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I would like to, but I'm afraid it would just be a waste of time. I probablywouldn't even remember I wrote notes LOL

Will

Make some notes in case it happens again . If your like me you wont be able to find the notes wen you need them .

Shell

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I GOT IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for all your help guys but I got it myself. I played around with how far the needle itself and the whole needle assembly was in the airbrush, it must have being either too far in or something. I don't know wether it was the needle itself or the needle asembly

THANKS!!!!!
Will

Thats pretty much it Phil except it doesn't have the 'Adjustment Screw'. Here are the pics, with the unassembeled one, from right to left (at the top of the cutting board) the parts are back cover, spacer, trigger, front needle (I don't know whats its called!) cover thing, front cover. The other pics are off the workbench, W-I-P M41 (Tamiya), and the relativley small stash which had a Trumpy 1/35 British AS-90 added to it today after a trip to Hobbyco.

Will

Will,

I believe this diagram more accurately represents the airbrush you have.

http://www.airbrushcity.com/1102n_diagram.jpg

Sorry can't do it now, got the pics, but gota go.

Will

OK, tahnks Phil, and pics in a minute

Will

Will,

From your description it sounds like there is no spring tension in either the trigger or the curved lever which sits behind the trigger. (ie. the trigger is flopping backwards and forwards).

If this is the case, it may be that the entire needle actuating assembly is not screwed in far enough.  (This was a problem I have seen "out of the box" with one of these Badger 150 clones)

With the handle off, you from the extreme end (going forward towards the tip of the airbrush), you should see the following parts in the following order,

1: the rear-end of the needle
2: the needle lock nut (knurled brass)
3: the collar into which the needle lock nut is screwed (smooth brass)
4: the spring retaining screw (knurled brass)
5: The inner "barrel" which holds all these parts (in the diagram linked above, this is labelled as part number 50-030 "Tube shank", the outer end of which is knurled brass)

If part number "5" listed above isn't screwed in far enough, then the needle assembly simply will not move, the trigger and the curved "spring" lever will flop backwards and forwards. Screw it in (clockwise) and see if it engages the trigger mechanism. (You will have to eyeball this as there is no "stop" to let you know you've screwed it in far enough too far and it will lock the mechanism up solid, not far enough and it won't engage)

(BTW: I hope you didn't pay too much for it, from what I can see it looks identical to my $30 Super Cheap Autos airbrush) with a silver handle instead of black.

if you could post a pic of it, we might be able to tell if it is a copy of this or that airbrush brand....

I ditto the comment on the spring being stuck... you might want to take the needle barrel out (unscrew it from the back of the airbrush) and make sure no gummyness is in there and test the travel of the piston and spring out of the body.  If it doesn't pop back when you release it, you definitely have a spring problem....

OK, this is where I think I'm going to have problems. Its a 'Fine Air Brush AB-119', I got it off Evil Bay (Aus).

Will

It would certainly help to know the make and model!

Check to see if the needle is pushed all the way forward and that the chuck screw is tightened.

It sounds like the piece behind the trigger on the Badger 100 and 150 brushes.  If so that piece itself cannot be loose since it is under spring pressure from the spring behind it.  If it is loose in the body it's most likely because the spring is not seated properly.

The spring housing has several parts as can be seen in This Diagram  The most common cause I've run across with the spring sticking is that the inner section (part 51-011) has a flat side that gets stuck so that the piece doesn't slide properly.  Check that assembly and I think you'll find something bound up back there.

It would be very helpful to know what type of airbrush you are using. They all have their own nuances.

Mike