"airbrush adapter for tire innertube valve stem?" Topic
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| warhawkwind | 23 Jun 2015 8:41 a.m. PST |
I've been told there is a way to use the compressed air in a car tire innertube to power an airbrush. Is this a story or can it really work? Is that enough pressure? Where do I find an adapter? I dont have a compressor at this time.
The whole thing sounds odd to me, but the guy was an old modeler from way back.
Thanx. |
| Karnophage | 23 Jun 2015 9:20 a.m. PST |
I know there is a video that Buypainted put out a couple years back on Youtube. $20 USD airbrush setup using a Spare tire as the air supply for the airbrush. |
Micman  | 23 Jun 2015 9:38 a.m. PST |
My old Badger connector for the cans of air fit an inner tube. I never had any luck getting a good air flow. |
| Mako11 | 23 Jun 2015 10:19 a.m. PST |
Or, just buy a pressure tank, and fill it with a foot pump, small compressor like those sold at Walmart for $10 USD – 20 bucks, at the gas station, etc. They sell the tanks too – five, or ten gallons, I think. Used to be around $30 USD for those, or so (probably more now due to the currency devaluation). |
| Zeelow | 23 Jun 2015 10:35 a.m. PST |
…or, depending on the amount of painting you set out to do, purchase a can of compressed air from Badger. link |
| David Hinkley | 23 Jun 2015 3:50 p.m. PST |
In the mid to late 1960s Badger made such an adapter. It was a small brass fitting threaded on the inside so it could be screwed on to a valve stem, and threaded on the outside so it could screwed into Badger's device that normally connected a can of "Propel" (i.e. compressed air) to the air brush hose. It worked well only as long as the connections were tight and the tire was full. I was in California at the time so I did not have a problem with moisture in the air line. Hope this helps. |
| Kelly Armstrong | 24 Jun 2015 5:07 a.m. PST |
Save up your money and buy a real airbrush and air compressor. Canned and tubed air is a hassle and doesn't really work that well for big jobs or a job with a several stops and starts. Skip Badger products completely. If you are in the Baltimore/Washington DC area I can sell you a good aircompressor for $30. USD I'll give you the Pasch air brush I have but that thing was a pain in the ass. Still better than the badger I had. In the meantime, use the cans of spray enamel from Testor's or Flames of War. |
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