So yea I got looking into air brush systems and they are all basically the same thing:
A air compressor designed to take in air and squeeze it into a storage chamber - after filtering moisture out.
SO I got to wondering... those little roadside emergency tire inflation kits - the ones you plug into 12v and are typically loud as heck - but they compress air to flow into your tires... would there be a way to turn one into a working air brush system?
more research shows me that even 'high grade' only have low PSI, while most of those kits have rediculous PSI - so maybe there's a way to regulate that.
Saw a decent looking compressor /air brush kit for $100, on sale for $80. Rated it's 'working' PSI at 58. Saw a cheap emergency air kit for $8, rates 250 PSI... quite a change... still think it's possible.. but what do I know?
Any ideas? Experience?
Here is the little compressor I found at Harbor Freight (omg I am in love with this store!)
http://www.harborfreight.com/interests/boating/12-volt-250-psi-compact-air-compressor-4077.html
It's got reasonably high PSI and no doubt will be quite loud - but I imagine if we find a way to limit the PSI- add a moisture filtration system and regulate the whole thing - it could be much more silent.
There are other models as well, I just used it as the cheapest reference, with different PSI too (some $30 kit has 100PSI)
A air compressor designed to take in air and squeeze it into a storage chamber - after filtering moisture out.
SO I got to wondering... those little roadside emergency tire inflation kits - the ones you plug into 12v and are typically loud as heck - but they compress air to flow into your tires... would there be a way to turn one into a working air brush system?
more research shows me that even 'high grade' only have low PSI, while most of those kits have rediculous PSI - so maybe there's a way to regulate that.
Saw a decent looking compressor /air brush kit for $100, on sale for $80. Rated it's 'working' PSI at 58. Saw a cheap emergency air kit for $8, rates 250 PSI... quite a change... still think it's possible.. but what do I know?
Any ideas? Experience?
Here is the little compressor I found at Harbor Freight (omg I am in love with this store!)
http://www.harborfreight.com/interests/boating/12-volt-250-psi-compact-air-compressor-4077.html
It's got reasonably high PSI and no doubt will be quite loud - but I imagine if we find a way to limit the PSI- add a moisture filtration system and regulate the whole thing - it could be much more silent.
There are other models as well, I just used it as the cheapest reference, with different PSI too (some $30 kit has 100PSI)