Carnun
Mac-Valve Maestro!
So, I finally damaged the needle on my badger krome. It was a stupid mistake, one I watched happen in slow motion, and could have easily been avoided. Nevertheless, the ultra fine needle now had a 45 degree angle to it....handy for airbrushing around corners. I tried straighting it, but the thing ended up with a kink in it.
I decided to order a new needle and tip anyway....I have wanting a spare for some time but it was difficult to find any available. they arrived last Friday, and over the weekend I had the most frustrating time as it seemed I had to relearn to airbrush. My I had polished my previous needle a few times, so the end of it actually tappered to a finer point than the new needle, and my old nozzle seemed to be a fraction wider...I had probably flared it a bit whenever I was cleaning. But the thing seems to spray ok still. It was definitely the ultra fine 0.22 set up I have been using....all except for one part.
All this time, I have been using the air regulator for the 0.3 setup!!! A whole year and a half of needless frustrations:tired:.
It wasn't until the new needle and nozzle have I realized the thing hasn't actually been spraying properly....I just learnt to accommodate, what I thought were airbrush idiosyncrasies of the brush.
Now I have a new learning curve ahead of me. Just thought I would share what a dingbat I truly am
I decided to order a new needle and tip anyway....I have wanting a spare for some time but it was difficult to find any available. they arrived last Friday, and over the weekend I had the most frustrating time as it seemed I had to relearn to airbrush. My I had polished my previous needle a few times, so the end of it actually tappered to a finer point than the new needle, and my old nozzle seemed to be a fraction wider...I had probably flared it a bit whenever I was cleaning. But the thing seems to spray ok still. It was definitely the ultra fine 0.22 set up I have been using....all except for one part.
All this time, I have been using the air regulator for the 0.3 setup!!! A whole year and a half of needless frustrations:tired:.
It wasn't until the new needle and nozzle have I realized the thing hasn't actually been spraying properly....I just learnt to accommodate, what I thought were airbrush idiosyncrasies of the brush.
Now I have a new learning curve ahead of me. Just thought I would share what a dingbat I truly am