Eres especial y para probarlo, necesitas un tatuaje especial. Pero&#x2026; ¿ya tienes un par y buscas una nueva experiencia? Bueno, está el clásico &#x201c;agujeador&#x201d;, pero para los realmente interesados en romper los paradigmas, los genios de [Sparkfun](https://www.sparkfun.com/news/2165)  acaba de hacer una pistola de tatuajes impresa en 3D que puedes hacer en tu casa. Ensamblada (y demostrada) por un tatuador amateur, la herramienta usa un rotador de vieja escuela en vez del diseño basado en rebote que usan la mayoría de los artistas tatuadores. Te costará alrededor de $50 (USD) con todos los procesadores y motores, más las agujas y la tinta, pero después de eso, todo lo que necesitas es [la tinta adecuada](http://www.jokertattoo.net/tattoo-ink-1/) y el equipo [sanitario adecuado](http://www.bustle.com/articles/86711-how-to-make-your-stick-and-poke-tattoo-experience-as-safe-as-possible) (en serio ¿qué peor que la pena de ir con otro artista para que arregle tu desastre o, pero aún, un doctor?)

Pero antes de que empieces a entintar todo tu cuerpo, recuerda: los tatuajes son **permanentes** y aún es ilegal que cualquier menor de 18 años lo haga, incluso con permiso de los padres. Las ventajas de ir con un profesional son muchas e irte por el camino fácil o barato, muy probablemente no valdrá la pena de pagar un arreglo o visitar un doctor.

Mira cómo hacer la pistola en el video de abajo, pero no digas que no te avisamos.

More Information: https://www.sparkfun.com/news/2165
Build your own: https://github.com/sparkfun/Scratchr

Products Featured in this Video: 
Pro Micro - 5V/16MHz: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/12640
SparkFun Motor Driver - Dual TB6612FNG (1A): https://www.sparkfun.com/products/9457
Rotary Potentiometer - 10k Ohm, Linear: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/9939
Foot Pedal Switch: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/11192
Micro Gearmotor - 4900 RPM (6-12V): https://www.sparkfun.com/products/12408
Micro Gearmotor - Enclosure: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/12105

Today on Tech Talk Tuesday, we’re gonna talk about tattoo machines! If you’ve seen me on the site before, you’ve probably noticed that I have a few tattoos and I’m not the only one. In fact, almost half of all adults between 26 and 40 have at least one tattoo. Turns out they’re not just for sailors anymore! That being said, most people aren’t aware that the modern tattoo machine was essentially invented by our old friend (or nemesis?) Thomas Edison.

You see, in 1876, Edison patented a device which he called a Stencil-Pen. While the first iteration of this device used a rotary drive, a patent filed the following year would almost pass for a modern tattoo machine and it was intended for making stencils. A pair of coils would drive a needle up and down at a rate of up to 50 cycles per second and the user would write or draw with the needle in order to punch a series of tiny holes in heavy paper. The perforated paper could then be used to roll ink through and make several duplicates of the image. This technology never really caught on; However, in 1891, a fellow named Samuel O'Reilly had the bright idea to modify the original rotary Stencil-Pen for making tattoos. Sam even received a patent for his addition of an ink tube to act as a reservoir. Just a few weeks after Mr. O'Reilly built his tattoo machine based on the rotary action of the original Stencil-Pen, a Mr. Thomas Riley adapted the coil-driven design for tattooing.

The coil-driven tattoo machine saw several incremental improvements over the years and it’s still the preferred “iron” for most artists. If you’ve ever been in a tattoo parlor, you’ve heard the buzzing of a coil machine. It’s easy to adjust the speed, depth and throw of a coil-based machine, and they’re easy to repair. That doesn’t mean, however, that the rotary machine disappeared entirely. Manfred-Kohrs improved on O'Reilly’s rotary design in 1978 and used it to tattoo several notable musicians, artists and celebrities. Today, companies such as Welker, Bishop and Sabre still produce and sell rotary tattoo machines. Because of the ubiquity of small electric motors, rotary machines are also the DIY tattoo machine of choice.

SparkFun 3D Printed Tattoo Machine

[Haz click aquí](https://github.com/sparkfun/Scratchr) para saber más de la máquina tatuadora impresa en 3D y visita [el sitio](https://www.sparkfun.com/news/2165) de Sparkfun para más información

_**[Te presentamos al primer robot tatuador de la historia](http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/es_mx/blog/te-presentamos-al-primer-robot-tatuador-de-la-historia)**_

_**[Estos tatuajes minimalistas parecen sutiles pinceladas perpetuas](http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/es_mx/blog/estos-tatuajes-minimalistas-parecen-sutiles-pinceladas-perpetuas)**_

_**[Un tipo dejó que un mono diseñara su tatuaje dorsal ](http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/es_mx/blog/un-tipo-dejo-que-un-mono-disenara-su-tatuaje-dorsal)**_

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Ahora puedes imprimir en 3D tu propia máquina de tatuajes

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Ahora puedes imprimir en 3D tu propia máquina de tatuajes

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