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Other Stuff => Workbench => Topic started by: Rich H on April 12, 2021, 06:39:19 PM
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Evening all,
I've a 25L compressor that I usually use for airbrushing but it's big, loud and inconvenient. I could do with something quieter... Any suggestions?
Thanks!
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I have one if these - it’s quiet
https://airbrushes.com/product_info.php?cPath=400_403_2_41&products_id=568 (https://airbrushes.com/product_info.php?cPath=400_403_2_41&products_id=568)
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I have just purchased a Vigiart AS186 compressor & airbrush kit, the compressor is very quite.
AS186 seems to be a standard type of compressor that many firms rebadge
https://www.sunwardhobbies.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/vigiart-AS186K.jpg
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Thanks both - I'll take a look.
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I have one if these - it’s quiet
https://airbrushes.com/product_info.php?cPath=400_403_2_41&products_id=568 (https://airbrushes.com/product_info.php?cPath=400_403_2_41&products_id=568)
I'd recommend the Iwata Studio too, a very good piece of kit with the added bonus that it has connectivity for two airbrushes and is powerful enough to run a small paint gun for bigger projects like terrain.
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I have one of the 186s as well -- if you're in the UK, https://barwellbodyworks-shop.com/ retail them & accessories / paints etc.
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Thanks! I'll see if I can sneak it past the boss...
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The quietest compressors I've tried are of the 'oil bath' variety - Sil Air are very good: https://www.air-craft.net/acatalog/Sil-Air-Silent-Airbrush-Compressors.html (https://www.air-craft.net/acatalog/Sil-Air-Silent-Airbrush-Compressors.html)
They are more expensive than piston or diaphragm models, but they are noticeably quieter, and this can certainly be a boon to avoiding spousal wrath :)
(Their only, very minor, drawback is that they require an oil change once in a while - months apart usually - they can also be run for longer thtan the other types as the oil bath disperses heat fron the moving parts.)
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Interesting thanks. I'm still dithering... :?