Airbrushing with portable air tank.

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Willshak - 15 Aug 2006 16:39 GMT

Does anyone use a portable air tank for airbrushing?
I have both a small Badger air compressor in my work room and a CH 4
gal. air comp. in the garage. I don't particularly like the sound of the
Badger loudly humming away while I am doing some intricate painting.
I was in WalMart the other day and saw a 7 gal. portable air tank with
air pressure gauge and hose for $20.00 (USD) Model KT0700.
I could fill the portable tank from my CH compressor in the garage, and
silently spray in my work room.
I suppose that I would need a pressure regulator, water trap, and
adaptation fittings to use it with an airbrush.
Does anyone have any experiences in this area, good or bad?

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The Dude - 15 Aug 2006 17:45 GMT

>Does anyone use a portable air tank for airbrushing?
>I have both a small Badger air compressor in my work room and a CH 4
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>adaptation fittings to use it with an airbrush.
>Does anyone have any experiences in this area, good or bad?

I have used this set-up before...when I was in an apartment. It would
give me enough air to do one spray setting...but once pressure got
below 40 lbs..was useless. Make sure you fill up to 100 psi to
start...and the fact you have a compressor....well, much better at
night.

Why don't you pipe in a line to your workbench..even flex hose is
viable. I put mine in the storage room behind the furnce...at least I
can wrap up the hose afterwards.

Steve

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Willshak - 15 Aug 2006 22:11 GMT

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>> Does anyone use a portable air tank for airbrushing?
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> night.
>

I went and bought the tank. It says max pressure is 150 psi.

> Why don't you pipe in a line to your workbench..even flex hose is
> viable. I put mine in the storage room behind the furnce...at least I
> can wrap up the hose afterwards.
>

My shop is in the basement, on the extreme opposite side of the house
from the garage. I'd need about 100 feet of flex hose running through
the house.
Installing rigid pipe is out of the question. The garage and family room
is on slab with no direct route to the basement without major surgery.
Besides, it's not something that needs a permanent setup.
7 gals of 100 psi air regulated down to 10-20 psi should be able to
paint a few models

Thanks

> Steve
>

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Willshak - 15 Aug 2006 22:32 GMT

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>>> Does anyone use a portable air tank for airbrushing?
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> I went and bought the tank. It says max pressure is 150 psi.

Correction. The gauge on the tank goes to 160 psi, but it says not to
fill more than 125 psi. There is a red band on the gauge between 125 and
160. I filled it from my compressor and it wouldn't hold more than 100
psi anyway.

>> Why don't you pipe in a line to your workbench..even flex hose is
>> viable. I put mine in the storage room behind the furnce...at least I
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>> Steve
>>

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