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                        Air tank instead of compressor for air brushing???

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Air tank instead of compressor for air brushing???
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 15, 2003 5:34 AM
                        Hi everyone!!!

                        I have a 20 gallon portable air tank that i used to use to fill tires and pool toys with. I used to fill it up at the local gas station.
                        Since i bought an air compressor of my own ( craftsman 3hp 60 gal.) i dont use the paortable tank any longer.
                        Can i use this tankto power a airbrush??? I realize i would haveto add a pressure regular and the like, but would this be a feasable adventure????
                        30 gal. is alot of air for an air brush right???

                        I have not yet bought my first real air brush yet. I use a Testor can model right now...

                        Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!!

                        Thanks and God Bless!!!!


                        Ron

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                        midnightprowler
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: East Bethel, MN
                        Posted by midnightprowler on Saturday, March 15, 2003 6:28 AM
                        Yes, you can do that. I did it brfore I got a compressor. Set it up the same way you do a compressor, and you can fill it at the gas station, or if you work with compressed air, at work. It worked great for me, just be sure it's full before starting a painting session.
                        Oh, there was a article in FSM sometime back on this subject. I'll try to find it, if you e-mail me through the website with your e-mail address, I'll scand it to you when I find it.
                        Lee

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 15, 2003 7:35 AM
                        Before I bought my compressor (Porter Cable 6hp 25 gal) I went out and bought a 10gal tank.......but soon found that didn't last very long. So out to the garage it went (great for bike tires and the like). Then I picked up a 20 gal and found that did much better.

                        Now I just use the compressor and use the spare tank only when I am out in the compressor and need a backup. The compressor is way to loud to run while people are sleeping.

                        Good luck!
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                        BlackWolf3945
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                          December 2002
                        • From: Pominville, NY
                        Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Saturday, March 15, 2003 11:20 PM
                        I've always been fortunate in that my Dad was bringing neat stuff home from work, including all sortsa bottles and tanks.

                        How's this for a backup air supply? A 115 cubic foot capacity composite commercial aviation oxygen cylinder rated at 1850psig? LMAO! Tongue [:P]

                        We would have NEVER used that thing, even if it had been considered "safe" to do so. Besides, it was a scrapped test article. But one could dream, though, couldn't he? hehe

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 15, 2003 11:56 PM
                        Yes it will work! 30 gal should be plenty of air to get you through a couple of models. I use a 10 gal tank with a seperate compressor to fill it and I can go for quite a while before I need to refill it again.
                        You need a regulator (which I think you already talked about) and likely a moisture trap, but other than that you're pretty much ready to go!

                        M.
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