plastic machine covers

[krow]

does anybody actully use those outside of conventions?they look like they would be a royal pain in the ass, good idea but they would aggrivate the piss outta me.

[Papa Gee]

If blood ever flys up and hits my tattoo machine then I'm pretty sure I'm doing something very wrong. I've seen pics of people who were dressed like they were gonna do surgery. I get the feeling that they are trying to one up the shop down the road. Kind of like saying "We're more professional than those guy because we tattoo in surgical scrubs and have baggies on everything"

I'm a big promoter of clean tattooing but some of it seems a but overdone. I wonder whats next. A CnC tattoo machine done in a sterile environment? The science fiction of today is the science fact of tomorrow.

[krow]

thanx for repling i was curious about this.another question do yous ever clave your set screws cuz they tend to get tounched with gloves on and im sure blood comes in contact with the screws?

[framey]

:evil:

[krow]

lol i should have seen that comin from you..

[Mad-Doc-D]

I was tempted to go for the bags but then heres the thing....theres gotta be a hole in it for the needle to pass through even if it is very small there is a hole,and therefore contaminates can still enter inside of bag,if you gotta play with your thing then how about sterile tape around areas your going to touch i.e clip cord,top contact etc,when your done remove tape and throw away! :twisted:

[Rogue]

I use baggies, not for protection against airbourne blood but rather for ink/pigment splatter, easier clean up. But eventhough you cant see gobs of blood when tattooing a small amout does get airbourn and cann contaminate stuff, so its an added protection against CC no matter how redicilious it looks.

[Preacher]

Hello,
I use tattoo machine covers,clip cord and plastic bags over my spay bottles you can never be to careful. CC is a sirious deal. If you want to become a professional tattooist you must learn about CC. I think that everyone on this site takes CC very serious, just ask. Look in this forum Sterlization and Cross Contamination and you will find most of your answeres. But if your question is not please ask us. :D

[Papa Gee]

I bag my bottles but not my machines. I also quit using the little cap holder that came in my original kit. I saw that it was a CC hazard. So now I just set my caps full of ink on a clean paper towel and work from them.

I can see the wisdom in bagging a machine if you are going to be adjusting the contact screws while tattooing. If I feel the need to adjust my machine, I put it down, change gloves, then adjust it. Besides, a bag over the set screws would probably hinder your getting it retightened properly. Causing the need for more adjustment. I never handle the actual machine with contaminated gloves.

I do cover the dials on my power supply with tape before every session and remove it afterward. And I've gotten to where I'm using at least 5 sets of gloves a session. Not a set number mind you, but everytime I handle any other equipment on my table I change my gloves before doing so.

[tat2dmthrfckr]

I have a question if ink splatters, and blood splatters like i have seen. bagging your machine is good, but why I mean it can come right back up the tube can't it? And also does anyone know if you can autoclave brass, I have an invader time machine brass machine and I don't wanna take any chances of ruining the machine by autclaving the frame.

[Unnerving]

We cover everthing at the shop. This is my basic set-up. I lay down a paper towel, then a sheet of clingwrap, taped down, than another paper towel. I put my vaseline on a pre packaged tongue depresser. I used the vaseline to hold my ink cups to the tongue depresser. I cover my squeeze bottle with a sandwich bag, spray bottles cause mist (CC problem), then I cover the clip cord with cling wrap. I apply some green soap to the skin, lather a little then shave. I then clean the area to be tattooed with an alcohol prep pad. I aplly some diluted dettol to a paper towel apply to the skin and apply the stencil if i use one. I then set up my machines and bag them. Then I pour all my inks. All this while gloved. If anybody wants to know the tear down and sterilization process, just ask. :D Oh we cover the machines and everything else because we all touch are machines after the tattoo process has started. Bloody gloves = Cross Contamination, not because ink splatters

[TOOLman]

I set up the exact same as unerving. I bag and cover everything. I still see alot of people at conventions who don't bag or who are still using spray bottles. I also see what looks to be people tattooing with latex gloves. It is a choice as to bag or not to bag, I just feel that I am taking that extra step in reducing the chances of CC. I rather go through the 'pain' of bagging and covering than the 'pain' of CC and potentially infecting someone. Every extra step I can take to ensure the clients safety in my mind is not a 'pain' but rather part of the job in being as professional as you can.

[timmy]

I to am a firm believer in bagging my machine and i bag up all bottles and cover all switches and controls.I always set up like the person im getting ready to tattoo has every bug in the book.I take at least an hour or more disenfecting my area.The other thing is that i have learned so much about these contaminates that i practice alot of these good habits around the house everyday.There is no over doing it when it comes down to tattooing as far as being sterile.This forum is the best,this area should be studied first long before thinking about tattooing someone.read-read on