Need professional help

So i have always loved the idea of tattoos and always liked the idea of tattooing about a year and a half ago i started reading all i could about tattooing I also also really started to pay attention to the tattoos i was getting and hanging out alot at my buddies shop. I was trying to learn all i could i recently decieded this i s what i want to do and after 6 months of my buddy trying to talk me out of it and letting me know how seriouse and hard this was he gave me a hand. I came to him with about 4000 bucks and told him i was going to do this so he rather than watch me waste the money helped point me in the right direction. I know have everything from an autoclave-therma fax 5 machines 2 backups an eikon power supply etc.. i have paid attention to keeping a sterile zone and not cross contaminating the area and the proper way to clean set up clean tattoo and clean some more. Now he told me he would help me get everything but i would have to work for everywhere i get in this industry and now im looking to find any more info i can on the tattoo machines them selfs how to build and tune them and also how to get an apprinticeship. any help from anyone would be most helpful Also my email is [email removed] if you could send anything

Apprentice at your friend's shop!

And i cant apprintice at his shop cause he is the only one there and doesnt have the time the other part of that is has done that for two other friends and though there doing good as tattoo artist the friendship didnt hold up to well plus i want to do this apart from him learn something outside of his box

Okkkkk... Now I read this 3xs and I am still confused. Did you go out already and buy equipment? Is that was what you used the 4 grand for or did you give your friend the 4 grand to get some what of an idea of what you wanted to do? Either way you should try to get an apprenticeship, machines are the tools we use but if you can't draw...seriously your screwed. Get some flash together, start drawing every day and show a shop why they should pick you. Your friend was right- it isnt easy, you have to work hard and not quit when the going gets tough...I love this industry and seen my fair share of bad ink done by people who "think" they know what they are doing----I kinda shake my head and say wtf, but can see both sides of the coin, so if you really want it-you will make it happen. This business kinda weeds out the weak at heart naturally...so either you will do it or not.