ArRrrrrggghhhhh Damaged compressor

HOLY COW. I am watting on my new A/C to come this week. I HOPE all is ok with it  heheh

All I can say is GOOD LUCK and I hope you get your new one soon.

Bud

Ooooooo and to add to your Damaged Compressor. About a week or 2 ago, I got my 1st Spray Booth $$$$$$ and when UPS droped it off the box was smashed in and when I got it in the house and opened it, the bottom of the Spray Booth was bent.  BUT, I was in luck. I could fix it and it looks like new now. Sooooooooooo to all the FedEx and UPS people. pleaseeeeeee be more careful :)

Bud

        I can't fault BearAir and they were helpful and also had the lowest prices I've found so far for AB stuff. They did say that they will put the original compressor box into another box with extra packing to help in this shipment.

HobbyLinc will refund the price for the defective T & C AirStar compressor that was my first compressor. It was supposed to be new but had a 2004 mfg date on it and could only go up to 14psi. They asked if I wanted another one and I told them no, I ordered a new one from another source.

DixieArt is sending another 1520 spray booth since the first one that arrived had the fan off balance and made a loud noise and vibrated real bad when turned on.

My luck so far in trying to learn airbrushing isn't so good, I dropped my first AB and messed up the valve assembly, fixed that and then found out the T & C compressor was bad. While waiting for the new compressor my 1520 spray booth arrived and when I turned it on, found that the fan blade was out of balance causing the loud noise and vibration. Called DixiaArt and they wanted me to try and fix it and I said no, it'll void the warranty.

So the saga continues, I sit here with a couple hundred dollars in models, modeling supplies and about a grand in AB supplies including the compressor, waiting on that new compressor, think I'll go watch another movie and thank God I have a understanding wife.

Robert

DixieArt, that's were I got my Omni 4000 A/B and my Scorpion II Compressor " That I am STILL watting for" .

I am also new to A/Bing and I can't wate to get started........

You have to think of it this way............ At lest you are getting the BAD stuff out of the way now, before you start on a model, hehhehe

Keep us updated.

Bud

I've ordered AB stuff from both Bearair and Dixieart, and it's made it across the Atlantic intact in less than a week!

Hope you guys get your problems sorted soon.

Karl

The compressor will be delivered on 7-3 and I'm holding my breath that it makes it undamaged this time.

I called hobbylinc again, right after I shipped them that T & C compressor yesterday on my dime and they said that the shipping charges will be reimbursed. I will wait and see.

I also called DixieArt asking where my 1520 is and they said it will be dropped shipped from the mfg and I should get it after the 4th sometime.

And to top off my luck so far, my new laptop which is less then 30 days old needs to go back to HP for work due to a display issues, the wife and I bought matching dv8240us Pavillions and hers is fine.

I'm glad my wife is such an understanding sweetheart and at least our new Toshiba 72HM195 HD DLP with the HD-A1 DVD player works great, Not really feeling like working on any models for a while and so will just enjoy some more movies, nothing like High Def movies.

Robert

I'll tell you, if there was Bad Luck, you would have it all, LOL kidding...............

I had a order drop shiped from DixieArt and it took all most 3 week to get here.  I hope to all works out for you.  I got all the items I ordered and I think I will need a new air hose. The hose that came with the compressor is all curly and when you stretch it , it pulls back. O Well, you can't have everything.................... Or can you, hehehehe

Let us know how you make out.

Bud

P.S. If you feel like your NEW " Toshiba 72HM195 HD DLP with the HD-A1 DVD player " is going to go on the fritz, I'll take it LOL

Dubau,

Even if the HD-TV starts going on the fritz I got that 4 year in-home warranty. We shopped around for a good HD DLP TV and found the Toshiba to be the best bang for the buck and that buydig.com had the lowest price for it. Once you go High Def, regular tv just isn't the same anymore and the new HD DVD players even make regular dvd movies look better.

Think I'll go watch "Dam Busters" followed by a few John Wayne movies..........

Robert

Bgrigg, I have a Michael's near me. I will have to head over there tomorrow and see what they have. So your saying just get a plain vinyl hose.  I have 2 black curly hoses that came with the compressor.  Should I replase both ?

And Robert. just to let you know, We will be over next Firday night for dinner and movies LOL

Thanks all

Bud

I think I understand where your comming from. Here is what I have.....

As you can see in this pic. My compressor is right under my spray booth.

And in this pic you can see the black curly hoses comming from the compressor to the moisture trap and out of that to my A/B.

I think I will just need to get 1 new hose from the moisture trap to my A/B

Thanks for the info

Bud

1st off, Robert. I am sorry for posting all this on your topic, and you have to let us know what happenes from all your stuff.

OK now for the hose thing again  hehhehehe

Here is a pic of the hose the compressor came with. Look at the end of the hose here that the A/B hooks up too.

The little piece in the middle, that is the part that if I screw in to tight no air will go though. I look at my LHS and they had a Badger Air Hose. I got it and it did not fit right.

Anyone know what brand of hose I will need to get for my Omni 4000 A/B ?

Thanks again all

Bud

Yes the guy it my LHS took it back with NP at all.

And now I am thinking, maybe I put it on worng or something. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

So maybe I will get that Badger Air Hose again hehehe. Do you think that in the pic I posted above, I will need that middle piece ?

I don't remember if I tryed using that or not.

OK, I am OMW to my LHS " Lucky it's only 3mins from me " and I will bring my Air Brush with me.

I will let you know what happenes

Bud

Well as for my LHS, he did not have much so I went to HobbytownUSA and WOOOOOT I got one and it fits  hehhehe

Thanks again all

Have a GREAT day

Bud

OK one last thing here. I got some black paint " ACRYL " and I used 1 of my son's old models and I could write my NAME !!!  LOL

OK now for the cleaning. I sprayed Windex though it and then Simple Green. I took it apart " ALL BUT the triger " and washed it all out in warn water.

Is that how it is done ?

Thanks

Bud

Thanks all

Bud

Bud - congrats!!  You finally got it all figured out.. yeah I second the distilled water, and I wouldn't take it all apart to put it in... after spraying the windex or simple green through.. (I recommend the Windex over the simple green simply because it is not as noxious!), wipe out the cup till dry then fill 1/3 with distilled water and shoot that through, wipe out the cup again and that's it!

I only dissasemble my brush like that when doing a thorough cleaning, either by soaking the tip/head in lacquer thinner or most of the time, putting then in the ultrasonic... same with the needle, I don't remove it until the end of the night to wipe it..  The less you unassemble and assemble it the less chance of a broken or lost part..

That jug of distilled water makes a nice paint target when learning your airbrush when shot over with Krylon primer.. once filled up you can go back and primer it again.  Everytime I come on a technique I haven't tried before, out comes the jug!!!

Thanks Bgrigg  and tho9900.

It all helps, ya know

Bud