I think I know the answer to this but . . . has anyone seen the Testor Mighty Mini compressor/airbrush combo at Walmart? They’ve got it for around $50 bucks. I looked it up on Testors web site but (of course) no specs.
I thought it might be a neat little compressor to set up in my (in-house) work shop with my Badger 150.
Is it worth it?
for about 10 dollars more you can get a construction type compressor that is not really big with the regulator and everything that would probably last longer. It would work but if I remember right it has a plastic body and is a diaphragm compressor which tend to make the air coming out of the brush pulsate (not a steady flow)
if noise is not a huge problem the commercial one in the hardware section is all metal contstruction and has a 2 gal tank which emliminates any pulsating from the compressor, plus it comes with a regulator. I have one and I dont even notice when it comes on now… and my wife never has complained about it… it’s just not as quiet as some of the higher priced hobby compressors…
I use the mini blue with a regulator and moisture trap… It works fine