Tamiya or Aztek Airbrush's

100psi too

My bad...I was using the big PSI ones as an example.

Would something like this be good?

http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?BV_SessionID=@@@@0507194133.1096407030@ @@@&BV_EngineID=ccgcadcmjekjkikcehgcemgdffmdflf.0&vertical=TOOL&pid=00915310000

Would something like this be good?

http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?BV_SessionID=@@@@0507194133.1096407030@ @@@&BV_EngineID=ccgcadcmjekjkikcehgcemgdffmdflf.0&vertical=TOOL&pid=00915310000

I wish that I had looked at these types of compressors before I bought my Iwata Sprint Jet for US$160. The Sprint Jet is fine but it maxes out at 20 to 25psi.

I've been trying to figure out why these "Home Depot" type compressors are so much less expensive than the "fine art" types. They give much greater PSI that's for sure but do they give a good, steady, clean, dry, air flow at 7 to 15 PSI? From what Vric says I guess they do.

If your local Sears has a money back if not satisfied policy, then, you should definitely give this one a try. I would.

Would something like this be good?

http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?BV_SessionID=@@@@0507194133.1096407030@ @@@&BV_EngineID=ccgcadcmjekjkikcehgcemgdffmdflf.0&vertical=TOOL&pid=00915310000


yes that will do the trick.. a bit big, you could get something cheaper..

just be sure to buy a moisture trap if you live in an aera with high humidity.

www.harborfreighttools.com (http://www.harborfreighttools.com) has some very inexpensive compressors. I personally think craftsman is overpriced. But its your compressor so do whatever you feel is best!

I personally think craftsman is overpriced.

You're probably right. Maybe not overpriced, but certainly "top dollar". He can probably find something similar for less. But Craftsmen stuff is known for high quality. They have a 2-gal one for less.

One question I have: When you turn the compressor on, how long do you have to wait before there is enough pressure to start spraying? Do you have to wait for the tank to reach pressure, or can you start working immediately?

One question I have: When you turn the compressor on, how long do you have to wait before there is enough pressure to start spraying? Do you have to wait for the tank to reach pressure, or can you start working immediately?

the time it take to go in the garage and fill the small glass jar of thinner (for cleaning) and coming back. about 1 mitunes and I have near 60psi in the thank.. 2 minutes and it's filled. It's a 1.5Hp 2 gallon.

Once filled, I stop the compressor and I have enough air to do the job I need to and clean the airbrush after

Vric, thanks for the good description of how one actually works with a tank compressor. For me, I have found that I spend 10 minutes getting the paint ready, 20 seconds actually spraying it on, and another 10 minutes cleaning up after :grinno:. So your 2 gal compressor would work great for me. Why didn't we have this thread BEFORE I spent lots of $$$ on my Sprint Jet :banghead:

Why didn't we have this thread BEFORE I spent lots of $$$ on my Sprint Jet :banghead:


Why didn't you ask ? :evillol:

Why didn't you ask ? :evillol:

Let me put it another way: Why didn't I discover this forum before spending lots of $$$ on my Sprint Jet?

Let me put it another way: Why didn't I discover this forum before spending lots of $$$ on my Sprint Jet?

:lol:

I think i have more research to do still. Looking for a smaller compressor for a cheaper price that has a tank on it. Sears has a low selection and so does Home Depot. :mad: Atleast in their websites. I will have to check personally at a Home Depot near me.

Thanks for the help guys!!!

Minde is a "Delta"

It's easy to find it here (Reno-Depot and Home Depot carry them)

Here a picture of what I use:

http://www.coastaltool.com/a/delt/images/cp200.jpg

http://www.chpower.com/chimages/catalog/active/comp_VT6300_500x354.gif Here's mine. About 3 minutes to fill the tank at 150psi (125 modified) then turn it off and shoot... why??? Because if you are all attentive on what you're doing and it start... you'll have a heart attack !! The one Vric have is cool to do airbrush and certainly a bit more quiet. Purge the tank when you're done and those compressors are good for a life time... almost ! Well almost bcuz if your stupid crazy big dog run right into it and cause it to drop on the head of the compressor it'll explode with a big kind of fumes and dust spraying all around (not to mention the shrapnel of flying metal) ! Stupid Snooky... bad dog, bad ! :mad: :nono: happened to me with a little compressor 3 years ago ! Frightening experience.

