Got my new compressor

keilau

 

Bish:

 

keilau I have a revell masterclass compressor that i use with my Badger 150. I have used it with psi rangeing from 10 to 30+ psi and not had any issues with it.

 

 

The Revell Master Class Kompressor is similar to the Iwata Power Jet. It goes up to 80 psi and 1.13 CFM. With the auto-on-off, it will run very cool at 30 psi. The Silver Jet runs continuously and can go only 18 psi and 0.33 CFM. It is not a fair comparison.

I understand that the Badger manual recommend 20-50 psi and 30 normal for the 150. Heat is the worst enemy to the oilless compressor. Compressor runs very hot if you push it above the recommended pressure range.

While Badger may recommend the higher pressures, I run my 150 at about the same pressure I run the 200- 20 for flats, 15 for gloss.  And while the Silver Jet runs all the  time, it is so quiet that that is okay.  I find myself startled at times when a louder compressor which starts and stops does its startup. I have sprayed glitches due to the startle reaction.

Bish

keilau I have a revell masterclass compressor that i use with my Badger 150. I have used it with psi rangeing from 10 to 30+ psi and not had any issues with it.

The Revell Master Class Kompressor is similar to the Iwata Power Jet. It goes up to 80 psi and 1.13 CFM. With the auto-on-off, it will run very cool at 30 psi. The Silver Jet runs continuously and can go only 18 psi and 0.33 CFM. It is not a fair comparison.

I understand that the Badger manual recommend 20-50 psi and 30 normal for the 150. Heat is the worst enemy to the oilless compressor. Compressor runs very hot if you push it above the recommended pressure range.

keilau I have a revell masterclass compressor that i use with my Badger 150. I have used it with psi rangeing from 10 to 30+ psi and not had any issues with it.

keilau

 

EBergerud:

 

I was wrong about the Silver Jet I guess: they claim 30PSI maximum with 10-18 "cruising range." Probably means you'd get heat trouble with a long blast at high psi which would cause a shut down. Chicago Airbrush claims 40 DB for the Iwata Silver Jet - that's very quiet indeed. Also comes with a moisture gadget that sits between the hose and airbrush: a nice touch. My Chinese clone is a tad more powerful and has no trouble staying over 25 which I use mostly for cleaning the brush. My comfort zone is about 18 psi for painting. So this has been worth the time for me: if my Chinese clone compressor dies, the Silver Jet sounds very good for my use in my condo.

Eric

 

 

Don, is Eirc's description of the Iwata Silver Jet accurate? What is Badger's recommendation for the 150 use? Very interested in knowing how well the 150 works at 18 psi.

Also, what do you mean by "drumming from the stand". Good that you like your new toy.

Since I don't use more than 20 psi normally anyhow, I have not tried to crank it up above 20 (on that little gauge you can't tell difference between 18 and 20 anyhow.  But it maintains near 20 fine. I have been spraying gloss lately, so using 15.

By drumming I mean the top of the stand accentuates the low frequency hum, and kind of gets louder and softer in a pattern, like a beat note.  I guess the resonance of the top is near the frequency of vibration of the compressor, but not quite.  We have been putting those new rubber patio blocks down in the back yard, and had some trimmings. I put two halves together on top of stand, and put the compressor on top of it.  That solved the drumming. I can listen to my radio now when I airbrush, without using headphones :-)

BTW, I would recommend those blocks for vibration isolators for any power tool.  They are much cheaper than the isolation pads sold in hardware stores for that purpose.  The blocks/tiles are a foot square.

EBergerud

I was wrong about the Silver Jet I guess: they claim 30PSI maximum with 10-18 "cruising range." Probably means you'd get heat trouble with a long blast at high psi which would cause a shut down. Chicago Airbrush claims 40 DB for the Iwata Silver Jet - that's very quiet indeed. Also comes with a moisture gadget that sits between the hose and airbrush: a nice touch. My Chinese clone is a tad more powerful and has no trouble staying over 25 which I use mostly for cleaning the brush. My comfort zone is about 18 psi for painting. So this has been worth the time for me: if my Chinese clone compressor dies, the Silver Jet sounds very good for my use in my condo.

Eric

Don, is Eirc's description of the Iwata Silver Jet accurate? What is Badger's recommendation for the 150 use? Very interested in knowing how well the 150 works at 18 psi.

Also, what do you mean by "drumming from the stand". Good that you like your new toy.