Testors Mighty Mini Airbrush Kit questions

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Modelers

What size is the pipe fitting for air hose on body of compressor?

Took it to NAPA to try fittings from bins and still couldn’t figure it out.

Bought set of nozzles for this (fine, medium and large).

Which nozzle will be most clog free?

Thanks

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The kit is supposed to come with a 6 foot hose that should fit the compressor. If you want to connect an airbrush to the other end that isn’t a Testors, you will need an adapter. Which one depends on the brand of airbrush.

Most airbrush compressors use either a 1/8 or 1/4 inch fitting. The fittings at NAPA are likely all metric.

Don

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Many of the bigger hardware and building supply stores carry a pretty good selection of such fittings. There are a Home Depot, a Menards, and a Lowes within half a mile of me (and of each other) and they all carry those fittings.

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Mr Wheeler and Mr Stauffer

Thank you both for your responses!

Adapter that Paasche sent us doesn’t fit.

Going to use airbrush it came with for the time being.

Will do the big thinning acrylic and using airbrush cleaner

when done tests.

Getting Testors Acrylic Thinner and Airbrush Cleaner plus

fresh Acrylic paint.

Will let you know finally what thread size Testors compressor

is later.

Thanks

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if you have ace hardware “nuts and bolts” in your area thats a great place, if they dont have it you dont need it…lol

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Rocky D

Thanks!

Going to leave things ‘as is’ for now.

Just use the Testors airbrush with it’s compressor.

Have a new Badger 250 and will just wait and

get a Harbor Freight compressor for that.

Will look in Ace Hardware later, just curious what

thread size that really is.

Model Maker

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You’ll need an adaptor for that too.

Most likely something like this: http://www.chicagoairbrushsupply.com/adgroriwaito.html (1/8" outlet to Badger air hose)

or this: http://www.hobbylinc.com/badger-compressor-adapter-1:4-airbrush-accessory-50-023 (1/4" outlet to Badger air hose)

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Phil

Thanks!

I think I have the 1/4" pipe to Paasche adapter.

Badger 250 manual said drill hole in it for tankless

compressor like Mighty Mini.

It does not fit threads on compressor.

I didn’t want to butcher it anyhow.

“Patience is a virture”

Model Maker

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Modelers

Have this resolved.

Just going to leave this kit alone and use it the way

it is for quick simple sprays with acrylic.

Can’t use this compressor with other airbrushse

because it’s ‘tankless’ type. It’s a pump only no

holding tank.

Don’t want to connect this airbrush to a tabletop or

regular compressor because it’s not made to work with one really.

I think it has a relief valve in it. It loses excess pressure while your using it.

Model Maker