Lude Generation

so i decided to dig out my airbrush yesterday to get ready for use, then half way through thought sh*t the compressor is knackered as i suddenly remembered i used it on a daft experiment last year. so standing in the shed thinking damn, i see my 12v tyre pump on the shelf (yes i know it should be in my boot) so i think hey what if..
ok so now i realise i need some kind of reservoir, and some way of connecting them, so i cut the pipe in half on the tyre pump (it was free) but now i dont have any T pieces, what would heath robinson do. so here we go final set up.
tyre pump running off 12 supply, pumping air into a pop bottle which now has 3 pipes coming out and are sealed in place by silicon sealer (this is the T piece) the the air from there goes to a reservoir (spare tyre) and to the air brush.
so does it work YES im amazed the airbrush slightly outruns the tyre pump so a larger tyre will have to be commisioned for the actual spray job, but as it is it isnt bad (around 60 seconds of continuous use, but its not continuous use i need, if i stop every 20 sec or so it will be good)

how heathy is that

Well done! Love home bred innovation!!

if i suddenly stop posting then im dead, killed by an exploding pop bottle

That's what you get for filling it with nails

ok so after the latest experiment i find with continuouse airbrushing and the pump running continuously it stays at 28psi which i can use

littlefeller, You can search on google and make your own compressor by getting one out of an old fridge.
I am not responsible for your funeral expences or being sued by your survivors if it goes tits up!

i dont have an old fridge, someone tried to sell me one a while ago in the sale threads, should have taken it but hey no tools required with this mod

I still have my old airbrush kit.
I remember back in the day when I was a kid with no money, a compressor just wasnt on the cards, so I used everything from big old mineral water bottles to car wheels etc as my res
Not got a Paasche AB turbo have you littlefeller?! (Always wanted one ... )

no i havnt, sold most of my kit a few years ago, but kept 2 brushes and assortments, thought they would come in handy one day, they do