Edit:Purge is done with the little valve on the bottom of the pig.
Re-edit: Pig ?? I mean tank !
Re-Re-edit: The compressor was a old "General", rust and years didn't help him... don't be too scare of it, chance are very minimal... but still :disappoin

why??? Because if you are all attentive on what you're doing and it start... you'll have a heart attack !!


haha sooo true.. when it's quiet and it start, it's the best way to make a bad paintjob.

I purge mine every 2 use.

It's nice for airbrushing, but I also use a nail gun with it.. enough power for dads and kids :D

Nice Compressors guys! Vric how much $ does yours cost?

149$Cnd (105$us) with a compressed Nailgun

149$Cnd (105$us) with a compressed Nailgun

Man thats a great price. I will have to check Home Depot to see if they personally have them.

Thanks!,

Well guys, today i visited Chinatown NYC where i found Pearl Paint which sells a good amount of Airbrush's. I decided to buy the Iwata Eclipse HP-BCS since i heard that its great for fine art and for modeling. Tomorrow i will be visiting HomeDepot searching for the Compressor that Vric has shown (6 posts before), the Delta.

Thanks for the help guys!

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/73957DSC08437.JPG

this time you don't have a toy :D

nice choice.. bit expensive, but very nice

this time you don't have a toy :D

nice choice.. bit expensive, but very nice

Ahh, finally i feel like a made the right choice. I can't wait to get the compressor and put this baby to work :D

I paid 108 dollars for it. It retailed for 120 but since im a student i get 10% off :) So yea pretty expensive.

only thing I see wrong on picture, is the plastic jar.. you will need to buy smaller one (or a metal color cup)

this one is very fat ! get 1/2oz jar and 1/4oz color cup if you can get them for cheap

only thing I see wrong on picture, is the plastic jar.. you will need to buy smaller one (or a metal color cup)

this one is very fat ! get 1/2oz jar and 1/4oz color cup if you can get them for cheap

Yes it is. :lol: I will see if im cormfortable with it, most likely will end up buying a smaller one.

not only a confort problem, but I don't see when you will need such a big jar. you will wast a bit of paint every time.

anyway a color cup cost like 5$, not a big deal

not only a confort problem, but I don't see when you will need such a big jar. you will wast a bit of paint every time.

anyway a color cup cost like 5$, not a big deal

Ohh, i think i see what you mean. Like when i pour in paint some might get on the walls and will not come out? or it wont let it come out since its real wide?

Indeed get a color cup or a glass jar. I perfer glass jars my self over the color cup. Definatly dont use the plastic. They are hard to clean and melt in laquer thinner.

Minde is a "Delta"

It's easy to find it here (Reno-Depot and Home Depot carry them)

Here a picture of what I use:

http://www.coastaltool.com/a/delt/images/cp200.jpg

Vric im having a real hard time finding this Compressor. The brand is Delta? All that i get from Home Depot is the Delta water faucets for homes and other home stuff. Can you give me some detail on that please.

Thanks,

PS: I'll see if next week i go to the Pearl Paint here in Paramus NJ to buy a glass jar. One thing that i find wierd is that the bottle just slides in and doesn't even have a lock to it, will it fall onces filled with paint?:(

I can't give you more details than a picture :D

it's a Delta 2Gallon 100Psi.. you can get any other brand anyway.

and no, the jar will not come off when filled of paint (well it shouldn't) there is no lock on any airbrush. just fit it tight.

I only work with the color cup, some prefer glass jar.. since I work litle by litle, I use the smaller thing I have.. and I don't waste any paint with that

No they wont fall out. The plastic siphon of the glass jar must be "eased" into the airbrush. It will definatly not fall out unless not put in right or you yank on it during brushing.

Vric swears by his color cup but I cannot get mine in my airbrush! It wont fit. So I use the glass jars. Which work for me when I base paint everything because I need more paint than the color cup can hold. But I must agree with him on the glass jar wasting paint if you are doing detail painting.

your color cup don't fit ??

it fit very thigh.. you need to push it while turning it.

if it really don't fit, you can contact badger, it's on warrenty

I can try again but when I first got I it would not go in. Ill try again later today though.

I can't give you more details than a picture :D

it's a Delta 2Gallon 100Psi.. you can get any other brand anyway.

and no, the jar will not come off when filled of paint (well it shouldn't) there is no lock on any airbrush. just fit it tight.

I only work with the color cup, some prefer glass jar.. since I work litle by litle, I use the smaller thing I have.. and I don't waste any paint with that

Meh, i'll pass by Home Depot today and check if they have them there.

Thanks,

I'll get some other cup or jar next week since the weekend is almost ending for me :(!

