Omni heads

German Torque 15 pounds per inch?

No German Torque is the scaffolding pole on the end of a 3/4inch wrench driver needed to get the rear hub nuts of a beetle!!!!

The times I've done that. Still the jumping up and down on the end of the scaffolding pole was at least entertaining for the neighbours

Karl

It's cool Karl, I just couldn't read what you said at all, and I thought that maybe I had offended you!! LOL It was just a saying we used in the military when we were torquing something down, and were too lazy to get a torque wrench to tighten a nut to 15 inch pounds!! LOL

Heath I'm only kidding.

And I only speak German!!!!!!!!!

When I speak German, Germans laugh at me as I speak it with a Bavarian accent!

And no I'm not a fat bloke in lederhosen.

Karl

Sorry Karl, I hope I didn't offend, as I really don't know what you said.....I just hope I didn't upset you.....actually I was referring to myself cranking down that little front piece and stripping out the threads......I should've thought before I spoke, but alas, my mind doesn't move that fast.....once again....I apologize!!!!

Heath, was macht du mit die Deutsche 'Torque'?

Was bist von beruf, ein Mechanik?

Und 1337, in Deutsche, fur Aztek, wir sagt 'Scheise'.

I wont bother translating the last comment, I'm sure you all know what that means!

Vielen Danken Karl

yeah, I have seen them just cleaning the needle with their fingernails and continuing painting.....I just never even thought about the connection really. Well, it doesn't seem to be anything to be ashamed of, I'm sure it happens will happen to us all.

du hast mich ( im refering to aztek airbrushes )

it means "I hate you" but im refering to aztek's but i dont know aztek in german, joys of rammstein and kmfdm

QUOTE: Originally posted by kik36 I'm lost....what's "Tip Dry"??

Heath,

Tip dry is when dried paint collects at the tip of the airbrush needle and interferes with paint flowing smoothly out of the airbrush and across the needle. It is more of a problem with acrylics as they dry so fast that they dry on the tip. You don't have to disassemble the airbrush to clean the tip dry. You can take a hollow-stemmed Q-tip and moisten it with thinner and push it lightly into the tip of the needle and rotate it to clean the dried paint from the needle.
What T-shirt artists do is just pick the paint off the needle tip with their index and thumb nails as they shoot just air through the airbrush. It cleans it good enough to continue painting.

Mike

Karl, I got my little part breakdown paper out......the piece you want is called "Omni Tip" and the part # is T8141

Karl,

That is the tip that you damaged and it is a $3 part.
The "head" would be the entire front part of the airbrush that unscrews from the body. When you put a needle back into the airbrush push it forward slowly until it comes in contact with the tip and then tighten the needle. Extra pressure is not necessary or recommended.

Mike

I'm lost....what's "Tip Dry"?? I thought you were talking about the little round piece at the front of the AB that you can reverse.....I stripped the threads on that little piece a while ago myself, but didn't want to pay a large shipping amount for such a little piece until I needed a new needle or some other prime component. I'm just used to tightening down real screws and nuts I guess, and gave it a bit more pressure than necessary. Anyone know what "German Torque" is......."good N tight" LOL (you have to say it with a German accent)

lol pwned.

ok is the needle seriously bent? if so its easier to buy a new one. or try ordering new parts from something like coast or bear or dixie

Mike, do I have to say this in front of the rest of the forum?

Oh well.

I was spraying earlier today and it started spluttering, so checked tip, and sure enough a case of tip dry(This has never happened before.....honest).

So I stripped it down, cleaned the needle and reassembled it.

Only, I pushed a little too hard on the needle when seating it against the head, and shoved it straight through the head.

It still sprays, but obviously the paint flow does not shut off with the needle in the full forward postion.

So that is why I think I need a new head, both for me and the brush!!

I'm assuming that the pointy bit with the hole is called the head?

There you have it whole sordid tale.

At least I was still able to use my old 200.

Karl

Karl,

How did you damage it and why do you think you need a new one?

Mike

Thanks Mike.

I'll send ken a mail.

Karl

Karl,

Send an email to Ken Schlotfeldt and ask him about it.
He will let you know where to find one over there if they have them.
kenbadger@aol.com

Mike