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they callme austin


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A question for those with guages , please reply
#18905189 - 09/28/13 11:57 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Hey guys first post here and yes this is probably a bad idea but i want answers , i want to know what the difference would be with using a large sewing needle from a craft store and using a tapper would be? What would it matter? And tommorrow myfreind is piercing my ears(shes done many before) with a regular bobby pin or whatever a standard needle , i was curios if after that i could put a pushpin through because its a thicker needle and then from there lube a 16 gauge tapper and insert it ? I sound like a total newb i bet but im just curios from you guys that have them .... A hollow point needle would seem to cut it out while if it were a large sewing needle it would stretch because it isnt cutting so would it tear!? Im clueless ... Also i know to sterilize everything so if you sterilize wats the big deal with using acrylic tappers for your first ones , how long will it take my ears to heal with 16tappers in? And ik its bad to wear them and use jewelry but idc oh well i need my weed money (:: ... Thanks ahead of time for answering guys and i want to get a small tattoo of a cross on my wrist and i doubt it will hurt getting it but what on earth does it feel like when the little needle is just going back and forth in your skin ... Thanks guys
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NWlight
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just go to the mall and get it done for free 
usually you just pay a small fee for an earring to put in it to keep it from closing up, which you would be paying anyway
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EdibleStereos
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first off, dont call them gauges, gauge is a measurement.
Second, dont pierce your ears with sewing needles, buy a proper piercing needle. I've done my own piercings, But I ordered the needles, gloves, clamps etc from a supplier. The needles are super cheap.
Third. Pierce at 14ga.
Fourth. Stretching a fresh piercing is a bad idea.
Fifth, putting a knitting needle made from who knows what kind of plastic will lead to infection. Only use proper jewellery made from stainless steel, titanium, or teflon. Even the acrylic stuff they sell is crap and harbours bacteria and leads to infections at worst, and stink ear at best.
Sixth, you don't wear tapers, they are only used to help insert proper jewellery.
Seventh. Quit being underage.
Eighth. Don't goto a mall and get pierced with a gun, proper needles only. Especially if you plan to stretch your lobes, you need a nice healthy fistula.
Ninth. Your current plan will most likely result in infected smelly lobes.
Tenth. Stop being underage already.
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Stretching 101, don't call them gauges, also LEARN SOME PATIENCE. If you're going to pierce your ear, you need to study proper technique, use proper needles, and sterilize your needles. DO NOT EVER STRETCH WITH ACRYLIC. your healing skin WILL grow into the porous material. You shouldn't stretch until your ears are fully healed. NOT when you THINK they're healed. I think it's about 6 weeks before you can start stretching. and you need to wait at least a month, or two months before you stretch up. IF IT HURTS DO NOT CONTINUE. If it hurts you are tearing, and creating scar tissue. not stretching. Proper stretching takes time, and money. if you wanna be an dumb ass kid, then by all means go ahead and ruin your ears. but i warn you, you WILL regret it.
I have 3/4 inch stretched ears, and have made some mistakes a long the way. do a little bit of research on the web, theres tons of info out there. This isn't something you do if your totally clueless. Light, love, and happy stretching.
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Re: A question for those with guages , please reply [Re: Legend]
#18905232 - 09/29/13 12:15 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Legend said: Stretching 101, don't call them gauges, also LEARN SOME PATIENCE. If you're going to pierce your ear, you need to study proper technique, use proper needles, and sterilize your needles. DO NOT EVER STRETCH WITH ACRYLIC. your healing skin WILL grow into the porous material. You shouldn't stretch until your ears are fully healed. NOT when you THINK they're healed. I think it's about 6 weeks before you can start stretching. and you need to wait at least a month, or two months before you stretch up. IF IT HURTS DO NOT CONTINUE. If it hurts you are tearing, and creating scar tissue. not stretching. Proper stretching takes time, and money. if you wanna be an dumb ass kid, then by all means go ahead and ruin your ears. but i warn you, you WILL regret it.
I have 3/4 inch stretched ears, and have made some mistakes a long the way. do a little bit of research on the web, theres tons of info out there. This isn't something you do if your totally clueless. Light, love, and happy stretching.

Have you tried the teflon tape method? You take your current spacer, and when you are ready to move up a size, you start adding layers of teflon tape every few days. It minimizes tearing and doesnt require buying tapers, which can get pricey if you get the stainless ones.
Teflon tape is cheap, pure teflon, no adhesives, and is readily available.
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Re: A question for those with guages , please reply [Re: EdibleStereos]
#18905236 - 09/29/13 12:18 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Yes, i dont beleive in using tapers after 0 gauge, or well 2 gauge. ANy smaller than that, and it's too hard to stretch with tape IME. i know it can be done, but still. i started using teflon tape at 00 gauge. at 1/2 i started with bondage tape, because it didn't dry out my ears as much. but you have to be careful with bondage, because the edges can cut your ear.
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they callme austin


