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  • Member since
    July 2003
  • From: Cincinnati, Ohio
Posted by ridleusmc on Wednesday, November 19, 2003 4:23 AM
In Response to MikeV. I'm thinking under $150 and for airbrush only. I think I'm going to go to Wally World and check out the hardware section.
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    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 18, 2003 4:07 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by shermanfreak

Check out your local hardware stores or Wally-world ..... find a small industrial compressor with tank, regulator, and moisture trap. You should be able to get everything you need for around $100.



Wally world, its what I did.
Tank $17.00
Regulater $4.50
Moister trap $11.95

$33.45 total
Works like a charm
  • Member since
    April 2003
  • From: Hayward, CA
Posted by MikeV on Tuesday, November 18, 2003 3:45 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by ridleusmc

I've decided to invest in a compressor. Noise, size (compact and portable), durability, and price are the major factors. So what's the best compressor.


Two questions first:

1) What price range are you talking about?

2) Do you want the compressor for the airbrush only?

Mike

Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon
  • Member since
    January 2003
Posted by shermanfreak on Tuesday, November 18, 2003 3:10 PM
Check out your local hardware stores or Wally-world ..... find a small industrial compressor with tank, regulator, and moisture trap. You should be able to get everything you need for around $100.
Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert
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    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 18, 2003 3:05 PM
Or do what I did,
For half the cost of a compressor, I just bought an airtank, regulator and moister trap.
Granted I have to go fill the tank from time to time....but 200lbs of pressure lasts a long time, and it allows me to paint at 3am without waking the family.
  • Member since
    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 18, 2003 2:32 PM
Check out the new testors unit.....sure it looks cheap and cheesy but it might fit the bill for ya.....

or you can browse the selection here....
http://www.airbrushcity.com
  • Member since
    July 2003
  • From: Cincinnati, Ohio
Good compressor?
Posted by ridleusmc on Tuesday, November 18, 2003 2:19 PM
I'm happy to say that I'm becoming at least proficient with my airbrush. I've used it on a couple of projects, and I'm very happy with my results. However, I'm sick of dealing with those silly propellant cans. I really don't like them, especially the fumes put off when I disconnect them. I've decided to invest in a compressor. Noise, size (compact and portable), durability, and price are the major factors. So what's the best compressor.
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