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What not to do when cleaning an airbrush

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What not to do when cleaning an airbrush
Posted by P mitch on Saturday, July 23, 2011 8:49 AM

Badger 150 cleaning to day and I dropped it D'oh. Lucky I have a couple of spare needles

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Posted by keilau on Saturday, July 23, 2011 11:00 AM

Hmmm! Very interesting large hook. How high and what did you drop the needle onto to make it? Confused

I dinged a made-in-China knock-off needle and ruined the tip once. I can feel the bend at the tip, but it was too small to see it well with naked eyes.

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Posted by Unreality on Saturday, July 23, 2011 12:35 PM

Hey, you have a scriber....or a brain hook........whichever comes first.

 

I did something similar to that when I dropped the needle to my Iwata Eclipse. So yeah, we've all been there.

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Posted by P mitch on Saturday, July 23, 2011 1:22 PM

It fell from the edge of the bowl to the bottom so at most 6 inches. Its a fine/extra fine needle so its very thin anyway. Least it wasnt the one from my Velocity

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Posted by Marine Sniper on Saturday, July 23, 2011 1:45 PM

Exactly the reason why I only dissemble the airbrush every 4th or 5th time I use it.

 

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Posted by dirkpitt77 on Monday, July 25, 2011 2:00 PM

Unreality

Hey, you have a scriber....or a brain hook........whichever comes first.

 

 

 

 

    Bwahahahahahaha!!!!!   I laughed out loud at that just now.   Funny stuff.   Yes

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Posted by echolmberg on Monday, July 25, 2011 2:24 PM

Must be the same procedure they use to make elf shoes.

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Posted by Wingman_kz on Monday, July 25, 2011 9:46 PM

I think you can save it...

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Posted by fermis on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 8:24 PM

6 inches???

(Luke Skywalker voice)..... What a piece of junk!!!Wink

Mine rolled off my desk, stuck right into the floor (fine tip also). Still works like the day I got it!

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Posted by HisNHer Tanks on Wednesday, July 27, 2011 7:57 AM

Now I am seriously glad for having a Paasche. It would take a hammer to hurt the needle in my airbrush. I don't like the disassembly process for cleaning, but on the plus side it is designed to be nearly indestructible.

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