Joeham, hope you don't mind me jacking your thread, but I think there is no point in opening a new one for the question I'm asking:

I'm going to buy an airbrush, and after reading all the comments about the Iwata Revolution, I opted to buy that. But I've also read many people recomends Paasche products, so I was wondering if the VSR90- Gravity Feed is a good choice in the same price range.
http://www.dixieart.com/vsr90.jpg

for the same price, difinitly go with Iwata.

Paasche aren't bad, but I prefer Badger and Iwata way before.

Hello Pedro, I have heard that Paasche airbrush's are awesome. But for the same price range i would definitely go with the Iwata Revolution. Soo many people recommend it and as of now i haven't seen any negativity about it.

Well guys i bought a compressor yesterday at Sears. I actually ordered it since it wasn't in stock and the sales person told me "They just came out not soo long ago and everybody has been going crazy about them" I dont know that just made me want to get it even more. Its a Craftsman 150 PSI Compact Pancake Air Compressor with a 1.5 Gal tank. I bought it for 100 dollars (On Sale) and put a two year warranty on it just in case since im a starter.( http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?vertical=TOOL&pid=00915239000&bidsite=&BV_UseBVCookie=Yes )

Congrats on the compressor! Happy airbrushing!

Thanks for the info guys! I guess I should be getting the Iwata then :)

BTW, that compressor is pretty nifty! Not too loud, either! Great buy. Hope you build many, many models with that ehehheh

Regards,
Pedro.

Thanks for the info guys! I guess I should be getting the Iwata then :)

BTW, that compressor is pretty nifty! Not too loud, either! Great buy. Hope you build many, many models with that ehehheh

Regards,
Pedro.

Thanks Pedro and thanks to all.

The Compressor is supposed to arrive here the 15th since it wasn't in stock. Until then i will just stare at my airbrush for half an hour everyday:cwm27: and read the hand book over and over and over again. Can't wait to have everything here!:cool:

Sorry to keep bringing this thread up, but I have a couple of questions :)
I've read in the dixieart website that this airbrush doesn't come with a hose. I do have a Badger 250 (I call it aircrapper :D), and I use the hose that came with it. My question is: will that hose fit the Iwata, or I will have to buy a new one/adaptor?

Oh, and another thing: The Iwata Revolution CR sprays widths that go from 1/8" to 1/2" with 0.5 mm screw-in nozzle/needle. I would love to be able to spray hairline to 1" or 2" wide lines. Is that range (1/8"-1/2") sufficient for our modelling purposes?


Regards,
Pedro.

Sorry to keep bringing this thread up, but I have a couple of questions :)
I've read in the dixieart website that this airbrush doesn't come with a hose. I do have a Badger 250 (I call it aircrapper :D), and I use the hose that came with it. My question is: will that hose fit the Iwata, or I will have to buy a new one/adaptor?

Oh, and another thing: The Iwata Revolution CR sprays widths that go from 1/8" to 1/2" with 0.5 mm screw-in nozzle/needle. I would love to be able to spray hairline to 1" or 2" wide lines. Is that range (1/8"-1/2") sufficient for our modelling purposes?


Regards,
Pedro.

Pedro,

Im not too sure about the measurements since im a newbie also to this whole thing but im sure stephendeli and Vric know.

Same with the Badger 250 hose being compatible to the Iwata, im not to sure but the Iwata one looks thicker. The Badger 250 really is crap :)

Its ok if you keep bringing up this thread. Atleast we are not making new ones about the same thing! Feel free to post whatever your questions are :D

Hope that helped.

If I look a the image I have found about the Badger 250, you will need to buy a new hose.

as for the 1/2", you should be able to do 1" or a bit more with higher PSI and working more far from your work.

but sure, the Iwata CR is designed to be a detailling airbrush.

You do have two options for the hose. Either buy an adapter(dixieatrs got them) or buy a new hose. If it was me I would buy the hose.

I dont think anyone here has to feel sorry about bringing this thread up. When I was researching for my airbrush here at AF, a thread like this would have helped alot. So this should be great reference for future airbrush buyers.

sure, for the money, you better get a nice brainded hose than an adapter for a plastic/rubber one

...I dont think anyone here has to feel sorry about bringing this thread up. When I was researching for my airbrush here at AF, a thread like this would have helped alot. So this should be great reference for future airbrush buyers.
TOTALY AGREE !
For the 2" lines though... good luck because the edge will be so mist that it won't do a nice job and you'll have to be very far from your surface to reach that and the paint will probably dry before reaching the surface resulting in a very grainny paint. The paint would have to be very dillued and the psi very high. But why a 2" line in modeling ?? Iwata CR are not spray guns !!

