Long body vs. Short body

[KurtH]

I tried a Badger Krome Jet, and I realized I did not like it very much since the nose of the airbrush was so long. I had trouble putting the paint where I wanted it to go. I like the short nose of the Sotar better, I can use it with a greater amount of precision, so I performed a body swap with a 100g body to make a fake sotar.

So aside from the need to accomodate a larger cup, is there a technical reason for a long airbrush body? Or is it to accommodate different tastes?

 

[DaveG]

I honestly have no idea why they made the body on the Renegade series so long. I did the Sotar/100 conversion, but felt the front end was too short. So, I tried a Spirit, which I felt was too long. A little better after ditching the crazy heavy cup, and rear handle, but still long... My favorite now is a Sotar head on an older Thayer Chandler Model A, which gives about .2" more room between trigger and side feed hole than the 100 does.

 

[DaveG]

here are a few of my Sotar conversions - pick your flavor

 

[KurtH]

The one with the blue anodized handle must be like a feather, is that an aluminum handle? I have an old 150 with that handle and it is very light.

 

[DaveG]

The one with the blue anodized handle must be like a feather, is that an aluminum handle? I have an old 150 with that handle and it is very light.

yes, it is the aluminum handle. Early to mid 1960's brush - it is the original Badger 100GFX.