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Hello, this is my first thread at the forum even tho i visit it often.
I'm looking to buy a new very silent compressor for airbrushing, i have an evolution silverline which is a very nice airbrush but my compressor is not helping me at all.
I did some research on the internet and this forum but i can't make up my mind mostly because the posts i saw about this topic are outdated.
Can you recommend the best silent compressor?, i have a wife and kid and i usually paint when they go to sleep. My budget is U$300 top.
California Air Tools for your silent compressor needs. Don't take too much out of the youtube videos of it working. It's pretty quiet compared to my dad's diaphragm compressor. The loudest part is depressurizing it when done. They come in small sizes too.
You might also consider getting a large high pressure tank which you could fill up during the day, and a more powerful compressor (or get it filled up at a garage). Then you'd be able spray all night long in silence.
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The compressor has been around forever and, in general, it's not bad but reading over the reviews it appears that Paasche might have a quality control problem as well as a customer service problem.
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I used this thing for a couple jobs here and there, but after a while it failed. The auto-shut off doesn't work properly anymore. It turns off when it reaches its max PSI, but then it turns back on and starts shaking violently and I have to turn it off and back on for it to work. As long as I am spraying my airbrush it works, but as soon as it shuts off, havoc wreaks.
The moisture trap is like....disintegrating. There are chunks of plastic that are falling off into the trap cup. I don't know what is wrong with this thing, but I do not recommend it.
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With regular use the compressor stopped working after just over two months. We have tried to call the support phone number on the unit multiple times with absolutely no response.
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Nice quality unit, good value,runs very quiet, includes accessories that are extra on units that cost almost twice as much. I would recommend it to anyone needing a compact air compressor.
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mindrek wrote: Hello, this is my first thread at the forum even tho i visit it often.
I'm looking to buy a new very silent compressor for airbrushing, i have an evolution silverline which is a very nice airbrush but my compressor is not helping me at all.
I did some research on the internet and this forum but i can't make up my mind mostly because the posts i saw about this topic are outdated.
Can you recommend the best silent compressor?, i have a wife and kid and i usually paint when they go to sleep. My budget is U$300 top.
Thanks
JC
I don't know what your setup is like, but I've been using a CO2 cylinder for airbrushing for many years. It's the same kind of tank you might get for a long dive or running a a coke machine. I think I spent about $200 for the tank and fittings and it's completely silent - there's no noise but the hiss of you spraying.
The downsides are that it's heavy (you can get a smaller tank) and that you eventually need to refuel. But unless you're painting large amounts every day then we're talking about a yearly (or longer) event. It's just annoying if you're getting all set to spray and discover you're out of air.
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Are the decibel ratings for these actually meaningful?
I can only imagine they'd be useful if there's some standardised testing procedure that MUST be followed. I know on a lot of other products the advertised decibel rating is mostly useless.
My little compressor is rated at 48dB, but in reality the amount of noise it produces is massively dependant on where you put it. If I put it on my wooden floor, it's quite loud. If I put it on the carpet, it's a bit quieter but still loud enough that I wouldn't use it at night time. If I pick it up by the handle while it's running, it goes pretty quiet.
I imagine you could also just buy a longer hose and put the compressor in a cardboard box lined with foam insulation. That stuff is extremely cheap and does wonders for dampening sound. I've used it to line the walls of my Slaaneshi torture-dungeon with great success.
Owain wrote: I imagine you could also just buy a longer hose and put the compressor in a cardboard box lined with foam insulation. That stuff is extremely cheap and does wonders for dampening sound. I've used it to line the walls of my Slaaneshi torture-dungeon with great success.
Compressors put out a lot of heat, I don't think it would be a great idea to put them in an insulated box.
Sound-proofing boxes can work flawlessly, they just require a bit more engineering than cardboard and packing/insulation foam. If you refine your search terms, a bit, you can find designs and build logs on some of the larger airbrushing forums. I've seen people make MDF enclosures with acoustically engineered baffles in the exhaust port and a 12v computer fan-powered intake to keep air cycling and heat buildup minimized, all while turning the Wookie-chortle of their air compressor into little more than a distant, whispered hum.
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