Electrum Premium Tattoo Supply
We are committed to providing tattoo artists with the best selection of top-quality tattoo products to enhance the craft. Our extensive inventory of tattoo supplies includes premium tattoo inks, tattoo needles, tattoo machines, and cartridge tattoo needles, ensuring you have the essential tools for exceptional artistry. We also offer a range of medical supplies, such as tattoo anesthetics and ointments, to support safe and comfortable tattooing experiences.
With a focus on quality, innovation, and customer satisfaction, Electrum Supply is your trusted partner in the tattoo industry, indlucing tattoo wholesale. Explore our diverse product lineup today, including Electrum Ink, and discover why professionals choose us for their tattoo supply needs.
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Electrum Ink - Huckleberry - (Part of Cowpoke Tattoo Ink Set)
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Electrum Tattoo Ink - Gunslinger - (Part of Cowpoke Tattoo Ink Set)
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Electrum Ink - El Paso - (Part of Cowpoke Tattoo Ink Set)
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Electrum Ink - Cowpoke 8 Color Tattoo Ink Set
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Electrum Ink - Deadwood - (Part of Cowpoke Tattoo Ink Set)
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Electrum Ink - Fools Gold - (Part of Cowpoke Tattoo Ink Set)
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Electrum Ink - Snake Oil - (Part of Cowpoke Tattoo Ink Set)
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Electrum Gold Standard Cartridge Needles - Round Liner (Regular Tight)
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Electrum Gold Standard Cartridge Needles - Curved Magnum
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Electrum Gold Standard Cartridge Needles - Round Shader
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Electrum DERMOR Protective Dermal Armor
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Electrum Gold Standard Cartridge Needles - Bugpin Round Liner
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Electrum Gold Standard Cartridge Needles - Round Liner (Super Tight)
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Electrum Gold Standard Cartridge Needles - Bugpin Curved Magnum
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We Have Moved
We’ve moved our warehouse and storefront from CR 45 to 1527 W. Wilden Ave.
Thank you for your patience and for being part of the Electrum family.
Full details available in our blog post below.
Start Playing with Fire
- Safe AF - Industry standard internal membrane
- Stable AF - Featuring the FIRST Double Stabilization Technology (Patent Pending) - Say good bye to needle wobble
- Sharp AF - Crafted with the sharpest 316 Surgical Steel to stay sharp for even the LONGEST sessions
- Affordable AF - Stop paying the premium prices for cartridges - FIRE Cartridges are the same quality as brands like Peak Stellar and Kwadron, but without the excessive pricing.
We're OFFICIALLY changing the meaning of AF to (As Fire)
Use code TRYME20 for 20% off your first order. Use code DISRUPT30 on any Electrum cartridge orders over $500 (FIRE, Gold Standard & PMU) to save 30% every time you order
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Electrum FIRE Premium Tattoo Needle Cartridges - Round Liner Regular Tight #12
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Electrum FIRE Premium Tattoo Needle Cartridges - Round Liner Super Tight #12
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Electrum FIRE Premium Tattoo Needle Cartridges - Round Liner Bugpin #8
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Electrum FIRE Premium Tattoo Needle Cartridges - Round Power Super Tight Liners #12
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Electrum FIRE Premium Tattoo Needle Cartridges - Round Shader #12
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Electrum FIRE Premium Tattoo Needle Cartridges - Curved Magnum #12
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Electrum FIRE Premium Tattoo Cartridges - Curved Magnum Bugpin #8
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Electrum FIRE Premium Tattoo Needle Cartridges - Magnum #12
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Made With Love & Good Vibes
We are committed to providing tattoo artists with the best selection of top-quality tattoo products to enhance the craft. Our extensive inventory of tattoo supplies includes premium tattoo inks, tattoo needles, tattoo machines, and cartridge tattoo needles, ensuring you have the essential tools for exceptional artistry.
We also offer a range of medical supplies, such as tattoo anesthetics and ointments, to support safe and comfortable tattooing experiences.
