Jens Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 hi, im thinking abut bying this one, does any one know if it's worth the money?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMurph Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 Personally i have never used it, but you may want to find one with a regulator control and gage to control psi rate. I use a small auto compressor works great for me. HTH Murph... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LSP_Jay L Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 It's rubbish Jens. Don't bother. Follow the advice I gave you in the other post you made. A regulator/tank and moisture trap are imperative, unless of course you don't mind buying rubbish that you will have to replace every couple of years or that you will have to replace anyways when your airbrushing skills become very good and you cannot achieve the results you want with an unregulated compressor. Plus, the noise of one of those little diaphragm compressors means you will avoid turning it on to spare yourself the headache. Add to that the fact you will have to buy a moisture trap anyways, unless you are OK with water spitting out of your brush occasionally. Cheers mate, Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleveland Model Resins Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 Jens, Pop off to Machine Mart or your equivalent ..... The Shhhh range are beauties. Great Compressors ... Stupid names! I used to use the smallest one till my Dad nicked it - it easily ran 2 airbrushes and a small pressure vessel I used at the time. I now use the 3rd one down cos im loaded! They are serously quiet (as in quieter than a modern fridge - thats what they are actually - refridgerant compressors) and produce a very very steady airflow - I never detected any pulsing at all even with the little one so you can spray 'pencil lines' without any problems. Rob. (who knackered the Tornado wing seal bag mould just now! HAHAHAHHA!!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOTR Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 I can more or less completely agree on everything said. I use a diaphragm compressor, cos I got it as a gift for christmas and thus I don't complain to loud, it works pretty well with enamel colours and pretty reasonable with acryl, but I suppose my problems with Future are connected to the pressure. Also humidity is sometimes a problem when spraying (pfffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff, pffffffffffffffffffffffffffff, pffffffffffffffffuppuppuppffffffffffffffff, FUUUUUUC*), but that could be worse. Another problem I ran into lately is, that the diaphragm compressor cannot provide a constant stream of air, that means, if you try real fine stuff, you might get not constant lines like this: ---------------, but rather something like: ---o---o---o---o---o. Each working cycle of the compressor brings up a little extra air and thus extra colour, you probably don't like if you try a WW2 mottle camo. But the biggest drawback is definitely the noise. My problem is, I usually become active pretty late, when other people try to get some sleep. So if you try to crank up the compressor late in the evening, lets say so around 2 a.m., your neighbours will certainly like you a lot more... So you feel good and have a run and everything comes out just perfekt, and then the guy next door asks you politely to shut it down... :angry: That's not the worst thing of all, but the night clothes of some peeps are just Didn't know my otherwise always perfectly dressed neighbour owns a turquoise-brown bathrobe... But well, no painting from 12 - 2 pm and from 10 pm - 8 pm Thus, look for a good compressor, and stay away from the diaphragm types, even if they served yet pretty well for me (and has to do for some more time, due to lack of money ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jens Posted March 17, 2006 Author Share Posted March 17, 2006 thanks for the great comments, ill think about it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDave Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 Hey Rob! Thats the sort of thing I have been looking for for ages. Do they take the Aztek thread for the hose? Anyone know cheaper than this supplier?? Cheers Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleveland Model Resins Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 Hi Dave, Not sure if your hose will fit, but I imagine there is an adaptor of some decription somewhere as the outlets on the filter/regulator are standard 1/8 inch BSP. I have had no problems fitting DeVillbiss, Badger clones, Olympos and my favourite Thayer and Chandler to mine over the years. I have never had my mitts on an Aztek, but if you do get one and get stuck, give me a shout and I will turn an adaptor for you on the lathe. Won't take half an hour, so there is no problem there. As far as I know there is nowhere cheaper in the UK for these types of compressor - my original small one is still going strong after 8 years of very serious abuse (I never even cleaned it, or topped up the oil in it for 5 years and I run it for way too many hours! Turned into a good radiator then as it got so hot LOL!!!) so they are good value. Brilliant compressors. Rob. (who has just now fixed the Tornado wing seal bag moulds .... yes I know its 20 to 7 in the morning and I aint been to bed yet!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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