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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: mattjen on May 08, 2011, 08:54:13 am

Title: tattooing
Post by: mattjen on May 08, 2011, 08:54:13 am

Hi all,wonder if you guys could help please?Where is the best place to buy tattoo plier kits from please and the rough price please?
Many thanks matt and jen  :pig: :pig: :pig:

Title: Re: tattooing
Post by: HappyHippy on May 08, 2011, 09:46:53 am

You can buy them pretty much anywhere - Supplies for smallholders, fearing, ebay ? there's tonnes of places - a quick google will reveal them  ;D They usually cost in the region of about £80 I think  ??? I've used SfS and Fearing (who give discount for BPA members, just phone them ;)) and they're both good companies to deal with.
Karen

Title: Re: tattooing
Post by: supplies for smallholders on May 08, 2011, 05:07:00 pm

Hi,

Sorry we dont give discount to BPA, because our prices are cut to the bone anyway.

We are about to launch a new ear tattoo kit with six spaces - coming soon.

Thanks

Title: Re: tattooing
Post by: Tudful Tamworths on May 09, 2011, 01:28:37 am

If the characters were a decent size, were easier to handle/change, and if the pliers had a quick release mechanism, I'd be interested.

Title: Re: tattooing
Post by: JulieS on May 09, 2011, 05:49:13 am

I'm looking forward to the one with 6 spaces.  At the moment it's a real pain having to do all the letters and then get the piglets all together again for the numbers.

SFS could you let me know when that one is available please?

Many thanks.

Title: Re: tattooing
Post by: supplies for smallholders on May 10, 2011, 01:44:39 pm

Hi JulieS

The six space kit is now available and I have sent you an email.

Thanks

Title: Re: tattooing
Post by: JulieS on May 10, 2011, 04:04:14 pm

Many thanks.

Just ordered some.

Here's the link if anyone else wants to take a look.

www.suppliesforsmallholders.co.uk/ear-tattoo-kit-six-character-complete-p-283.html (http://www.suppliesforsmallholders.co.uk/ear-tattoo-kit-six-character-complete-p-283.html)

Title: Re: tattooing
Post by: Tudful Tamworths on May 10, 2011, 04:28:19 pm

Fearings do a range of pliers, but you have to buy the numbers and letters separately

http://www.fearing.co.uk/pig-tattooing/default.aspx (http://www.fearing.co.uk/pig-tattooing/default.aspx)

I've got the 7mm 7 character ones. Work fine, but a bit fiddly because the characters are so small. What I'd really like is a good rotary one, if anyone knows of a supplier.

Title: Re: tattooing
Post by: supplies for smallholders on May 10, 2011, 06:50:23 pm

Hi TT,

If you really want a good set of rotary pliers we do the Franklin Rotary Tattoo pliers - 5 space, 10mm characters, unfortunately numbers only.

But it will set you back £240 + Vat.

Title: Re: tattooing
Post by: robert waddell on May 10, 2011, 07:04:23 pm

what brand of paste do you sell :pig:

Title: Re: tattooing
Post by: Tudful Tamworths on May 10, 2011, 07:51:33 pm

Thanks, but I need both letters and numbers. I've seen some, but they are very old and no longer in production in the UK.