Anyone interested in lure building - in coming deal

[aulrich]

Hey I just saw this in the CT fly preview, the air brush is probably questionable but it could at least give you an entry point

http://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/ma...p.2991975.html

I am probably going to buy it just for the compressor, my wood working compressor does not have fine enough control on the low end.

[WayneChristie]

I was just in there today, guess another trip is due.

[wwbirds]

Avoid any airbrush with a large reservoir. A badger (industry leader for artists) 100 has about a half thimble size reservoir and you can do some serious painting (base coat a decoy) with that much. that glass reservoir is car sized capacity. Air blown paint has a tendency to gum up the needle so you would need to back wash that airbrush 30 times before you went through that much paint. I back wash 5-6 times on a thimble sized reservoir. Gravity feeding paint from the top of an airbrush is also so much more reliable than trying to pull it up into the brush from a feeding tube. Badger site lists there discounted items and last I checked you could buy the 100 for as little as $20 US. Cant argue with any mini compressor with a 3 year warranty for $100. Upgrade the brush and you are in business.
If you need small tupelo scraps for lure making let me know.

[ghostguy6]

Originally Posted by aulrich

Hey I just saw this in the CT fly preview, the air brush is probably questionable but it could at least give you an entry point

http://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/ma...p.2991975.html

I am probably going to buy it just for the compressor, my wood working compressor does not have fine enough control on the low end.

Your wood working compressor should work just fine. What you might need is a better regulator that will allow a finer adjustment. Even with a siphon feed airbrush you should not require more than 50psi. I run mine at 20 - 30 psi depending on what brush I'm using at the time. Bare in mind that most paints must be thinned to the consistency of milk to be used in an airbrush. The compressor shown in the link will have problems keeping up with that kind of pressure without needing to stop and catch up.

If your looking at decent airbrushes look at the Passche's, Iwata's and Richpen's. Look at the needle and nozzle size, the smaller the size the more detail you will be able to achieve. A 0.5mm is a good start but I prefer a 0.3mm. You must also consider if the O rings inside will handle solvent based paints.

[aulrich]

The brush I figure is more for primer and maybe glitter type, there are some interesting automotive holographic powders that may not shoot though my iwata. But at this point I have been through 2 secondary regulators and have not been pleased. Most go down to 20 psi but controlling under that is sketchy. So I figure at that price just the compressor is worth it.


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[aulrich]

Picked up the compressor over the weekend, I like the control I can easily go down under 10 psi so I should be able to manage more subtle shading. and the size means it is more handy when I want to change pressure and I done have a big compressor underfoot.

The included bush looks a bit cheezy but it should do better than a spray can for someone just starting out. But it should do good enough for either primer coat or if I am running a batch of big lures the base colors as well.