Hi, this is the handpiece that I have for my airbrushing. I have not currently ever used it but I am in the process of buying everything I need to be able to. By the looks of it I am missing a cup of some kind. I think it takes a side cup. Where can I get a side cup that is compatible? Is there anything else missing that has to do with the handpiece?
It could be you need one of the cups on this page.
Don
I am thinking the same thing. do you know where i can get one that is not in yen? lol
Can’t help you there. I do notice that they take Paypal. You might want to contact them. You may have similar difficulty if you need any replacement parts.
Don
Did you take the blue foam out of the box? It may be under there along with a hose, wrench, and guide. I can’t imagine an AB not come with any of those.
My two cents. I looked at their page, and they are out of business. Parts available are limited to stock on hand and they’ll be raising prices as stock reduces.
Now, that’s all well and good, but until you understand everything you’ll need, I wouldn’t start buying any of it.
Here’s a picture of your A/B with the cup.
Frankly, I have no idea what any of that stuff is, but it looks like there’s a push button separate from the air control to regulate paint flow.
If I were you I would either (A) find out what you need from someone who has and likes their A/B, or (B) switch to something that has reliable parts and service like iwata or Badger. Again, just my two cents worth.
I have an olympus 200. Iwata bought the design rights from olympus years ago for many of the models. Much of the iwata line is a direct copy. Many parts swap exactly.
I looked and there is no side bottle in the case. Now I have to find a side bottle or buy a whole new setup.
Yes, it looks like there’s a place for the cup cut into the foam but they didn’t pull the piece out and stick in a cup. Like there was a “basic”, and a “complete” version.
I looked and there is no side bottle in the case. Now I have to find a side bottle or buy a whole new setup.
Was this airbrush bought used “as is”?
If you have a dick blick art store near you, go there with your airbrush and see if an iwata or generic cup will thread in. Most airbrushes use standard sizes and many cups will work.
Also tcp global makes generic size cups for $5. Order one of those and try it if the iwata one’s don’t work. You can also go to your local hardware store and in the plumbing section are brass fittings in all sizes and shapes. See if you can find an elbow shape that will thread in. Then all you have to do is get creative on making a seal for the threads like Teflon tape or petrolium jelly or an oring.
If you find a brass fitting that works, now you know the thread pitch and you can go back to tcp global or the like and see if you can find the right cup. Also Chicago airbrush may be able to help. Email them.
Grex also makes general thread size cups. See if these are at a local retailer, try one of their cups or go to your local ipms chapter meeting and ask the fellow members if any of them have cups you can try and see if they fit.
If you think outside the box and get creative and I am sure you will be able to make something work instead of buying another setup. It’s simply a threaded hole.
But it’s not, route. It’s a port for an assembly that has a valve operated by a push button to open the paint feed.
I do not know. This was given to me.
What does the engraving on the side of the body say? I can’t make it out in the picture. Is there a port on the right side of the body to attach a cup? There is no port on the left side and normally side feed brushes can have the cup on either side so there would be the same port on each side. The “button” that the other poster referred to in their picture is just a filler plug for the port on the opposite side from the cup.
Is there a small cut out in the top of the body ahead of the trigger?
But the cup just provides the paint right? Does the cup itself have a valve or anything that is operated directly by the button? If the cup is essentially a straight hole some of his ideas should work right?
There is a threaded hole on the right side for a side cup.
I sent out some feeler emails to the companies that you mentioned to see what they say and if there cups would fit. Any informtion they give will be helpful in resolving this issue. From what I have read the handpiece that I have is much better than those starter kits so I would prefer to keep it instead of buying a cheap kit.
If you can’t find the part cheaper than 15GBP delivered, (not sure what that is in Dollars assuming you’re stateside?)
Then it’s cheaper and easier to buy a gravity feed double action brush from ebay or similar.
If my converter was correct that would be $20 USD. Wouldn’t that make for a really cheap brush? Or are the gravity feed double action brushes just cheaper?