Thanks Andy.
oddsocks wrote:
Do you have any recommendations on what to look for, what sort of price to pay - it will typically be used for spraying panels rather arty design. Also what type of paints can be used (with my cheap system the small bottles of paint seem very expensive).
I did try a search on the forum for 'airbrush' but only got two hits - yours being one of them, so its a topic that could be useful.
Thanks
Dave
To start with I am only just getting into using an air brush so my knowledge is limited.
There are different brushes so lets start there are the single action where you press the button and air and paint come out, and there are the double action which this is one where you press down to get air then pull back to get the paint depending on how far back you pull the lever depends on how much.
In both of these there are yet another two types one is where you have a bottle underneath and the other is what is described as a gravity fed which has a cup perched on top.
Each type has it's uses
I use the single action cheap type with a bottle for largish covering and also for applying spirit stain on some of my work as well as covering for example a wide rim of a bowl. The other type which will take small amounts of paint is for finer work which this on is.
Price wise you seem to start at the £15 up to £30 which really is the cheap and cheerful ones then you jump up in price but with those you tend to find that you can change the needle and nozzle and get spares for. The set below this one I got is the same model but without the large cup and second needle and nozzle which runs out at £59.99.
As for paints you will need some very thin paints even though some may appear expensive it is surprising how far they go.
THIS may give some better information than I can. This is where I brought mine from
Some good videos
HEREHave a read through some of
this Forum