Need help connecting airbrush to compressor

Well good news, the generic eBay special Iwata-to-Badger adapter proved to be reliable and I was able to get my kit hooked up and complete my job. Haven’t airbrushed in thirty years but it all came back to me. Was lots of fun

Hi Don. Thanks for the reply. 

From the little reading I’ve done I found that one of two thread measurement systems is used. The US used the NPT designation whereas Britain (and elsewhere?) use BSP. So and 1/8” BSP hose will need an adapter to fit a 1/8” NPT compressor nipple. 

Im assuming the Badger uses the NPT system. And Iwata being a Japanese company does not, maybe the BSP. 

Also, Badger have a 5mm airbrush connector. I have a brass adapter with a very small and fine thread I’m assuming fits this designation.

i stand to be corrected on all of the above. Any further input or clarification is appreciated. 

I found a Badger to Iwata adapter that I bought. We’ll see how far that gets me. 

MrAdams

greetings folks. This is my first post here, so sorry for the beg for help right off the bat. I came across this forum after a couple of hours searching on the internet for answers. It seems like this place is my best bet for getting those straight answers. 

So I haven’t airbrushed for many years. I used to do it a lot in my twenties but since moving to photoshop I haven’t played with traditional tools. 

I have an Iwata HP-A brush that is great. Always was fun to use. When I moved to the US I didnt want to bring the compressor with me. My wife is an ex-airbrushed too. And she has a Badger 180-11 compressor (but has long since lost her brush). I have the original Iwata hose that fits the brush just fine, but I cannot make the connection to the Badger compressor. 

There are lots of adapters for sale online that spec various thread size and pitch. But I don’t know what thread/pitch the Iwata and Badger systems use so I don’t know what I need to conver too and from. It seems the Badger uses standard US 1/4” brass plumbing fitting from what I can tell. 

Any assistance making the connection to the Iwata hose would be very much appreciated 

 

Both my Badger hoses are 1/8".  A good hardware store should have the 1/8 to 1/4 " adapter.  Threads are standard on those brass pipe fittings.