For the hose connection, it depends. I already have a good hose (heavy duty braided air hose) for my Badger(s) and want to keep it so I go with the adaptor to convert to Iwata but if you have a nasty original Badger plastic hose that come with the spray cans... don't bother, go with a new hose.

Thank you for your replies, guys! I've learnt alot with this whole thread, and I will keep bringing it back when I have more questions.

A 2" wide line was just an example. I find 1/2" a little too small, that's why I asked :).
About the hose...yes, mine is that plastic one that came with the "aircrapper" 250 :D I guess I will order a good one (braided).

Again, thank you!

Regards,
Pedro.

a nice braided hose will look better on an Iwata than a cheap rubber one too :D

Grr! I went to Pearl Paint in Paramus NJ and i must say the store is toooo small. I went to buy the glass jar for my airbrush. All they had were Paasche glass jars with different sizes that didn't match my Iwata! I guess i will have to go to the other store in Chinatown NYC again to get the glass jar since that store is HUGE! The smalless one they had here was a 1oz glass jar but didn't match my Iwata. :(!

1oz is ok, but you should try to get one even smaller..

1/2oz are very good to use with testor 1/4oz paint thinned with 1:1 (give you exact 1/2oz)

I praticly always use my 1/4Oz Color cup, but also a 1/2oz for body... never bigger

1oz is ok, but you should try to get one even smaller..

1/2oz are very good to use with testor 1/4oz paint thinned with 1:1 (give you exact 1/2oz)

I praticly always use my 1/4Oz Color cup, but also a 1/2oz for body... never bigger

Man those must be tiny! The 1oz glass one was pretty heavy though :( I will try to search for the 1/4 and 1/2oz one sometime this year. Thanks Vric. Do you think ACMoore (Spell check) carries some color cups? I've heard they provide some parts for airbrush's.

Guess what guys! I exchanged my compressor eventhough it wasn't even here yet! I know have a 3 Gallon 1.5hp 125PSI Oil-Lubricated Craftsman Air Compressor which is sitting next to me! Will take some pictures once my sister gets here since i was being too nice and let her borrow the Digicam :banghead: I have a few questions. Well i was reading through the Owners Manual and i noticed that it said "Never use Compressor Indoors". What is that all about? What are the risks of using it Indoors? Can i just place it in a closed spot where nothing might touch it or can be flammable? I also noticed that it didn't come with the Air Intake Filter...Is that bought seperately?



Edit: I just found the Air Intake Filter hidden inside the 25 Foot Air Hose.

I use my compressor indoors. I have no clue why they would not want one to use it indoors. The only thing I can think of is that it is loud?

unless it run on fuel, I don't see any problem use a compressor indoors !

it might be loud, but 3Gallon, once filled, you will be ok for the job you will need to do

Hey guys, I just finished using my Airbrush with the PSI at 35. I've got to say that the Iwata is defenitely worth it! Soo much control and the range for the spray is incredible. It goes from hairline to almost 2 inches! Defenitely recommend the Eclipse HP-BCS. The Compressor is very good also. Stayed filled for a really long time! Can't wait for those models to get here from HLJ so i could try out modeling with it.

wow.. 35psi is high :D (well, i'm used to work at 7-15psi)

wow.. 35psi is high :D (well, i'm used to work at 7-15psi)

:lol: I guess i got too happy with the air that i put it that high. I did like it thogh when the air was going down that it was around 10-15 PSI. I'll mess around with that tomorrow since i can't turn on my compressor or else there will be a riot inside my house! :banghead:

Here is a picture of the compressor which i shot just now.

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/73957DSC08486.JPG

The hose measures a total of 35 foot! The compressor came with a 25 ft. hose and the Airbrush hose is 10 feet! I can leave the compressor in one end of my basement and work in the other end. Its great! :lol:

By the way the compressor retailed for 120 and i put a 2 year warranty raising the price to 150 :D

Well if you like spraying at 35 PSI that is fine. Eventually you will notice that you are using a considerable amount of paint. So thats why I only spray at 8-15 PSI.


BTW make sure to empty your compressor after every use and drain the tank of water weekly. If you dont the tank will eventually rust.

and if you see there is some watter in the tank, it will be a good way to know if you need a moisture trap

Agree for the moisture thing and the working pressure too. Beware of the rust or you're investment will suffer. And don't shoot too high with the Iwata... I don't have this exact model but most of Iwata are rated to work under 40psi... don't blow it !