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i am either going to buy this kit off craigslist for $150
[url]http://www.utrechtart.com/dsp_view_product.cfm?item=95048[/url]

this has:
•Smart Jet Compressor
•Eclipse BCS airbrush
•Airbrush From Scratch DVD
•Com Art Kit G with 5 opaque colors and 5 transparent colors
•8 oz Airbrush Cleaner
•10 Bottle Adapters


or buy an IWATA CS (the top fed version) and a larger compressor from home depot
[url]http://www.homedepot.com/Tools-Hardware-Air-Compressors-Tools-Accessories/h_d1/N-5yc1vZb8mrZ66xgv/R-202018100/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053[/url]

how or why does a bigger compressor work better? I know it louder and don't care but is it better. What else would i need to work an airbrush with a large compressor VS a model one?

thanks,

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A larger compressor won't necessarily be better for you. They just move more air and at higher pressures, but for an airbrush, you're dealing with much much lower pressures I sometimse spray as low as 2 or 3 psi. Some commercial type compressors also get what's called a "pulse effect", which is a pulsing supply of air. Not a big deal for an air wrench, but a huge drawback for spraying.


-Hans
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chris]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/279005/1331308.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/279005/1331308.page GMT
But that's a good point that a large tank will give you a lot more time without having to hear a compressor run. It's one reason I keep trying to convince myself to switch over to a CO2 system. That, and I hate not being able to spray when it's really humid in the summer.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/279005/1331355.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/279005/1331355.page GMT
]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/279005/1331402.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/279005/1331402.page GMT TG Talon series.

Don't waste time with a cheap brush, as you won't learn proper technique, and when you do upgrade it you will pretyy much have to learn all over again.

Compressors vary wildly, all I can recommend is a min 30 psi, regulator and water trap. If it's quiet great, if it has a tank great. If you get a cheaper one and don't like it you can usually ebay it for very little loss( if it was $60 new you can usually resell it for $40).

Kits come with all kinds of crap extras you don't need. Their paint is not ideal for what we do. Use tamiya or vallejo airbrush paints.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/279005/1331476.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/279005/1331476.page GMT