Airbrush Info needed!

You need an airhose, and a regulator as well.
Any industrial compressor will work as well as others.
What are you looking for and what price range are you considering?

Mike

You might want to get a color cup tfor mixing and painting smaller volumes of paint than can be conveniently sprayed from the siphon bottle. If you get an airbrush set it may come with one. If you do get an airbrush set that includes a thin vinyl hose, you'll still want to get a nice, heavy duty braided hose. For softedge camo on armor, the Badger 155 will be more than adequate.

Andy

QUOTE: If you do get an airbrush set that includes a thin vinyl hose, you'll still want to get a nice, heavy duty braided hose.

Maybe not. I have both a thin vinyl hose and a heavy-duty braided hose. I use the vinyl hose the vast bulk of the time and never use the braided hose unless I absolutely have to. I really hate using that heavy, bulky thing and the only time it gets used is when I'm using two airbrushes.

Scott, how does the vinyl hose hold up using higher pressures? I used to use the blue Badger vinyl hose, but switched to a braided hose when I got a regulator and moisture trap. I've heard of some guys blowing holes in the vinyls with high compresser settings but it never happened to me. Let me know what you think.

E

QUOTE: Scott, how does the vinyl hose hold up using higher pressures?

Define "Higher Pressures" I seldom spray anything at higher than 15 psi but I clean my brushes out at 40-60 psi. Been doing that for a long time with no problems, and the hose is about 15 years old now.

It is just soooooooo much more flexible than the braided hoses, and doesn't get in my way nearly as much as they do.

QUOTE: Originally posted by MusicCity It is just soooooooo much more flexible than the braided hoses, and doesn't get in my way nearly as much as they do.

Scott,
I guess it is matter then of what feels comfortable. Ironically, what annoyed me the most about the vinyl hose was it very lightness and flexibility. When I was using my Aztec, with its air supply connection on the end of the body, the vinyl hose naturally fell over the outside portion of my forearm and stayed nicely out of the way. On the other hand, with the Badger, whose air supply connection is in the middle of the body, the hose would more naturally fall to the inside of my my forearm and had a tendency to float into my work area. I find that the braided hose, with its weight, stays put and just hangs out of the way.

So Keifer, if your Badger comes with a vinyl air hose, you can certainly give it try. My only issue with it was as described above, but it certainly delivered air to the airbrush without any problem.

Andy

Andy

Andy, you are exactly right. It is a matter of personal preference entirely. All the hose does is provide air to the brush and either style will work equally well.

My experience is the exact opposite of yours. I have my regulator and airbrush connection mounted on the front of my bench, so the hose naturally hangs off the bench. The weight of the large hose always feels like it is pulling against my hand whereas the small vinyl hose doesn't.

To each their own, I guess.

QUOTE: Originally posted by MikeV You need an airhose, and a regulator as well. Any industrial compressor will work as well as others. What are you looking for and what price range are you considering? Mike

I'm not sure what I'm looking for. I just want a good compressor that won't die on me, or do anything goofy to ruin my models. Obviously I'd like to save money, but I'd like to have a quality compressor.

QUOTE: Originally posted by Keifer0999 QUOTE: Originally posted by MikeV You need an airhose, and a regulator as well. Any industrial compressor will work as well as others. What are you looking for and what price range are you considering? Mike I'm not sure what I'm looking for. I just want a good compressor that won't die on me, or do anything goofy to ruin my models. Obviously I'd like to save money, but I'd like to have a quality compressor.

If you don't mind the noise then you could buy an industrial type compressor from Sears and use it and it would pull double duty as a way to inflate car tires, etc.
If you want something more quiet I would order a remanufactured AirStar V from Badger's "Garage Sale" page here:
http://www.badger-airbrush.com/garagesale.htm

These are nice compressors and they are quiet.
They also have a built-in regulator.

Mike