Is it loud? Can you use it inside a house or do you need special ventilation?
For paint application itâs not really about PSI when buying a compressor its about CFM, or air volume over time. Airbrushes are basically controlled over spray so they dont take a lot of air. PSI is adjusted for the viscosity of the paint.
Iwata is by far the best in the business. Most if not all their brushes have solvent proof orings so theyâre easier to clean and arenât limited in materials.
I would recomend a dual action airbrush, that way you control the amount of paint that comes out as well as the on off control. It takes a bit of practice but youâll be surprised how little paint it uses, on that note a syphon feed is easier to use and clean than a bottle feed. Bottle feeds are best if your using the same color paint and a lot of it, like tshirt guys do.
Craig Fraserâs intro dvd is the best investment youâll make after an Iwata airbrush. Iâve taken classes with him and learned a ton.
Zach, It all depends on what your spraying. The compressors can be very quiet and put in enclosures for further noise reduction. Autoair/Createx paints are water based acylics and fairly non toxic. Automotive solvent based paints not so much. You can spray any paint that can be reduced in viscosity enough to flow.
I have 2 style of air compressors 1 is the old style big piston driven sounds like a Harley kinda. Other is a small pump made just for air brushing. The main difference is one has a tank and the other does not. My small air brush compressor runs constant and is only for air brushing. There are even some models that can run on battery of you are at a convention or anything where u need a portable system. Itâs also very quite. Sound is similar to the air pumps used on fish tanks
Make sure your planer doesnât snipe and ruin it.
Ya true i plan on mostly using it for inlay