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| Subject: | I second that |  |
| Date: | Nov 20, 2002 |
| From: | Adam | |
I second many of David's suggestions. From the many positive opinions and
reviews, the Iwata HP series would be a very good choice, ditto for the
source (dixieart.com).
I also got the Aztek 470. The biggest problem is that it's clogging minutes
after spraying with acrylics...
BTW, Iwata also makes affordable (dixieart.com etc.) compressors designed
for their airbrushes.
"David A. Levy" wrote in message
news:3dd9776d$1@news.track-link.net...
> Hi Jason,
>
> As a first airbrush, I think the Aztek 470 is a pretty good choice. Mine
> gave me yeoman service for about 2 years. It is very easy to clean and
use.
> It does have some downside. Many people (me included) seem to experience
the
> nozzles becoming damaged and nonfunctional with frequency (they are
> "disposable" but do cost about $7 a pop if memory serves). Also, I found
it
> difficult to coax the 470 to *consistently* produce very fine lines
> (anything under about 2mm was a chore). Not that I did not achieve those
> lines, it was just a bit hit or miss.
>
> As I later discovered, the 470 is also not very cost competitive with
better
> quality airbrushes like the lower end Iwatas. Depending on where and how
you
> buy, the 470 will cost you very nearly as much as an Iwata HP-C or
similar.
> Keep in mind though that the Iwata's advantage over the 470 is basically
> that it will produce a line well under 1mm consistently, with ease - which
> may or may not be hugely important to you. On the other hand with the
Iwata
> you will periodically have to disassemble it for cleaning. The disassembly
> is not difficult, but care must be taken not to damage the needle.
>
> With regards the compressor, I have heard that great prices can be gotten
> through Sears but I have never tried that route personally. My first
> compressor was a very noisy but reasonably effective Testors model (AC300
I
> think). Other than the noise, it had no pressure guage, no regulator, no
> moisture trap. All of these I later bought peacemeal, adding substantially
> to the price tag of this "cheap" little hobby compressor. A year back I
got
> a SimAir with all the trimmings included out of the box from a local art
> supply store. It's pretty quiet.
>
> On both items I think you should try it out before you buy if at all
> possible. Art stores, in particular, are usually helpful in this regard,
so
> what I did was that I tried out the Iwata at the local art store. I did
> eventually buy the brush online though, at much better price, from
> Dixieart.com - which has great prices and service by the way. I have also
> heard that BearAir is very good
>
> Check out
>
> http://www.bearair.com/
> http://www.dixieart.com/
> http://www.coastairbrush.com/
>
> They have airbrushes and compressors, and if memory serves there is also
> quite a bit of info on the sites to help you make your decision.
>
> Hope this helps,
> David.
>
>
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