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Originally Posted by SCEtoAUX
Get one of those 5 gallon portable air tanks, fill it with one of the air compressors in the garage, and use the portable air tank to supply air to the Testors Amazing Airbrush.  |
But even with a portable air tank, you'll need a moisture trap and a pressure regulator.
I always used to teach that whatever air supply you used, spend the most of your money on a decent air regulator and moisture trap.
But I was teaching fine artists and custom car painters.
Compressed air can be high in water content...last thing you want to spray at a paper model.
Any pressurized air source delivers high pressure at first (more than you need)
and less as you drain the pressure (less than you need).
A regulator delivers the required pressured constantly and prolongs your air supply.
Those little air cans actually have a small release valve that can work like a regulator
and are small enough to have high initial pressure to maintain a constant rate flow for a longer period of time.
When going to a larger air tank, the pressure rate is much lower and the tank drains a lot quicker.
Definitely do not ditch the air can...use it to practice with the airbrush.
If you have success and want more, you can start to think about other airbrushes, other air supplies, etc.