What Tattoo Artists Say About Electrum Tattoo Supplies
"My favorite thing about Electrum's Inks is how smooth it is to saturate and blend pieces! From mixing to applying, it's always so smooth and buttery! It's healed finish is also super satisfying and perfectly pigmented."
"I've been using their stencil transfer gel for years. I was excited to recently find out they offer so much more. Their own stencil paper, tattoo cartridges, grips. Just received my first order and my box had positive vibes all over it. I'm not a girl or anything and I've never used this word before... but it was adorable. Or "Adorbs" if my slang is hip."
"I've been using Electrum Ink for well over a year now when they first launched in Australia.I especially love the quirky and fun names of the colors! Even from my first use I noticed how easily they saturated into the skin and blended. My healed work definitely comes back super vibrant even with pastel colours."
"Searching for an XL (XXL) arm rest, and I’ve had experience with 2 big name brands. One “workshop” and Electrum. I can honestly say the one thing that set these two apart for me was the customer service and willingness to actually hear me, and help."
"The products they supply my tattoo guy make my tattoos so much easier!!! Thank you. He put the clear DERM layer (I think that's what it is called) helped with my healing so so so much!"
"Since I started using their full range, I've experienced the comfort, quality and outstanding performance they bring to the tattoo process. What I love the most is how functional everything is: each product is designed with professional logic, aimed at making every stage of the process easier and more efficient."
"This heals fucking black"
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Frank Miller - "Fly Me to the Doom" Tee
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Frank Miller's "Green Gold Cheddar Mutation" Tee
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Frank Miller’s "Unholy Saturation" Tee
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Notorious Ink - "Frankly Batshit" by Frank Miller Tee
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Electrum Ink - Frank Miller's "Zombieeee!" Tee
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Electrum Supply Bikini – Pink Glitter Metal
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Electrum Ink Hoodie - Black Ink Squad
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Electrum Supply Bikini - Flying E
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Blog posts
SELF TAUGHT SERIES - When You’re Actually Ready to Learn Tattoo Machines
Learning tattoo machines is often treated like the beginning of tattooing.It isn’t. Machines are tools. Powerful ones. And touching them too early doesn’t make you ahead. It makes you unprepared. Being “ready” to learn machines isn’t about confidence or excitement.It’s about competence, restraint, and responsibility. Readiness Is About Foundations, Not Fearlessness You are ready to learn machines only after you can say yes to all of the following: You understand bloodborne pathogens and cross-contamination deeply You know local laws and licensing requirements You can explain skin structure and healing, not just copy techniques You practice exclusively on synthetic skin You treat tattooing as permanent and serious work If any of those are missing, machines should wait. What “Learning Machines” Actually Means Learning machines does not mean tattooing people. It means understanding how a machine functions and how your choices affect skin, even in controlled practice. At this stage, learning machines includes: Assembly and breakdown Needle groupings and configurations Voltage, stroke, and give How machines respond to hand pressure and movement How inconsistent setup creates inconsistent results This is technical education, not performance. The Difference Between Curiosity and Readiness Curiosity says: “I want to try this.” Readiness says: “I understand the risks, limits, and consequences.” Being ready means you’re willing to go slow.It means resisting the urge to test things on real skin.It means caring more about doing it right than doing it now. If you feel pressure to rush, that’s usually a sign you’re not ready yet. What Your Practice Should Look Like When you are actually ready to learn machines, your practice should be structured. Practice should include: Synthetic skin only Controlled, repeatable drills Focus on line consistency before anything else One setup at a time, not constant switching Documenting what works and what doesn’t This is not the phase for experimentation on people. Progress here is quiet, repetitive, and unglamorous.That’s normal. Mistakes at This Stage Should Be Cheap Cheap in cost.Cheap in consequence. Practice skin is where mistakes belong. If mistakes feel high-stakes, you’re practicing in the wrong place or at the wrong time. Mentorship Still Matters Here Even if you are not in a traditional apprenticeship, learning machines should not happen in isolation. Feedback matters.Correction matters.Accountability matters. Someone experienced should be able to tell you: When your depth is off When your setup is unsafe When your expectations are unrealistic Self-direction without oversight is where many people get hurt. Readiness Is About Respect You’re ready to learn machines when you: Respect the body more than your timeline Respect the craft more than attention Respect safety more than ego Machines are not a reward.They’re a responsibility. A Final Line in the Sand If you’re asking whether you’re ready, slow down. Readiness doesn’t feel urgent.It feels deliberate. Tattooing isn’t a race.And learning machines is not the starting line.
