last night i had a fucked up nightmare. i was doing shading on a tattoo with my favorite machine.the machine is a national swing gate from 1992, chrome plated, original springs, and never re-tuned, even has the silver contact on the front spring, and both springs are rusty. sounds like marbles in a blender but damn it puts it in smooth. i’m working away, then the back spring breaks (good thing it wasnt the outline). i try replacing it for hours but every time i go to run it, it just keeps falling to pieces. through frustration i say fuck it and set up another. i do the whole rest of our sitting not enjoying using another machine. all i can think about is ways that i can rebuild that back spring, and was confused why i couldnt just cut, tap, mount, then add tension to a spring, seemed easy. i finish the tattoo, then go to my case to try again. i am having an even harder time now, so i cut my losses, then wake up scared as shit that it was useless for the time being. i reach over, grab my case,a nd brace my self to open it and see it in pieces (its O,G) yes, its not ,only a dream.