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Post by Simon Cornes on Apr 1, 2008 12:28:09 GMT
I have an old Badger 200 - bottom feed from jar. I end up mixing up more paint than I need then pouring the excess away. My thought was to buy a Badger 200-8 - which is gravity fed from a cup - but then it occurred to me that if I had a smaller jar - say testube diameter but only an inch or so long, then I could attach it to the threaded body of the brush and plug the other end into the paint container. Has anyone done anything like this and, if so, how? I would be very interested to receive your reply/opinion, Thanks
Simon
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Post by The Hooded Claw on Apr 1, 2008 15:02:40 GMT
Had one didn't make much difference because it relys on syphon pressure to feed so you still need a good quantity of paint
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2008 18:26:02 GMT
Ayup Simon, don't get rid of the Badger 200, you can buy a cup for that model, have a look at Hobbycraft, or get hold of a Squires catalogue.
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Post by Simon Cornes on Apr 2, 2008 12:20:47 GMT
Good advice Nick! No I will keep it. no matter what, but the I'm a bit dubious about the gravity cup. I was speaking to Cammett the other day and he mentioned a cup that plugs in below but mine is an early 200 with ascrew fit jar lid and I think the jar attachment changed to a push fit and included the cup otion. I will look at those you recommend though. Thanks
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Post by Ted Taylor on Apr 2, 2008 16:27:18 GMT
I have an old Badger 200 - bottom feed from jar. I end up mixing up more paint than I need then pouring the excess away. My thought was to buy a Badger 200-8 - which is gravity fed from a cup - but then it occurred to me that if I had a smaller jar - say testube diameter but only an inch or so long, then I could attach it to the threaded body of the brush and plug the other end into the paint container. Has anyone done anything like this and, if so, how? I would be very interested to receive your reply/opinion, Thanks Simon Simon I use the very same airbrush but I only put about one eighth of an inch paint in the jar and then mix with thinners and I don't have too much left over and that much I can afford to throw away or tip back into a spare tin. I have never heard of a Badger 200-8 but there is a 200 G which is a gravity feed but you only get small amounts of paint in the cup and if you need more you have to hope you get the same mix again. I would therefore suggest you buy the later 200 siphon but also get a side cup to fit (make sure it is the one for the 200 part # 0482 and not the 150) then you have the best of both worlds. Regards Ted Taylor
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Post by Simon Cornes on Apr 3, 2008 7:53:34 GMT
Ted
Thanks for the advice, which is much appreciated. You are right, it was the G I was looking at. It is exactly the same as my brush apart from the centre body and I have even toyed with the idea of buying just that, and possibly another air valve assemble so that I could transfer the head and needle assembly from one brush to the other, as required. I found a US website - Dixie Art - which has the complete G for sale at $45 or the new 200-20 for $49 and the G has a 1/16 oz cup as standard but the -20 has a 1/4 oz. Their minimum value order is $60 so I would have to bulk it out with other bits but, providing the postage is reasonable, the cost is incredible at aboyt $2 to the £.
Having gone a bit mad on this subject I then thought that, all I really want to do is to be able to spray a smaller amount of paint without having a lot left over. To that end I wonder if I could just extend the plastic tube off the bottom of the brush so that it goes into the corner of the jar - a piece of brass tube on the outside of the plastic tube should do. But then Darth H reckons you need a minimum volume of paint otherwise - it won't work - not sure about that because I thought it was just an atomiser principle so paint volume shouldn't matter. I would be very grateful for your opinion on the extended tube idea and the volume of paint question! I even thought about a vac vormed container in clear styrene - like the bottom of a test tube shoved through hot styrene so that it projected below by 40 mm or so then cut the remaining flange to be the same diameter as a jar so that you could screw it into the exising jar lid fixed to the brush, then I thought of just a small contained fitted inside the existing jar, packed to keep it central! - So many ideas!!!! All a lot cheaper than a new brush.
I look forward to receiving your reply! Thanks
Simon
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Post by Ted Taylor on Apr 3, 2008 8:35:14 GMT
Ted Thanks for the advice, which is much appreciated. You are right, it was the G I was looking at. It is exactly the same as my brush apart from the centre body and I have even toyed with the idea of buying just that, and possibly another air valve assemble so that I could transfer the head and needle assembly from one brush to the other, as required. I found a US website - Dixie Art - which has the complete G for sale at $45 or the new 200-20 for $49 and the G has a 1/16 oz cup as standard but the -20 has a 1/4 oz. Their minimum value order is $60 so I would have to bulk it out with other bits but, providing the postage is reasonable, the cost is incredible at aboyt $2 to the £. Having gone a bit mad on this subject I then thought that, all I really want to do is to be able to spray a smaller amount of paint without having a lot left over. To that end I wonder if I could just extend the plastic tube off the bottom of the brush so that it goes into the corner of the jar - a piece of brass tube on the outside of the plastic tube should do. But then Darth H reckons you need a minimum volume of paint otherwise - it won't work - not sure about that because I thought it was just an atomiser principle so paint volume shouldn't matter. I would be very grateful for your opinion on the extended tube idea and the volume of paint question! I even thought about a vac vormed container in clear styrene - like the bottom of a test tube shoved through hot styrene so that it projected below by 40 mm or so then cut the remaining flange to be the same diameter as a jar so that you could screw it into the exising jar lid fixed to the brush, then I thought of just a small contained fitted inside the existing jar, packed to keep it central! - So many ideas!!!! All a lot cheaper than a new brush. I look forward to receiving your reply! Thanks Simon Simon your feed tube should almost touch the bottom of the jar anyway, if it doesn't I can send you a new length so all you need is a drop of paint in the bottom of the jar. They do sell feed tubing but lately they have increased the size so it wont fit your brush but I have a lump of the old size you can have a bit of, all you need to do is cut one end square and a slight slope on the other what size jar do you have? he is talking out of his hat saying it won't work, of course it will. A little tip here, if I want to do a tiny area I don't put the jar on I dip the end of the tube into the thinned paint and press the air till the paint comes through , this sucks up enough paint to spray a 1/72 scale wing, all you got to do is spray. then shove some Polyclens through to clean it out PM me with your address and I'll send a bit. Regards Ted
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Post by Lonewolf on Apr 3, 2008 12:25:36 GMT
As far as feed tube is concerned, go to your local brake part supplier. You can usually get all sizes of plastic tube in yards for next to nowt. Or even less if your uncle works there hehehe.
Wolfie.
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Post by Simon Cornes on Apr 10, 2008 8:05:07 GMT
Thanks Wolfie, that was my next question!
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