Here ya go Mike … more ammo for not cleaning your airbrush every time it’s used (as I tend to do[8D]).
You know the trigger spring in the Omni series? Those little suckers will bounce a ton when you drop them on a concrete floor. I picked up the needle chuck to put a little lube on it and never thought about the spring until I felt it hit me on the ankle. Took me half an hour to find the thing.
WOW, that was a close one scott!!!
Yeah, tell me about it! Painting camo and the only store in town that might have them closed today and tomorrow! I was fixing to start hunting for the old-style ballpoint pens with the springs in them. Not sure if it would have worked, but not having a spring sure wouldn’t have.
Scott,
Which spring are you talking about?
Do you mean the one in the rear assembly or the one in the air valve?
I am trying to visualze how they fell out? [%-)]
Mike
It’s the “Back Spring”, part number T611 on this drawing: http://www.badgerairbrush.com/omni%20parts.htm
It fits over the “Needle Tube” and I forgot about it being there when I picked up the needle tube.
It didn’t fall out, I took it out. When I thoroughly clean my airbrush all of the guts come out. I like to put a little needle lube on the pivot points and the lever that leans against the trigger.
I see.
That would be difficult to airbrush without it. [:D]
Glad you found it and hopefully learned your lesson. [:p]
Mike
Like I told Chris, I was fixing to start scrounging an old ball point pen with a spring in it [:)]
I am WAY to hard headed to learn a lesson that easily. After all, I found it so the lesson was immediately forgotten[8D]. Besides, if it was that easy my basement wouldn’t have tiny little model parts scattered all over it. I keep holding them with tweezers, knowing full well that the spring action of a pair of tweezers can launch them into the next county.