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Would this air compressor work for airbrushing?
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 9:18 am
by crazydave
I don't really know if you need anything special or if any air compressor will do, but this is one of the cheaper ones I've seen, and it has 230 PSI capability.
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product. ... ct_id=3992
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 1:15 pm
by hue35
Yeah, it would work fine. The only thing to consider is that it will be on constantly, since there isn't a tank... what a lot of airbrush guys do is fill up a large innertube and put a regulator on it... super quiet, and at the low (12-20 psi) pressure that you'll use, it will last a while before refills. You could use that compressor to fill an innertube, if noise is an issue for you... those things are pretty loud.
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 4:13 pm
by crazydave
Cool thanks for the info.
So would there be any issues with it running constantly other than the noise?
... and what's an inner tube and regulator gonna run me? Do you mean like a car inner tube, or a large bike one? (Sorry, I'm clueless about this stuff)
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 4:45 pm
by Maxximum Attack
What does the regulator look like. The inner tube method is just ghetto enough for me. Got me thinking of getting an airbrish now. I could just pop over to the gas station and fill up the inner tube, no hassle at all.
Maxx
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 5:51 pm
by evoraptor
I think you could also use an old tire...
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 8:20 pm
by SuperFly
Maxximum Attack wrote:What does the regulator look like. The inner tube method is just ghetto enough for me. Got me thinking of getting an airbrish now. I could just pop over to the gas station and fill up the inner tube, no hassle at all.
Maxx
They look like that, and you just have to build your own air plumbing with the correct adapters, "T"s, etc. In addition to the regulator, it's a good idea to use a filter as well. You can find all this stuff at Home Depot.