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The adapter I had machined for my Grafo T2 came today. Looks great. In case anyone was wondering what it was for it's this. It is designed for an Iwata cup to fit into it. Although it will accept the old style cup it also takes the Takumi cup. The old style is still a siphon feed but the Takumi is gravity feed. And a great cup unto itself. I posted this as I said I would do that in this thread previously. I have gotten 6 more very old airbrushes along with 3 old spray guns. I have a lot of cleaning to do. I have an odd V on the way and another Thayer & Chandler model A coming too. This will be my last airbrush collection related post.

Wick, it's not good to be bitten by a dog no matter which breed it is. It's sad that you had to experience it. It occurs to me that if you were wearing shorts the mini-dog may have gotten hold of something else on your person as you said it was pulling on your pants cuff. This could have been worse. The way I am understanding your joke is one person at the shop said the dog didn't bite you. While another said it bit you because you teased it. Did the bite draw blood or leave teeth marks? If it did could you not have called the authorities? Be that the police or perhaps the local chapter of PITA? I was a FedEx delivery driver. I know full well that there are an over abundance of dog owners who should not be one. I never got bit but I know some guys that I worked with who did, quite often after they were told the dog doesn't bite. One driver that got a monetary settlement for his bite. Although I guess your attempt was at sarcasm, I'm sorry, I fail to see the humor for this thread. This reads more like an Irk and there is a thread for that. It seems to me that thread would have been the one to post your experience on.

A bit different in that you need to listen to it. It was a Pink Floyd /Roger Waters spoof put on by a DJ many years ago. It is in somewhat Pittsburghese but not full blown.

The brush I bought from a friend in New Zealand came today so I'll post the other one that I got recently too as they are similar. The one from New Zealand is a Holbein Y-2A. It's a B cup model with an adjustable trigger stop. I'm not 100% sure but I believe the A in the Y-2A is for the adjustable handle. This is the one I've had a couple weeks. It is a Holbein Y-2. Another B cup. Holbeins are THE airbrush I would like to find more of. They really intrigue me. Most airbrush companies have a pretty much standard that they engrave in their brushes, brand, serial number, model name, etc. Holbein did not do that. Just looking at these two pics you should notice one says Holbein while the other looks to me to have something like a Japanese character there (IMO because the brush is made in Japan). On the reverse side the Y-2A has Made in Japan while the Y-2 does not. Additionally Holbeins have various names that may be found on them. Holbein, Hohmi and Toricon. I have a friend with a side feed brush and it is called a Neo Hohmi. The Hohmi is a Holbein brush (they made their own brushes) while the Toricon was made by Fuso Seiki, the same company who make the Iwata, Olympos and RichPen brushes. The Toricon should be able to accept parts from the Fuso Seiki line. The Holbeins will not. I bought the Y-2 based on the Patent number, which matches the patent number on the Y-2A. If you look at the pic of my Y-1 (A cup) you will see that the patent number isn't there. No serial number either. There is also a Holbein Dash series. These had adjustable head pieces. If you decide you'd like to get a Holbein be aware that spare parts for them are just about impossible to find. Unless you are certain the needle, and especially the nozzle, are in good usable condition you may have wasted your money. I have gotten mine at what I believe to be at a really great price so if they would not have worked I wouldn't be out much. Here's what I'd like to propose. There are certain brushes I am looking for. Being this forum is world wide I may have a chance at locating some that I wouldn't other-wise be able to find. I will offer a "Finders Fee" if I would purchase a brush you make me aware of. That may be model kits/parts, cash or something else. I often search eBay so I may already be watching what you find. Besides Holbein (or parts for them) these are other brushes I am looking for. The parts I can most use are needles and nozzles. Aerograph/DeVilbiss Super93. A side feed model would be great but any will be considered. A side feed Super63 would be good also. These were made in the UK so they should be easier to find by someone from there. I do see what is listed there on eBay. EFBE Gabbert I'd like to find another Triplex. Parts for these would be good. I do go on eBay De at times. Heikle RichPen a Gemini model or Phoenix model. There are probably others, these were on my mind. If you come across a brush you think I may be interested in please send me a PM. I've bought brushes from New Zealand, France and Germany so I'm more than willing to go outside the US. I have ordered parts from the UK.

Say what you want but I look at this thread as a means to stretch my imagination to come up with a good sentence, be it witty, profound or whatever, not just to type something that keeps the thread going.

Dust is the bane of the spray painter as usually no matter how hard you try, and what precautions you take, it will still find it's way into your wet paint causing much grief and aggravation.

Riddle of the day seems to be how can so many members not understand how this thread is supposed to be played, unless of course they think it's silly and are just trying to derail it with child like behavior.

Mediocrity is the new norm except for those that are trying to pursue less than that.

Thing is I'd rather have more airbrushes.

Have a lot less than I used to and I'd still like to get rid of some more.

Delivery is an essential part of telling a good joke.

Days of Future Passed is the second album by the Moody Blues and contains the hit Nights in White Satin.

Throttle-back and downshift two for the curve so you can set yourself up for the upcoming long straight and watch the world go by in a blur.

My laptop was running slow. I never got the error. I did notice that all the Members Online that is usually at the bottom of the page isn't there right now.

Enigma is not...well...I better not "go" there.

Side order of fries with that avocado sandwich and $10 coffee?

Burgers and fries were an American fast food staple which seems to have been replaced by $10 coffee and something with avocado.

Take Me Out to the Ballgame is a song sung at Major League ballparks across the nation.

Wounds of the heart heal slow.

Hollow people are not those I like to spend my time with.

Job One was Quality with Ford as an ad slogan.

My brother and I had one of these: Robot Commando Toy IIRC speaking into the mic opened a flap that woke the robot. There was a toothed sliding gear that you turned a knob on to make it do what you wanted. That ran up and down on the mic. The robot would move forward and back, the lid on it's head would open and shoot a missile, the arms would rotate and throw balls and the eyes rolled. It was a cool toy.

"Prod it with a stick" the little boy said to his friend as they both stared at the venomous snake.

One the debut album by Three Dog Night and is their cover song of Harry Nilsson

Us and Them, Pink Floyd, Dark Side of the Moon.