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The Business of Tattooing - Burnout Isn’t a Mindset Problem. It’s a Systems Problem.
Burnout in tattooing is often treated like a personal weakness.Like something you should power through, fix with motivation, or solve by “loving tattooing more.” That framing is wrong.And expensive. Burnout isn’t just emotional exhaustion. It creates real, measurable losses that compound quietly over time. Not all at once.Not dramatically.But consistently. What Burnout Actually Looks Like in Tattooing Burnout in tattooing rarely announces itself clearly. It creeps in through patterns: Chronic fatigue even on lighter days Irritability with clients or coworkers Difficulty focusing during sessions Increasing hand, wrist, or back pain Needing more recovery time but not taking it Most tattooers don’t stop working when burnout starts.They work through it, which is where the real costs begin. The Direct Financial Losses (The Obvious Ones) 1. Missed or cancelled appointments Burnout increases cancellations, whether from illness, pain, or mental overload. One missed day doesn’t seem huge. Over a year, it adds up. 2. Reduced booking capacity When you’re burned out, you book shorter days or fewer sessions. Not strategically. Reactively. 3. Forced downtime instead of planned rest Time off due to injury or collapse costs more than time off you schedule intentionally. None of these losses show up as a single bill.They show up as money you never earned. The Indirect Losses (The Ones Tattooers Underestimate) This is where burnout quietly drains careers. 1. Decline in work quality Fatigue reduces precision. Reduced precision increases stress. Stress feeds burnout. 2. Increased rework and self-doubt Burned-out artists second-guess themselves more, even when the work is fine. That mental load slows everything down. 3. Client attrition Clients notice when artists are rushed, distracted, or disengaged. Even loyal clients drift when energy changes. 4. Physical damage that limits future earning Hand, wrist, and nerve injuries don’t just hurt now. They limit how much you can work later. Burnout isn’t a bad week.It’s a slow erosion of capacity. Why Burnout Is Usually a Systems Problem (Not a Personal One) Burnout thrives in environments with: Inconsistent tools Chaotic scheduling No recovery built into workflow Pressure to always say yes No margin for error Tattooers are often taught to “push harder” instead of adjusting the system. But pushing harder doesn’t create sustainability.It creates collapse. What Actually Reduces Burnout (Actionable, Realistic Steps) 1. Track strain, not just income Income matters. But strain predicts burnout better. Start paying attention to: Hand pain at the end of the day Focus loss during longer sessions Emotional fatigue after specific types of bookings Patterns tell you where your system is failing. 2. Reduce variables in your setup Every inconsistency requires compensation. Constantly switching supplies increases mental load Unreliable tools increase physical strain Troubleshooting mid-session drains focus Standardizing your setup reduces decision fatigue and physical overcompensation. 3. Stop treating full books as the goal Being fully booked isn’t the same as being stable. Ask: Can I maintain this schedule for six months? Do I recover between days or just survive them? Am I booking based on capacity or fear? Sustainable booking looks boring. That’s the point. 4. Schedule recovery like it’s part of the job (because it is) Recovery isn’t what you do when everything hurts. It’s what prevents things from getting there. That includes: Real breaks during sessions Days that are intentionally lighter Time off that isn’t filled with guilt Recovery protects earning ability. 5. Stop normalizing pain as dedication Pain isn’t proof you care.It’s feedback. Ignoring it doesn’t make you tougher.It just delays the bill. The Long View: Burnout Shrinks Careers Burnout doesn’t usually end tattoo careers overnight.It shortens them. It turns five-year plans into one-year survival cycles.It limits how much you can work, grow, and enjoy the craft. Tattooers who last aren’t the toughest.They’re the ones who design their work around longevity. Burnout is costly.Preventing it is cheaper than recovering from it.
