which compressor suits my paasche VLS?

if you want an oiler with a tank, the one I'm using is Makita Mac700 which Makita sells through Amazon.com. It was $180, and I added a $55 regulator/trap, so this was a bit higher priced than what the other 2 gallon / 2 hp compressor setups cost. But... it's oil-lubed, so that's why I was glad to pay a little more. Another oiler is the $99 one from Sears. The Sears Companion stuff does not have an oil lubed; it's the red Craftsman one I'm talking about.

I paid $130 for a 2 HP / 4 gallon compressor and I don't have to pay to have it re-filled. Co2 tanks are good, but cost more money over time, same as the "canned air"
Diaphram compressors are noisy, they pulsate and they tend to "walk" away from your work area. A piston drive, oil bath compressor with a tank is the way to go (IMHO)

QUOTE: Originally posted by Texgunner Well, it's not a compressor suggestion BUT, my advice is to get a co2 tank with regulator/gauges. Man, I've had mine for a year and I've never looked back. It is so quiet and convenient. So far I can't find a real downside to it. It cost me about $140 to get started and my 30 lb. bottle has lasted a long time-I believe fill-ups for it are about $15. Anyway, I'm sold on the co2 system and I heartily recommend it over any compressor. Gary

QUOTE: do you need adaptor to connect the airburhs hose to the sears compressor? or the paasche hose works fine with that?

There's a brass adaptor that costs a couple dollars to mate the hose to the compressor fitting.

QUOTE: Originally posted by ajlafleche I use a Sears compressor with a built in regulator. Cost me about $100 over 15 years ago and is still going strong. Downside is it's noisy. I've used it to power a Paasche H, VL and a Badger 150 equally well.

do you need adaptor to connect the airburhs hose to the sears compressor? or the paasche hose works fine with that?

I use a Sears compressor with a built in regulator. Cost me about $100 over 15 years ago and is still going strong. Downside is it's noisy. I've used it to power a Paasche H, VL and a Badger 150 equally well.

Well, it's not a compressor suggestion BUT, my advice is to get a co2 tank with regulator/gauges. Man, I've had mine for a year and I've never looked back. It is so quiet and convenient. So far I can't find a real downside to it. It cost me about $140 to get started and my 30 lb. bottle has lasted a long time-I believe fill-ups for it are about $15. Anyway, I'm sold on the co2 system and I heartily recommend it over any compressor. Gary

i think i have no problem with noice coz i am living on my own
and is paasche compressor any good, does it work better with my paasche airbrush?

coz i heard or i read some ppl suggestion iwata power jet lite, tho it is expensive but it works pretty good and no pulsation...

Now i just tried with canned air compressor..i think it is waste of money, don't know why just gave air but without color most of the time

Almost any compressor will work, given the proper fittings/connections. It depends on how much you want to spend, and the trade-offs you are willing to make in terms of noise (the quieter the compressor, the generally more expensive) ; pressure regulation, etc. The main advantage to having a tank is the dampening or elimination of pulses in the air supply, but also less water tends to come through the airbrush because in tends to "settle" out .