Omni 4000 experts…

Triarius wrote:

Thanks Mike and Tom! So far, the only thing I'm not thrilled about is the shape of the trigger button—keeps slipping from under my finger as I pull back. (The skin on my fingers is normally so dry that I can handle a model as if I were wearing gloves—decades of water, rock dust, portland cement, concrete, and chemicals.) I adjusted the tension so this does not happen. I may just dip the button in Plasti-dip.

The cut-out is to allow you to pull the needle back inside that cutaway to clear any clogs in the nozzle.

You know, that cut-out is the one thing I miss in my Badger 100.  It's just really handy, especially with acrylics, to be able to pull the needle back and blow a gob of semi-paste paint out.  I've got an Omni 3000 I seldom use, wonder if it would fit.  I do like the slightly heavier weight at the back of the 100 though.

tho9900 wrote:

(and no I don't have names for them...  well okokok... just one of them but she's special.. )

Triarius wrote:

Speaking of finger technique, do any of you use your thumb on the trigger button? I was just handling the thing, and this grip feels so natural…

No but I seem to remember one or two here at one time who did that... go for what works for ya!  Get you a plastic 1 gallon jug, primer it and play with that bad boy and adjust your grip, the tension whatever ya want till it comes out right!  I do that with every airbrush I get now.. I like to get to know them before I spray on a kit.. (and no I don't have names for them...  well okokok... just one of them but she's special.. )

Triarius wrote:

Haven't used it yet—treating it like a new firearm. Took it completely apart, put it back together. (No, I'm not going to teach myself to do it by feel in the dark! ) I have a few questions: How tight fitting should the protective cap on the nose be? Mine is quite tight. What is the purpose of the cut-out in the handle around the needle chuck? The instructions do not say anything about adjusting trigger spring tension. It is obvious that it can be done, but what are the guidlines? Or is it just what feels good? The instructions say nothing about lubrication. The instructions on the bottle of Backwards Badger Needlejuice are a little vague. What do they mean by "trigger chamber" and "needle chamber"?

Ross - first of all congrats!!!  Mike summed everything up, but on the trigger tension I recommend spraying awhile with the brush before changing the tension.  (Unless it just really bugs you the way it is now) I started messing with my first Badger and ended up putting it back the way it was the day I opened it eventually.  I found the slightly tighter tension allowed me better control of the paint flow as it helped keep me from doing any gross movement with my finger while tight in on the model trying to do detail... after you get used to it you'll have a better idea on whether you want it looser or not.

Triarius wrote:

Haven't used it yet—treating it like a new firearm. Took it completely apart, put it back together. (No, I'm not going to teach myself to do it by feel in the dark! ) I have a few questions: How tight fitting should the protective cap on the nose be? Mine is quite tight. What is the purpose of the cut-out in the handle around the needle chuck? The instructions do not say anything about adjusting trigger spring tension. It is obvious that it can be done, but what are the guidlines? Or is it just what feels good? The instructions say nothing about lubrication. The instructions on the bottle of Backwards Badger Needlejuice are a little vague. What do they mean by "trigger chamber" and "needle chamber"?