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And now for something completely different.....
Posted by RichardI on Sunday, September 4, 2005 7:40 PM
WARNING! A plea for help is below...

I have a beautiful Omni 5000. One of the reasons I bought it was so I could use my Aztek (burp, splut Wink [;)] ) colour cups with it (the rest of it is going in the trashcan). Well it seems I need an adapter to fit the Aztek cups (which are the only part I like) into my Omni. I have searched evrywhere locally (up to a 60 mile radius) and can't find one. I think it is so small, no one wants to carry it. The biggest model shop in Hamilton will not even order one for me - no money in it I suspect.
Would anyone out there be willing to buy a couple of these, tape them to a piece of paper and mail them to me in a letter? I can pay you via PayPal if you are willing. Let me know and I'll give you my snail mail addy via PM.
Or can you point me to a website that will sell me a couple?
Thanks,
Rich Cool [8D]

On the bench: 1/48 Revell PBY Catalina 0A-10A. Next up: Moebius 1/24 Chariot from Lost in Space.

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  • From: SETX. USA
Posted by tho9900 on Sunday, September 4, 2005 7:48 PM
try www.bearair.com or www.dixieart.com, dixieart won't be processing orders for another week or so due to the hurricane in New Orleans... but I suspect one of the two will have it...

the thing I am wondering is how are you going to fit a color up onto a gravity fed airbrush? I'm not clear how this works...
---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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Posted by ABARNE on Monday, September 5, 2005 2:39 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by tho9900
the thing I am wondering is how are you going to fit a color up onto a gravity fed airbrush? I'm not clear how this works...


A mystery to me as well. I did make an adapter from some aluminum tubing to fit an Aztek color cup into my Badger 200's siphon feed, making the thing almost effectively a side feed. From looking at photos of the Omni 5000, the concept would not seem to apply.
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Posted by MusicCity on Monday, September 5, 2005 6:39 AM
Ditto ... You sure it isn't an Omni 3000 (bottom feed) or 6000 (side feed)? The 4000 and 5000 have fixed gravity feed cups.
Scott Craig -- Nashville, TN -- My Website -- My Models Page
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Posted by RichardI on Monday, September 5, 2005 8:38 AM
Sorry, I think it's a 6000 - side feed.Blush [:I]
Anyway I tried both of those places and Bearair doesn't list it, and Dixieart wasn't willing to ship to Canada because they have a minimum for international orders. Tanks anyway guys.

Rich Cool [8D]

On the bench: 1/48 Revell PBY Catalina 0A-10A. Next up: Moebius 1/24 Chariot from Lost in Space.

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Posted by RichardI on Thursday, September 8, 2005 3:25 PM
Update: I sent an e-mail directly to Badger to ask their help. This (Badger) is a great company. They referred me to a company called Wyn-Wyn Inc. on the Internet now as webairbrushes.com (I think). That's the company I bought the Omni from at a really good price in the first place.
The part I'm after only costs $2.20 Blush [:I], but Wyn-Wyn is willing to ship it to me ($4.00)!
Next time you're looking for a new airbrush or any parts, these people would be a darn good choice. Absolutely first rate. Just my My 2 cents [2c].
Rich Cool [8D]

On the bench: 1/48 Revell PBY Catalina 0A-10A. Next up: Moebius 1/24 Chariot from Lost in Space.

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  • From: Nowhere. (Long Island)
Posted by Tankmaster7 on Thursday, September 8, 2005 4:22 PM
Yeah i think the only thing badger has an edge on Iwata in is customer service. glad you got your problem worked out.
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