Air hose adapter question

[JayC]

If you read my other thread in this forum you probably know I am looking at the deluxe airbrush from Harbor Freight. I think it would be a good brush to learn with and then move up later on. I also recently got a Campbell Hausfeld 1-gallon pancake compressor. It came with a 25' coil hose. It didn't come with a regulator but I am going to try and get one. I'm hoping Wal-Mart may have one. Anyway, my compressor came with some accessories:

From left to right they are: inflation needle, adapter, two inflation valves, and tire chuck. What I'm wondering is, will the adapter work with an airbrush? I'm thinking it would. Here's a couple other views.

As you can see it is plastic. This kind of worries me. I tried looking on Amazon and Harbor Freight for a metal one, but I can't find anything. I just used "air hose adapter" as my search terms hoping I could see something similar. If it would work with an airbrush and I could find a metal one I'd love it. I'm not too keen on getting an additional 10' airbrush hose from HF, but will if I have to.

You guys have been a great help so far and I really appreciate it!

[diymirage]

i would suggest stopping in at a local menards shop

if there isnt any mear you i think lowe's or similair might carry the part you need, but i know i bought mine at menards

i actually also got my first aribrush after a decade of abscence there

it is a very simple single action brush , gravity fed, that cost me 25 dollars and came with several feet of hose AND the adapter you need

you know, i would actually suggest getting that brush for a starter

i mean, at that price, you cant really go wrong

[Guest Gramps-xrds]

Get the braided hose and don't even think of tryin to adapt that other junk. The braided hose is cheap, only 5 or 6 bucks. Read in your other post

[JayC]

I didn't really think about it until now. I got to looking at the adapter I posted above and didn't think it looked like a 1/4". I measured it and the larger opening that connects to the air hose is actually 1/2". The smaller end is 1/4". The HF site says the airbrush has an 1/8" connection. Will I be able to find an adapter to go from 1/2" to 1/8" if I use the coil hose? The only reason I'm torn between the airbrush hose and coil hose is I want to use this compressor for other things, too. That's the main reason I don't really care for hobby compressors. I suppose I could eventually replace the coil hose with another type of braided hose and use a 1/2" to 1/8" adapter for that, too. I went to the Campbell Hausfeld website and looked up the coil hose used with my compressor. Their website says it has 1/4" ends. Am I missing something?

[Guest Gramps-xrds]

The fitting you measured is 1/4in. Pipe is measured ID instead of OD so it's gonna measure about 1/2in OD depending on what schedule it is. But that will only serve to confuse you more. Trust me it's the same size as the braided hose and the coiled. The best thing you can do if you're gonna try and use both hoses is get yourself a quick disconnect and a couple of the plug ins for each hose. That way all you gotta do is pop in what you need.

[JayC]

Thanks for clearing that up. I was really starting to get concerned. I like the idea of quick couplers. I wanted a small, normal air compressor because there have been quite a few times when portable air was needed. Running an airbrush off it is just a bonus. Right now I think I am leaning towards the 1/4" to 1/8" adapter like I posted above. I could then keep the standard 1/4" hose (coil or braided, likely braided down the line when I get set up) and then just throw a quick coupler on the adapter.

[Guest Gramps-xrds]

Thanks for clearing that up. I was really starting to get concerned. I like the idea of quick couplers. I wanted a small, normal air compressor because there have been quite a few times when portable air was needed. Running an airbrush off it is just a bonus. Right now I think I am leaning towards the 1/4" to 1/8" adapter like I posted above. I could then keep the standard 1/4" hose (coil or braided, likely braided down the line when I get set up) and then just throw a quick coupler on the adapter.

You don't need that adapter. The braided hose already has a 1/8th NPS fitting on it. That fitting is only to go on the airbrush.