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SELF TAUGHT SERIES - What to Learn Before You Ever Touch a Tattoo Machine
Tattooing does not start with a machine. It starts with responsibility. Before needles, before ink, before practice skins, there are fundamentals that must come first. Skipping them doesn’t make you self-taught. It makes you unsafe. This isn’t about gatekeeping.It’s about protecting people’s bodies, your future, and the craft itself. 1. Bloodborne Pathogens (BBP) Is Non-Negotiable If you don’t understand bloodborne pathogens, you are not ready to tattoo. Full stop. You need to know: How bloodborne diseases are transmitted How cross-contamination actually happens Why gloves, barriers, and disposal matter What proper sterilization looks like (and what it doesn’t) This isn’t trivia. It’s health and legal liability. Tattooing breaks skin. Breaking skin without understanding BBP puts clients, artists, and anyone in the space at risk. If BBP feels boring or optional to you, tattooing is not for you. 2. Hygiene and Cross-Contamination Basics Clean is not the same as sterile. You must understand: Clean vs contaminated vs sterile zones How to set up a workstation properly How contamination travels through touch, surfaces, and tools Why shortcuts cause infections Most serious tattoo complications come from poor setup and poor habits, not bad art. If you can’t confidently explain how to prevent cross-contamination, you should not be holding a machine. 3. Skin Anatomy and Healing (Not Just “Ink Goes Here”) Tattooing is not drawing. It is controlled injury. Before touching a machine, you need to understand: The layers of the skin Where tattoo ink is meant to sit Why depth matters How trauma affects healing What happens when you overwork skin This knowledge protects clients from scarring, blowouts, and long-term damage. If you don’t know why tattoos heal the way they do, you’re not ready to create one. 4. Drawing Fundamentals Matter More Than Equipment Machines don’t create good tattoos. Artists do. Before touching a machine, you should already be working on: Line control Shape consistency Contrast and readability Understanding how designs sit on bodies, not paper If your drawings aren’t solid, tattooing will not fix that. It will expose it permanently. Tattooing magnifies weaknesses.It doesn’t hide them. 5. Practice Must Happen on Fake Skin Only This needs to be said clearly: Never tattoo real skin as practice.Not yourself.Not friends.Not “just something small.” Real skin carries: Infection risk Legal consequences Permanent outcomes Synthetic practice skins exist for a reason. Use them. Tattooing real skin without proper training, supervision, and licensing is reckless and unethical. 6. Know the Law Where You Live Tattooing is regulated for a reason. Before you touch a machine, you should know: Licensing requirements in your area Health department rules What is legal and what isn’t What could permanently block you from working professionally “I didn’t know” does not protect you legally or ethically. 7. Understand the Weight of Permanence Tattoos don’t wash off. Every line you put into skin: Alters someone’s body permanently Can affect how they’re seen and treated Carries emotional and physical weight If you aren’t prepared to take that seriously, you should stop before you start. Tattooing is not experimentation on people. A Reality Check Before You Go Further Before touching a machine, ask yourself honestly: Am I prioritizing safety over speed? Am I willing to wait until I’m ready? Do I respect the responsibility involved? Am I doing this for skill, or validation? There is no honor in rushing.There is real harm in being careless. Final Word Tattooing starts long before ink ever touches skin. If you want to tattoo: Learn the risks Respect the body Take the responsibility seriously However you enter this industry, do not skip the fundamentals. People trust tattooers with their bodies.That trust is earned through care, patience, and discipline.
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