ewetwo Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 I have a new Sparmax Air Compressor and a Hyper Tough one. Which do you think would be the best to use with an air gun? Thank you for your thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Can you dial back the air pressure to around 20 psi? These are designed to operate pneumatic tools that usually require much higher air pressure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 I think the sparmax is made for an airbrush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpate Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Sparmax easy choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted January 20 Author Share Posted January 20 (edited) Thank you guys. I’ve read so much here about air compressors and some say they should have air tanks. Others no. I had bought the Sparmax years ago but never tried airbrushing. About time I should. Edited January 20 by ewetwo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Air is air, as long as you can regulate the outlet pressure for an airbrush, which you can do with either one. Either can have a moisture trap added. Either can be adapted to any airbrush. Does the airbrush specific one have a tank, or is it running all of the time during use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 If they can both supply enough cfm, I would pick the quietest one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave G. Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 (edited) Set the pressure to 25-30 psi, the highest pressure to ever likely be used. Then flow air. You will see a slight pressure drop to 28-29 psi, if it maintains that drop number you got a winner. I've used 30 psi with some enamels. And 25 regularly with enamels if to use enamel. Most likely both compressors will pass the test but it's good to know up front. Edited January 21 by Dave G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted January 21 Author Share Posted January 21 Thnk you all for your advice. I do need to get a moisture trap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill-e-boy Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 The quietest one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete J. Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 I've always found this question perplexing. The answer is so dependent on the individuals situation. You really have to be much more specific about where and how you are going to use it. Also other uses you may have for it. Example. I have a 10 gallon craftsman professional pancake compressor that puts out 150 psi. I also have a single car garage that is my hobby space and I have plumbed it in under the length of my bench(10' long) so I can run different tools. It is relatively loud. You can actually talk over it but it is disruptive. However it is perfect for my needs. I can fill the tank once and paint for hours without running out of air, so it is mostly silent when I use it that way. I also have a secondary regulator with an water trap, that is very precise at low pressures. It is also perfect for my nail gun, tire filler, and blowing off saw dust. It didn't cost any more than a good airbrush compressor. So my point is you can have different answers besides a single purpose airbrush compressor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted January 21 Author Share Posted January 21 1 hour ago, Pete J. said: I've always found this question perplexing. The answer is so dependent on the individuals situation. You really have to be much more specific about where and how you are going to use it. Also other uses you may have for it. Example. I have a 10 gallon craftsman professional pancake compressor that puts out 150 psi. I also have a single car garage that is my hobby space and I have plumbed it in under the length of my bench(10' long) so I can run different tools. It is relatively loud. You can actually talk over it but it is disruptive. However it is perfect for my needs. I can fill the tank once and paint for hours without running out of air, so it is mostly silent when I use it that way. I also have a secondary regulator with an water trap, that is very precise at low pressures. It is also perfect for my nail gun, tire filler, and blowing off saw dust. It didn't cost any more than a good airbrush compressor. So my point is you can have different answers besides a single purpose airbrush compressor. It will be strictly for air brushing. I have a room in the basement dedicated to hobbies for me and my wife. I also have a paint booth to exhaust the air. But I have 3 compressors. LOL. The Sparmax. The Hyper Tough which had a small air tank which is in the pics. And a larger one that has a 5 gallon pancake tank LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave G. Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 15 hours ago, ewetwo said: It will be strictly for air brushing. I have a room in the basement dedicated to hobbies for me and my wife. I also have a paint booth to exhaust the air. But I have 3 compressors. LOL. The Sparmax. The Hyper Tough which had a small air tank which is in the pics. And a larger one that has a 5 gallon pancake tank LOL. I would think the Sparmax should be fine. The pancake is noisy but you could air it up ahead of your session and shut it off. That's what I do with my 8 gal portable for airbrushing. It's a once a week air up kind of thing with the 8 gaL, so I listen to it bang away once a week or so. Meanwhile it's silent. I know nothing about the HyperTough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted January 22 Author Share Posted January 22 Thank you all for the advice. I'll start with the Sparmax. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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