Airbrush Question

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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Hi guys

I received a Badger model 200 airbrush for Christmas and would like to know what kind of compressor that I would need for this.

thanks
Jeremy

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Any source of clean dry air, nitrogen or carbon dioxide is fine. In addition to, and more important than, the compressor, are the filter, regulator, water trap and oil trap - often two or more of these are combined in one unit. The bigger the tank, the better.

Pick a compressor that is fairly quiet. Home Depot, Wal-mart, Sears, Harbor Freight, etc are all okay.

Some of the best painter use a cylinder of clean dry nitrogen or carbon dioxide from a gas or welding supply place. With those, you only need the regulator.

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I use a 1/8 HP medical compressor. Works great, although I really do need to spring for a moisture trap and pressure regulator someday…

If you have the space for a larger unit, you might watch Home Depot or Harbour Freight for deals on a 2 HP compressor/tank combination such as Campbell-Hausfeld’s. Those are often on sale up here for $CAD 99.