I read with interest, the thread about an air brush problem and how it might have been a compressor hook up fault. So please help me decide how mine should be arranged. I have the following equipment to connect:
A 150 psi 5 gallon pancake noisemaker with a built in regulator set to 110 psi for my wheelchair tires through a coiled hose and a quick disconnect to remove the air chuck.
A separate regulator that can select 0 to 120 psi qne a water/debris filter.
Do I connect the output of the compressor to the regulator and finally to the filter? Or filter it first and then to the regulator? Any other equipment I need for airbrushing? Shall I replace the coiled hose with a standard air hose?
I would consider hooking the air line to the filter, then the regulator (which hopefully has a gauge that shows the regulated pressure) then the airline to the sprayer. That way you get an accurate reading without any pressure drop from the air going through the filter and moisture trap. I would also consider one of the lighter more flexible airbrush hoses after the regulator just to make using the brush easier. Wrestling with the typical 1/4" or larger high pressure hose whilst trying to do delicate work is no fun. Hope that helps. J.R.
I agree with GMT above concerning the hook up sequence. Best to keep and moisture and other junk out of the regulator. They actually make combination filter regulators, and I think that’s the way they are configured: http://www.tcpglobal.com/airbrushdepot/images/ABDTFR3000[02].jpg
I don’t know which airbrush you have. I have a Badger and the air hose I have resembles the one shown for a Paasche airbrush at the following link: http://www.micromark.com/PAASCHE-MODEL-VL-AIRBRUSH-SET,9009.html. This type air hose is light weight, flexible, and is tough enough to survive being stepped on. I would recommend that you not get an airhose like the one shown in this Harbor Freight link: http://www.harborfreight.com/airbrush-kit-47791.html. If you have been following some of the other airbrush topics on this forum, you’ll remember that there have been some debates as to whether or not the Harbor Freight $10 airbrush was as good as the $90 flavor. Without breathing any life into that debate, I will say that I bought one to try. And I was immediately frustrated by that so-called airhose. It had a mind of its own, and I could not get it to uncoil or un-kink. Totally frosted my pumpkin.
You will need to get some fittings to step down from the regulator to the airhpse you decide to get.
You asked about other equipment. Are you asking just about the air delivery end, or are you asking about some other major requirement, such as a spray booth?
Oh, and I had another thought. If you get the filter and regulator mounted permanently in proximity to your spray booth, make sure that you put a disconnect fitting on the inlet side of the filter. That will make it easier for you to disconnect from the tire air chuck and reconnect to the airbrush setup. And be sure to have the filter regulator mounted high enough so that you can reach it easily to connect the hose.
![http://www.tcpglobal.com/airbrushdepot/images/ABDTFR3000[02].jpg](http://www.tcpglobal.com/airbrushdepot/images/ABDTFR3000%5B02%5D.jpg){kind=link}