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foreveryoung001
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So I have been having lots of nightmares with the little compressors I've been using. Just simple 2 gallon, $75 cheapos. I have a bunch of them around, do to my work, and figured they would handle airbrushing well enough, but I have gone through three of them in the last 6 months. One fried the motor, one snapped the piston rod, and the last one just started making some odd noises last night, but I haven't diagnosed it yet since my new one from Chicago Airbrush was scheduled to arrive today.
I go this model because the tank is triple the size as what I have around the house now (6 gallon), and it was supposed to be "ultra quiet" so it might bug my wife less during my late night painting marathons.
Thought I would just offer my first impressions...
I ordered through Chicago Airbrush, but it was actually drop shipped from California Airtools in Chula Vista, CA. Packaging was adequate. Nothing fancy, but protected well enough for shipping.
I had to attach the wheels, and filter, but that only took a couple of minutes. This model comes with a moisture trap and air regulator already attached, and I was happily pleased to see that they were nicer than the ones I currently have.
I set it up in the kitchen, and gave t a quick test run, just so my wife could listen and tell me if she thought it would keep her up at night. I was honestly expecting it to be comparable to some of the quieter compressors I already have, but was again pleasantly surprised when it was so much less noisy than I was expecting. It is definitely not "whisper" quiet, but the noise level was probably half, compared to what I've been using. Plus, the motor seems to run much smoother, so even that noise was not as grating on the ears. It just a loud hum.
I didn't time the initial fill, but am certain that it filled the larger tank quite a bit faster than I'm used to. I did time the refill, and with my finger held down on the airbrush, blowing about 30psi, it refilled the tank in 29 seconds.
The only fault I can find so far is the vibration of the entire unit. We live in an old farm house, and when it was running in the kitchen, you could feel it vibrating through the floor on that entire level. Now that it is in the basement, its not noticeable on the concrete floor, but if I was going to use it on the upper floors, I would probably put a foam pad under it to lessen the vibrations.
All in all, I think it was a great purchase for $249 with free shipping.
I go this model because the tank is triple the size as what I have around the house now (6 gallon), and it was supposed to be "ultra quiet" so it might bug my wife less during my late night painting marathons.
Thought I would just offer my first impressions...
I ordered through Chicago Airbrush, but it was actually drop shipped from California Airtools in Chula Vista, CA. Packaging was adequate. Nothing fancy, but protected well enough for shipping.
I had to attach the wheels, and filter, but that only took a couple of minutes. This model comes with a moisture trap and air regulator already attached, and I was happily pleased to see that they were nicer than the ones I currently have.
I set it up in the kitchen, and gave t a quick test run, just so my wife could listen and tell me if she thought it would keep her up at night. I was honestly expecting it to be comparable to some of the quieter compressors I already have, but was again pleasantly surprised when it was so much less noisy than I was expecting. It is definitely not "whisper" quiet, but the noise level was probably half, compared to what I've been using. Plus, the motor seems to run much smoother, so even that noise was not as grating on the ears. It just a loud hum.
I didn't time the initial fill, but am certain that it filled the larger tank quite a bit faster than I'm used to. I did time the refill, and with my finger held down on the airbrush, blowing about 30psi, it refilled the tank in 29 seconds.
The only fault I can find so far is the vibration of the entire unit. We live in an old farm house, and when it was running in the kitchen, you could feel it vibrating through the floor on that entire level. Now that it is in the basement, its not noticeable on the concrete floor, but if I was going to use it on the upper floors, I would probably put a foam pad under it to lessen the vibrations.
All in all, I think it was a great purchase for $249 with free shipping.
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