Tattoo gun set up

First off you should of never bought a "kit", you should start with an apprenticeship with an artist near you. Setting up your machines is a tricky process when you dont know what your doing, Im going to assume that you have no idea what capacitor is on your machine? I will give the basics since I dont know what machine your using, the gap between your a-bat and coil should be the thickness of a dime, and a nickel for shading. Place your needle in the tube and slide in the vise and put on the a-bar. Take about 3 elastic bands and place them around the needle and the the back of the machine, this is done to make sure the needle does not jump around on you. Set your power supply to no more than 6.5 volts, since your not using that many needles you don't need the power. When you tighten the vice around your tube you want to make sure that there is a very very small amount of the actual tip of the needle sticking out. Before you even think of tattoing someone else try doing a few on yourself, and if your not happy with the results at least then someone else wont be wearing your mistake

Basically the only way to learn is to find an artist nice enough to show you the ropes. Other options... the grueling process of apprenticeship. Seems most tattoo shops act as if its some exclusive secret and you have to be special to do tattoos. Grab a tattoo machine, learn how to be sanitary on a medical level, learn the basics of your tattoo machine, buy a slab of fresh pig hide and go to town!! dont let the tattoo artists bring you down by instantly rejecting your thoughts of tattooing whether it be at home for personal use or prospects of working at a shop. Its not that special and its not exclusive, you do not need to be an "artist" just have a steady hand and know how to follow a line, like back in kindergarten :)
good day people

You may have figured this out already, but I had the same problem. I just got a kit and it came with no instructions whatsoever. So I went to expertvillage.com. There's quite a few videos to help you figure it all out.

ive got a question, ive been tattooing for 4 yrs, but! ive never fixed my own guns or done maintenance ive always sent them to my good friend who is a gun builder but im in dier need as he is on holiday in africa mobile costs are immense, heres my problem... i brought a percy waters machine which i found where you put the clip cord is so tight it felt un natural so i changed it i think i blew the capacitor but not sure when i put in on and push the pedal my amps and volts jump up to a lot.... can you help lol

hi i got a tatto kit for personal use and for tattoing equuipmont not people but i am having a problam geting the iarn going i have pluged it all in push on the foot pedle and it is just cliking/pushing the nedle dawn ones not vibrating whats rong can s=any one help