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Re: A question for those with guages , please reply [Re: Legend]
#18905246 - 09/29/13 12:20 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Jeez guys chill out i told you im a newb ... I have the patience to stretch them properly i just had some retarded questions and no one to answer them ... They do piercing for free in the mall? Will they do it in the size you want or only a standard one
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they callme austin


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You guys make it out to be like i didnt even look anything up ... I looked up quite a bit about it all and i ask questions so im called a dumbass kid? Seriosly guys
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i got mine pierced in the mall, free piercing, 10$ stainless steal stud. It was 16g.
On average though, they will pierce you with an 18g. I recommend going to a tattoo shop, and getting it done at 14g. That way the hole will be even, as you dont have some random punching a whole in your ear all crooked and shit.
I'd check out Kingsbodyjewlery, and bodyartforms for jewelry, DO NOT GO TO HOT TOPIC OR SPENCERS as they only carry shitty jewelry, and overpriced at that.
also the kingsbodyjewlery owner does youtube videos for newbs, i would check em out. He's also a very cool dude to chat with if you get around to ordering from his site.
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EdibleStereos
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they callme austin said: Jeez guys chill out i told you im a newb ... I have the patience to stretch them properly i just had some retarded questions and no one to answer them ... They do piercing for free in the mall? Will they do it in the size you want or only a standard one
Dont go to a mall. They use guns there that force a dull piece of metal through your ear.
Piercing should be done with a fresh needle. They go through skin like nothing.
I even have a bunch of unused piercing needles and captive bead rings. I'd mail them to you for free if you were in the same country as me.
.....and if I didnt think you are underage. How old are you anyways?
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NWlight
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they callme austin said: You guys make it out to be like i didnt even look anything up ... I looked up quite a bit about it all and i ask questions so im called a dumbass kid? Seriosly guys
so you deny it? 
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they callme austin


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Re: A question for those with guages , please reply [Re: EdibleStereos]
#18905288 - 09/29/13 12:34 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Thnks for the tips guys and -_- the mall by me is so overpricey its unbelievable theres one little shack thing that sells them and i asked how much for size 16 acrylic ones and she said 15 and i just walked away ... I can imagine all of this getting very expensive in the near future , were can you buy the needles without ordering becuase im too lazy to wait ive wanted them a year and dont want to spend money at a shop when i have a needle at home :l and im 16 , i love how fasteveryine anwers though this forum is awesome.. Nice dog meme you probly had that wait for people like me to say that hahahah
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EdibleStereos
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they callme austin said: Thnks for the tips guys and -_- the mall by me is so overpricey its unbelievable theres one little shack thing that sells them and i asked how much for size 16 acrylic ones and she said 15 and i just walked away ... I can imagine all of this getting very expensive in the near future , were can you buy the needles without ordering becuase im too lazy to wait ive wanted them a year and dont want to spend money at a shop when i have a needle at home :l and im 16 , i love how fasteveryine anwers though this forum is awesome.. Nice dog meme you probly had that wait for people like me to say that hahahah
Dude, read the rules.
And check out BMEzine if it is still around. Some good info on there.
But sounds like you wont take anyones advice of using a proper needle, so you will learn the hard way.
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Re: A question for those with guages , please reply [Re: EdibleStereos]
#18905317 - 09/29/13 12:46 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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before you get banned, those little shack things are called kiosks.
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they callme austin


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Re: A question for those with guages , please reply [Re: EdibleStereos]
#18905318 - 09/29/13 12:46 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Yeah i know 2 years underage atleast i admit it and not going to cry about it ... There isnt exactly any of these forums that want immature kids on there , i wouldnt want it on my site and one last question will it tear if i go from fresh piercing to an size 18 becuSe i honestly hate earings and dont want to wear them but if necassary i will
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they callme austin said: im 16
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they callme austin


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You guys act like you can prove or disprove anyones age through this website anyways ... If the person is like anyone else on here he could be 12 who gives a shit you couldnt prove it wrong just sayin ... Have fun banning me aimlessly when i could be here literally just by not saying myage but no reason to lie
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EdibleStereos
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they callme austin said: You guys act like you can prove or disprove anyones age through this website anyways ... If the person is like anyone else on here he could be 12 who gives a shit you couldnt prove it wrong just sayin ... Have fun banning me aimlessly when i could be here literally just by not saying myage but no reason to lie
I now hope you get banned because you clearly arent taking ANY of the advice myself and others here have provided you.
I'm sorry I wasted my time actually trying to help you out, when you are just going to go ahead and stick to your shitty plan.
Good luck with the scarred, smelly, infected lobes you will end up with.
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they callme austin


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Re: A question for those with guages , please reply [Re: NWlight]
#18905351 - 09/29/13 12:55 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Thank you so much i just appreciate your kindness towards me when i could have easily said no im 18
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does being underage count as a "serious infraction" ? i want to blow the whistle.
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