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  • Member since
    April 2003
  • From: Hayward, CA
Posted by MikeV on Tuesday, October 11, 2005 9:44 PM
That's great news Kyle.
Keep us informed.

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 how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon
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    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 11, 2005 3:22 PM
Thanks for all the feedback guys. An air tank it is, then.

BTW, I've gotten over my hurricane displacement issues and am now back at home, electricity, internet and all!

And a "Pinky and the Brain" reference to boot. Excellent!

kyle
  • Member since
    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, October 9, 2005 9:57 PM
Pinky are you thinking what I'm thinking
Gee Brain, I think so, but If we didnt have ears wouldnt we look like weasels
I think this is a splendid idea
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  • From: Hayward, CA
Posted by MikeV on Sunday, October 9, 2005 12:44 AM
Yes it does work but the tank needs to be pretty good sized if you want to paint an entire model.
I would go with something around 10 gallons or larger if possible to give you more spraying time.
I you build nothing but 1/72 scale WWII aircraft and such then a smaller tank will probably work well also.

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 how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon
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    September 2005
Posted by nathaniel on Sunday, October 9, 2005 12:42 AM
It really is a stellar idea. I've considered doing it just to have silence while I paint-- or rather, to not have the compressor compete with music.

Some people adapt scuba equipment. Others go with CO2. I think just filling up a good sized tank is an excellent idea.
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    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, October 9, 2005 12:13 AM
Excellent idea if you ask meSmile [:)]
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    May 2005
  • From: Left forever
Posted by Bgrigg on Saturday, October 8, 2005 11:45 PM
There's no reason that wouldn't work as planned. If your luck was anything like mine, the tank would run out of air at the most crucial moment...

I've heard of people using truck tires to run A/Bs with!

So long folks!

  • Member since
    July 2005
  • From: Vancouver,Canada
Posted by clairnet_person on Saturday, October 8, 2005 11:35 PM
That should be an alright arrangement for airbrushing.
Current builds: Monogram P-40B Revell F-15E
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    November 2005
Compressor Question
Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, October 8, 2005 11:30 PM
It occured to me the other day, after posting a question about airbrushes/compressors, that I may have access to a compressor after all. However, it's not really in a place that would be friendly to painting models. It seems to me that I could just as easily buy an air tank, fill it up, and run an airbrush off of it. Then, when it runs low, refill the tank off the compressor and repeat. So long as I have a moisture trap and pressure regulator on the tank, everything should be cool, right?

Please advise me to any huge gaps there may be in my thinking.

thanks

kyle
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