
    Sarah's Picture
    by Sarah, 2


  • Sarina_1_me
    Me
    by Sarina, 1


  • Teresa_7_soccer%20_environment
    Soccer
    by Teresa, 7


  • Storm_4_riding%20on%20the%20roller%20coaster
    Riding On The Roller Coaster
    by Storm, 4


  • Tyler_6_leaves_environment
    Leaves
    by Tyler, 6


  • Samantha_3_the%20pony_environment
    The Pony
    by Samantha, 3


  • Hanna_7_a%20happy%20butterfly
    A Happy Butterfly
    by Hanna, 7


  • Adriana_5_my%20first%20day%20of%20kindergarten
    My First Day Of Kindergarten
    by Adriana, 5


  • Chris_5_chris%20first%20day%20of%20school
    Chris First Day Of School
    by Chris, 5