Brad,
I do not have personal experience with either the Createx or Iwata compressors so I can only give you what I know from Airbrush Action magazine as well as word of mouth.
According to Airbrush Action's Compressor Buying Guide from the April 2003 issue, the ratings for those two compressors are as follows:
Createx Intruder 2000: 1/6 hp, 70 psi max pressure, 55 dB, 5,000 hours of service, 24 month warranty
Iwata Sprint Jet: 1/8 hp, 50 dB, 40 psi max pressure, 5,000 hours of service, 12 month warranty.
I have heard good things about both compressors so I would either go with the one you like better or call Dave at Coast Airbrush and ask his opinion.
Phone (714) 635-5557 or email him at kustom@coastairbrush.com
Mike
“Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not
to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools
for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know
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