DIY airbrush

And so, my idea is forming. I wanted to have an airbrush system in my workshop. But I am not prepared to invest so much at this time. Just getting the airbrush itself is expensive already. And then there is the problem of getting the compressor. Of course I could go back to using expensive pressurised air can (expensive because it just pressurised air and it finishes fast) like I did when I was in UK. But that was more than 10 years ago and not only that, these cans are rare in Malaysia. Then, I could get a spare tire and pump it up at any gas station too but bear in mind, the workshop is so small, I can't even let a hamster sleep there. And if I wanted to get a real deal compressor, I must be willing to shell out a lot because there are other things to get besides the compresssor and other whatnots which I have not researched.

And so, I thought to myself, why not just invest a bit for the airbrush itself and then DIY on the compressor? Great idea, eh? Well, its great on paper, that is. After making the first blunder, I realised that the airbrush itself needs a working pressure between 15-40psi. And the air pump I bought was pumping out a measly 65L/min at 0.04MPa (or 5.8psi) which is way below what is required. Still, it would be a matter of time before I get to try the air pump. And I suspect that I would have to thin the paints a lot.

Although the air pump costs RM160, I got a discount of RM5.00
which I used it for the filter wool, which could be used as an air
filter for my DIY spray booth (later this year)

There you go, the whole casing is made from metal which
gave its weight. There is only one output from the pump
which is the small hole there. You just attach it to a small
black cylinder which then connects to another part which
has multiple exit plugs. I could just use the hole and try it
there and then on the (proposed and coming) airbrush. If
the pressure is still lacking, maybe I could pry open the
case and have a look at the motor to see if it can be either
replaced or modified. I won't do this until I have the cash
to get the airbrush, its piping and some paint.

Found this on the floor. Its a remote for something (car?) and
since it looks quite new on the wet road, I would say someone
jsut dropped it recently. Since there was no one, I waited a bit
before testing its buttons. Unfortunately, none of the parked
cars responded...........

OK, so I was not happy with the replacement probe. After
all, for RM3.00, the plastic was crap and it would only be a
matter to time before it fails when I needed it most. OK, let
me tell you a bit about the probe. There are two versions;
the normal one is a pair of metal blades just like mine. But
there is another which has two pairs of metal blades which
usually peels itself off in weeks, rendering the probe useless.
But now, there is a new verson for this from Pro'sKit which
instead of using the thin metal blades, they replaced them
with a double-sided fibreglass PCB instead. How it works, I
am not sure but in the next few weeks, the result will show.