Taking The Plunge

ManCityFan

 

 

Snibs

Thats just a boo boo, my images involved hammers.....

Mick.

 

 

 

 

Hey Mick,

Your comment made me laugh.

Nope, no hammers involved, just me acting like an oaf because I wanted to get a "good seal" with the needle.    Fortunately, the Paasche parts are not expensive, so this lesson didn't cost much to fix.

I checked out your review website.  Nicely done, with helpful comments.  The shout out for Don's website is well warranted.  Just a fantastic resource. 

I have to be careful, as I am a "collector" by nature, and could see myself with many airbrushes just because I think they are such nice tools.  I just got a Badger Patriot due to the many devoted Badger fans on the forum.  Have not really put it through its paces yet, but so far, it seems like a very functional brush. 

Thanks for the laugh,

Dwayne

 

Hi, Dwayne - Glad you got your AB back in order.

I think you'll find the Patriot a really good addition, I'm sold on mine. I'll offer a suggestion for your consideration. 

After cleaning I tighten the front bits, then gently push the needle in until I feel it just very lightly reach the nozzle. There is no need to use force, as when ready to spray you'll have to pull the trigger back a bit, just to get paint to flow anyway.

When I got started with the Badger's, I quickly wore out the nozzles a couple of times thinking I needed to use a firm needle push to ensure a good seal, but that's not the case. By use of gentle handling, my precision parts have lasted for several years, with lots of spraying.

I'm a serial "collector" as well, likely qualify for Guinness entry, present count of AB's is 14, Badger, Paasche, Iwata, Testors and Binks. Mostly Badger's, my go to tools now.

And you're right, Don's Airbrush is a very valuable asset for anyone, either just learning, or wanting to learn more.

Patrick

Snibs

Thats just a boo boo, my images involved hammers.....

Mick.

 

Hey Mick,

Your comment made me laugh.

Nope, no hammers involved, just me acting like an oaf because I wanted to get a "good seal" with the needle.    Fortunately, the Paasche parts are not expensive, so this lesson didn't cost much to fix.

I checked out your review website.  Nicely done, with helpful comments.  The shout out for Don's website is well warranted.  Just a fantastic resource. 

I have to be careful, as I am a "collector" by nature, and could see myself with many airbrushes just because I think they are such nice tools.  I just got a Badger Patriot due to the many devoted Badger fans on the forum.  Have not really put it through its paces yet, but so far, it seems like a very functional brush. 

Thanks for the laugh,

Dwayne

Thats just a boo boo, my images involved hammers.....

Mick.

I just have to know,

how did you stuff the air cap putting the needle back in? 

"I jammed the needle back in too hard after a cleaning" is conjuring all sorts of images in my mind. 

Mick.

As it's literally the only quality airbrush I've ever owned, I can't compare it to others, but I've always loved my Talon. Good luck, I hope you enjoy yours! 

Congratulations on your new airbrush.  I hope you enjoy using it.

Don

Not a lot of building in mine Greg.

http://snibs.net/spraybooth.html

Exact same airbrush and tank setup I have. Been very happy with them both. The talon is a very versatile brush with a ton of needle combos. 

A pleasure Greg.

I still have those two booths but I have to say I go to my home made one mostly, don't think you can beat it for price and a much bigger vacuum area, just bigger than the booths but storage space makes up for that. Keep us up to date with your new toys :-)

Cheers from Mick.

A good all round brush and those compressors are great, mine is still going after 8 odd years.

You will love airbrushing, practise practise and more practise.

Good luck with it.

Mick.