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<![CDATA[Latest posts for the thread "Upgrading my AB, CC needed."]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/8.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net Upgrading my AB, CC needed. I have being using an AB for a about 2 years now and I think is time to consider a compressor that allows me to keep my hearing and AB at night. Yes I paint with a 90decibel 8lt tank air compressor....

After some reading and scraping some money on the side I come to 3 possibilities:

•Badger TC908
•Masters TC-20t
•Bc Elec AS186

The last 2 got a 2lt tank . The first is a "Badger".
I have a HP-CS iwata as main and a couple of Chinese AB for basecoatin and sealing and that is as expensive I plan to go .
Which is why I prefer the last 2 compressor, even better the last cause is cheaper and I saw a couple of positive reviews.
Still any CC are appreciated.
Cheers ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/693665/8710795.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/693665/8710795.page GMT Re:Upgrading my AB, CC needed. TC-20t and it started having problems within the first year. The air pressure in the tank had to drop to well below 10psi before the motor would engage. I do admit, however, that it was the first compressor I ever used when airbrushing. At the time, I didn't know that compressing air caused water to accumulate inside the tank and not just inside the moisture trap. As a result, I never removed the plug from the underside of the tank and/or the clear cover from the moisture trap when I finished a session.

I'm sure that the inside of the compressor was mostly rusted through before it started to fail. I can't say for sure that the rust was the problem, but I can't imagine it helped either.

Regardless, I decided to upgrade when I bought the new compressor and went with the PointZero Pro Airbrush Air Compressor Twin Piston w/ Tank 1/3 HP. It cost about $130 on amazon and has run like a champ for over two years now and is strong enough to run two airbrushes at the same time at ~20psi each (maybe more, I haven't tried). I do remove both the clear cover from the moisture trap and the plug from the bottom of the tank after every use and have noticed no rust.

I don't know about the other two compressors, so I can't tell you how they compare. I'm also not sure about availability/shipping to Sweden, but it's a great compressor if you can get one.

P.S. - I also have an Iwata HP-CS and it is by far my favorite for every application. I also have a Krome and an Iwata HP-BCS and neither see much use because the the HP-CS is such a workhorse. You made an excellent call with that one!

]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/693665/8710947.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/693665/8710947.page GMT Re:Upgrading my AB, CC needed.

Nodri wrote:
I had the Masters TC-20t and it started having problems within the first year. The air pressure in the tank had to drop to well below 10psi before the motor would engage. I do admit, however, that it was the first compressor I ever used when airbrushing. At the time, I didn't know that compressing air caused water to accumulate inside the tank and not just inside the moisture trap. As a result, I never removed the plug from the underside of the tank and/or the clear cover from the moisture trap when I finished a session.

I'm sure that the inside of the compressor was mostly rusted through before it started to fail. I can't say for sure that the rust was the problem, but I can't imagine it helped either.

Regardless, I decided to upgrade when I bought the new compressor and went with the PointZero Pro Airbrush Air Compressor Twin Piston w/ Tank 1/3 HP. It cost about $130 on amazon and has run like a champ for over two years now and is strong enough to run two airbrushes at the same time at ~20psi each (maybe more, I haven't tried). I do remove both the clear cover from the moisture trap and the plug from the bottom of the tank after every use and have noticed no rust.

I don't know about the other two compressors, so I can't tell you how they compare. I'm also not sure about availability/shipping to Sweden, but it's a great compressor if you can get one.

P.S. - I also have an Iwata HP-CS and it is by far my favorite for every application. I also have a Krome and an Iwata HP-BCS and neither see much use because the the HP-CS is such a workhorse. You made an excellent call with that one!

It is not from a particular brand, is it?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/693665/8710996.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/693665/8710996.page GMT Upgrading my AB, CC needed.
I checked their website and they seem to make sprayguns and airbrushes for bodypainting & cake decorating. Their products aren't available directly from their website, but can be found through other airbrush suppliers. I bought mine off amazon and it uses the same hose & fittings as my old Masters compressor.

The impression I get is that they're like Badger. An airbrush company that also sells compressors that are made overseas (i.e. China).

edit: I found a direct link to their compressor through a site called Elmbay. Turns out PointZero is based somewhere in the eastern US (954 area code for their contact is in Fort Lauderdale, Florida). ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/693665/8711016.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/693665/8711016.page GMT Upgrading my AB, CC needed.
I have the Makita one (I think it's an AC001), and it's nearly as quiet as most hobby compressors, with the added benefit that the compressor barely runs, compared to a hobby compressor (because the airbrush doesn't use much CFM).]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/693665/8711911.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/693665/8711911.page GMT