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If your husband is handy, he can make you a compressor out of a refrigerator compressor and a tank, with a couple of controls and a regulator, I have seen one and it is whisper quiet.

Art

For heaven's sakes pilgrim, make yourself a strop!

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Also, coastairbrush.com is a GREAT place to get excellent products and service. They also have a forum setup by their owner that's dedicated to Kustom Kultur such as airbrushing and pinstriping. It's a good place to get lots of help from the TOP pros. There are also some videos on tutorials on their site. it's also a good place to find information on the various compressors and how people feel about them. At one point I was going to buy an Iwata Ninja because it was low cost and an "Iwata" - then I found out that, as I already knew, even the best of names can produce low quality equipment. That's when I figured for the price, I'd be better off with a standard compressor since i don't need silence.

I usually end up buying a lot of stuff from TCP Global, but never have purchased any of their branded products.

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If your husband is handy, he can make you a compressor out of a refrigerator compressor and a tank, with a couple of controls and a regulator, I have seen one and it is whisper quiet.

Art

Well yes, technically he is handy but he's also a little short on time - I think I'd end up waiting about three years for him to make one for me.

Thanks for those links, guys - I can see I've got some reading material for the foreseeable future! :)

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My Paasches (plural) are hooked up to a pancake compressor from Menards, made by Stanley Bostitch. It's a bit loud, for a few minutes. Even after being drained, it runs for about 3-4 minutes, then kicks off. So i just turn it on and then have coffee. By the time the coffee is done, so is the noise. I got it for a little over $100, but came with two finish nail guns that would cost over that alone.

JLS  "Observation is 9/10 of the law."

IF what you do is something that ANYBODY can do, then don't be surprised when ANYBODY does.

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I have used the Iwata 4003 HP-CH Hi-Line Airbrush for awhile now. I do have 2 paasche airbrushes as well but prefer the Iwata because I have used them more than any other. I use to teach Airbrushing classes at Pacific Coast Airbrush in California back in HighSchool.

As for my compressor I use the Iwata IS850 Smart Jet Air Compressor. I have two air tanks that I use when it is late/early and my family is sleeping.

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