fengda airbrush question?

[Modler bob]

It doesn’t have a fan, the 186S has a fan, it’s also nothing to do with it making it quieter, it just cools it down

I meant that it would shut the compressor off earlier due to keeping the unit cooler :smiling4:

[Modler bob]

Ha, I'm now debating whether to get the same Fengda (cheaper) and get the airbrush separately?
I know, I'm being a pain again :anguished:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B019CKXBOU?ref_=cm_sw_r_apan_dp_A7GS0YTWCZE6WS27PK55

[langy71]

Ha, I'm now debating whether to get the same Fengda (cheaper) and get the airbrush separately?
I know, I'm being a pain again :anguished:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B019CKXBOU?ref_=cm_sw_r_apan_dp_A7GS0YTWCZE6WS27PK55

Personally I'd be grabbing the whole set, that way you are up and ready to start painting immediately...

[Modler bob]

I think you're right there.
No sense in confusing myself with what airbrush to buy. lol

[Modler bob]

Has anyone made a booth out of a cardboard box?

[Allen Dewire]

Hi Bob and a belated Happy Birthday too!!! I made my first booth out of a couple of cardboard boxes in 2015. A smaller box to hold the extraction fan and taped onto the back of a larger one. I only have one decent pic to give you an idea how it looked,


It worked ok, but the fan was too small in diameter and didn't have enough power (filter makes it look bigger). I used a piece of filter from my overhead stove extractor cut to size. It had to sit on the shelf so the fan could blow out the open window (no hose). I live under the roof and for a few years it worked well, on windless days of course...

Prost
Allen

[Modler bob]

Thanks, Allen, only another 25 years for my Kings letter :smiling2:
The booth looks very good to me, Think I'll have a go when I have the time.

[Jim R]

For a year or so I just airbrushed with the model in a large cardboard box. I only used acrylics and wore a face mask. No children or pets around and near an open window. It worked fine as a stop gap solution.

[John]

I meant that it would shut the compressor off earlier due to keeping the unit cooler

It won’t shut it off either, the compressor will cut out when the tank is full. Also don’t forget I would match any deal you can find.

[Modler bob]

I see.
My thinking, is that when it cools down it'll shut off (wrong again then :confounded: )

[dalej2014]

I see.
My thinking, is that when it cools down it'll shut off (wrong again then :confounded: )

It shuts off when the correct pressure is reached.
As far as I know there is no thermal cutoff, and a few reports online of these "burning out" seem to support that. This is why it's a good idea to get one with an air tank, as it saves the compressor working overtime. Probably best to limit use to an hour or so, for the same reason. Again from memory there was a forum post of one of these as286's lasting 10 years. I assume that's with care, and regular moisture removal.
An hour is a lot of painting on a model kit. I think my whole plane took less than that in total
ps, to second an earlier comment I'd go for the airbrush & compressor bundle. If you get into it you can buy another airbrush later.

[Tim Marlow]

My old AS186 (from many years ago) had instructions saying limit it to twenty minutes continuous spraying at a time…….

[dalej2014]

My old AS186 (from many years ago) had instructions saying limit it to twenty minutes continuous spraying at a time…….

Was that with a tank Tim? Although in reality 20 mins is probably more than enough to prime a whole model.

[Tim Marlow]

Was that with a tank Tim? Although in reality 20 mins is probably more than enough to prime a whole model.

Yes, it was a tanked model, but it’s the compressor that overheats, the tank is pretty much incidental.

[dalej2014]

Yes, it was a tanked model, but it’s the compressor that overheats, the tank is pretty much incidental.

Good to know. Thanks Tim. Will limit the spraying to 20 min bursts