air brush kits?

[serialkiller]

My brothers bday is today... couldnt really get him anything today since I am at work, plus we live in different cities. I was thinking about getting him an air brush kit (he's an artist) because he was thinking about getting one. Anybody know where I can get a good air brush kit? If its not too darn expensive, I would like to get him a really good top end one. Thanks in advance for any input.

George

 

[mindmaniac]

Make sure he already has an air compressor. Those cans end up being expensive over the long run, but even a simple comressor can cost $150 plus. Throw in a nice airbrush and now your over $300.

 

[serialkiller]

Originally posted by: mindmaniac
Make sure he already has an air compressor. Those cans end up being expensive over the long run, but even a simple comressor can cost $150 plus. Throw in a nice airbrush and now your over $300.

Thats still at an ok price range for me... what Im looking for right now is are there certain brands I should stay with for the compressor and brush? Stuff like that... because I dont know jack about air brush tools. Thanks for the heads up though mindmaniac!

Jorge

 

[nakedfrog]

I know someone who built an airbrush table on request, but the buyer backed out. It's fairly big, so shipping might be a bear, but it might still be up for sale.
Not so much a table, more of a... booth? It's a box, open on the front (but with a clear guard to keep paint from getting in your face) and some fans to draw excess paint away from whatever is being painted.

 

[serialkiller]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
I know someone who built an airbrush table on request, but the buyer backed out. It's fairly big, so shipping might be a bear, but it might still be up for sale.
Not so much a table, more of a... booth? It's a box, open on the front (but with a clear guard to keep paint from getting in your face) and some fans to draw excess paint away from whatever is being painted.

er? not sure what that is... but Im looking for the compressor and brush as of now.

 

[LookingGlass]

One company, that I would highly, and I cannot stress this enough, highly recommend is *BADGER* Their customer service is #1 with me. I use an airbrush for work, use them quite heavily. When I need my gun serviced, I send it back to Badger, they replace the needle bearing, whatever I need for *FREE*. I usually just send the barrel, most heavily used part anyway. They send the gun back to me, fully loaded, a fully stocked airbrush again. Talk about service! They add parts for free! No extra cost to me, they pay for shipping back, I only pay a few bucks to ship it to them.

They have my business.

 

[BooGiMaN]

whats the difference between single action and dual action on an airbrush

 

[sygyzy]

SINGLE ACTION - Pushing down on the trigger gives you both paint and air. To stop paint being applied (flowing) just let up on the trigger. Amount of paint applied is controlled by a separate knob

DOUBLE ACTION - Pushing down on the trigger gives you air, pulling back on the trigger gives you paint. The amount of air used should be controlled at your compressor setting not by feathering the amount of pressure you apply by pressing down on the trigger. Amount of paint applied is determined by how far back you pull the trigger.

 

[serialkiller]

Originally posted by: BrokenArts
One company, that I would highly, and I cannot stress this enough, highly recommend is *BADGER* Their customer service is #1 with me. I use an airbrush for work, use them quite heavily. When I need my gun serviced, I send it back to Badger, they replace the needle bearing, whatever I need for *FREE*. I usually just send the barrel, most heavily used part anyway. They send the gun back to me, fully loaded, a fully stocked airbrush again. Talk about service! They add parts for free! No extra cost to me, they pay for shipping back, I only pay a few bucks to ship it to them.

They have my business.

Awesome! Ill check them out right now.

 

[serialkiller]

Originally posted by: sygyzy
SINGLE ACTION - Pushing down on the trigger gives you both paint and air. To stop paint being applied (flowing) just let up on the trigger. Amount of paint applied is controlled by a separate knob

DOUBLE ACTION - Pushing down on the trigger gives you air, pulling back on the trigger gives you paint. The amount of air used should be controlled at your compressor setting not by feathering the amount of pressure you apply by pressing down on the trigger. Amount of paint applied is determined by how far back you pull the trigger.

so which one is better? or is there different uses for both of these?

 

[UpGrD]

For the airbrush I recommend this

Cant go wrong with an Iwata...........

As for the compressor, go to Home depot and get a decent compressor/tank. The smaller nail gun compressor's are nice. Just be sure its not one that puts oil in the air automaticly.
You dont want oil in the air. You can get all the fittings and filters there also. This way you have a more durable compressor/tank, cheaper and something you can use arround the house.