Badger 360 - users manual ???

No Greg there is no way to preset it but who needs a preset anyhow?

Train that finger my friend it's not that hard.

Practice, practice, practice my friend!  

Push the trigger down and slowly pull back to the paint flow you want and hold it there.

I have never used a preset spray pattern and never will as I think they limit your ability. 

Thanks Mike

I am sure with your level of expertise it can be done easily but ... I am a newbie and the preset (a single action) feature is a very important thing to me. I was frustrated with aztek due to the time spent on readjasting the setting on the airbrush so I got Badger360 and what a dissapointment - no single action feature here

I think you've missed Mike's point.  There is no setting or readjustment to make on a 360.  While it is true that the preset handle on an Iwata will limit the amount of paint released, it can be just as easily done ( with practice ) freehand with the trigger on the 360.  The fixed double action of an Aztek can be confusing, as I do not know of any other standard airbrush that has that feature.  The Badger 100 / 150 double action series can be effectively turned into a single action by the use of the adjustment screw, but not many use the feature.  Some folks, including myself, will have a standard single action brush if that is desired for a particular task.  The 360 that you have is way more airbrush than the Aztek can ever hope to be.

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Greg,

Just practice my friend. All you are controlling is how far you pull the trigger back, that's it.

Adjust the needle tension screw to get it at the right feel for you and spray some paint and learn it's feel. The trigger only has to mover rearwards a little bit for paint to come out very fine or just a bit more to make it cover better for larger areas. If it helps use two hands on the airbrush to steady it better. You will be surprised at how easy it will become after a few hours. 

Greg, I'm with Mike on this.

Double action isn't so hard to use. A few minutes time practicing on scrap will help you out a lot.

I have a 100LG and 150, both come with a pre-set screw that's supposed to allow it to work as a single action, but I find it's more difficult to set up than just practising the press and pull technique.

I also bought a Badger 200-20 single action detail brush, that allows you to dial in the spray size. I find I often just end up using the 100LG since the gravity fed color cup makes it a bit easier to clean up. I save the 200-20 for when I really need consistant lines.

Don't give up on the 360, it's a fine airbrush, and once you get over the learning curve you'll love it!

Cheers,

Bill