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Airbrush compressor.
Posted by PrairieHey on Thursday, December 31, 2015 4:51 PM

Fellow Modelers,

I am wanting some advice on a good airbrush compressor to purchase. Brand, cost, etc. I own two Paasche airbrushes. I am a retired acft. corporate jet inspector / FAA mechanic. Needless to say, I enjoy aircraft. I very much enjoy building all types of models. The two air brushes I own are the model H/HS series. Just needing some community input. I have done some research, there are so many compressors out there. Of course, at my age, I am on a fixed income. Just looking for a product out there, that my fellow hobbyist would recommend.

Thanks so much,

PrairieHey  

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Posted by patrick206 on Monday, January 4, 2016 2:58 PM

Many good compressors out there, some are inexpensive at around 50-100 bucks, most of those can be quite noisy and not terribly efficient for lengthy spraying sessions. 

Some years ago I bought a California Air Tools model 1650A, twin piston cylinders with good sized tank, it gives me around 12-15 minutes of spray time between compressor refill time. The refill time is only about one minute, so the cylinders don't run long enough to generate much heat, they stay quite cool through the run cycles.

Running at cool temps means less condensation, I never get water droplets when I open the tank drain, only a very fine mist, hard to see actually. I'm extremely happy with mine, recommend it highly. I paid $180 at Home Depot, since have seen it as low as $150 at a couple of hardware stores. (Dang.)

Good luck at finding what will work well for you.

Patrick

 

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Posted by BlackSheepTwoOneFour on Monday, January 4, 2016 7:32 PM

Go to www.tcpglobal.com. You'll find some reasonably priced compressors here. I got mine for $80.

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Posted by PrairieHey on Sunday, January 10, 2016 5:27 PM

Thanks Patrick. I will deffinetly check it out. I appreciate your time and the information. 

Happy Modeling,

David J.

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