Airbrush

Step 1: Snout

cut cnout from old bootle

Comments

[DEE5419]

could you use it on skin. for tanning?

[MarkWarwick]

What kind of paint do you use with the air-brush? Sorry if that's mentioned somewhere else, I didn't see it.

[msolek]

water paint

[rug]

can u use others?

[TheFredCompany]

People tend to use watered-down acrylic paint (so it's the roughly the consistency of ink). Actually they don't water it down (although you could, and I do in my cheap airbrush) - they use paint thinner. Any paint should do as long as it's thin enough.

[jtownsend4]

Never use paint thinner for acrylic, or other water-based, paints. Use only airbrush medium or water. There are also recipes for water-based thinners on the net if you want to whip up a batch.

[TheFredCompany]

I've always used water, but I'd heard that there were acrylic thinners you can buy. Never bothered myself because water's worked fine

[budforum]

Hey, since you made this airbrush, and basically inspired me to design my own. Could you take a look at my airbrush and tell me what you think?
http://www.instructables.com/id/Homemade-Airbrush-super-precise/

[BladeRunner759]

were did u get the tubes

[sk8rforlife]

can you get the tubes seperate?

[sk8rforlife]

This airbrush is awesome great job on it. I have one question. What paint do you use?

[ghicken]

Instead of blowing on the end couldn't you attach a aquarium air pump to it?

[gbosbiker]

that would work. a steady stream of air. and get those sprayers that have the mist, off, and steam settings to control the amount of paint. to make it even better you could add a throttle to the aquarium pump to control how much air is going through

[Oorspronklikheid]

yeah a throttle will only cost abou $0.1

[ilpug]

you could just hook an old light dimmer switch up to the aquarium pump to regulate the amount of power it puts out. i would also like to put something in that makes it so that you dont need to turn it off all the time just to stop painting... maybe you could put a valve on the airhose that would let the air flow out when you were not holding the paint trigger...

[Oorspronklikheid]

or you can just use a small plastice valve found at pet shops to regulate the air output. It would cost less and be less bulky, it can be built into the air brush. As for a trigger you can always use a air gun. A air gun could in turn eliminate the need for a valve because itself is one :)

[ilpug]

i will definetely try this, but just make it in standard sizes with some threaded parts to improve custimization. i have a small battery powered air pump that i bought at a junk shop for a buck. would work great for this. my mom wont let me buy one, but she will probably not care if i make one

[sick_f#ck]

nice one!

[Neurotiker]

You're my hero.

[scotty5108]

i like the idea but i'm still not very sure i know how to make this

[1300519]

what are those two tubes? where did they come from?

[sharlston]

i used tubes from a filter for a fishh tank

[joezero]

This is like the little ones bought for model painting with the canned air. Testor I think is the name. A bicycle tire made for a great air supply for those and probably would for this too.

[sk8erdude]

Ahh! i made 1 and it was awesome until thr pressure built up and the cap flew off and my face was painted red all day i looked like a homocidal maniac!!! LOL JK it's Awesome!

[albylovesscience]

wow that sounds like a good day

[xadevox]

i made one and it works fine with an air compresser

[abc123abc]

what type of paint? where can i buy it? i know a store but wat store

[abc123abc]

wat type of paint and where to buy it

[Islmi]

I'm surprised I'm the first to comment. This is wonderful.

[Magic Wade]

This is awesome. Brilliant.

[pineapplenewton]

how dose this compare to "blow pens" referring to quality

[poop11346]

they are pretty much the same depnding on how good u made yours

[thepelton]

If you are referring to one powered by a person's lungs, the results from an airbrush would be more consistent, since it would depend on pressure supplied by a machine.

[existing]

Could you hook this up to an aquarium pump?

[meddler]

I found a bunch of old fishing baits at a rummage sale that need to be repainted. I didn't want to spend money I really don't have on an airbrush. This might serve very well. I will build this and try it out.

[gunnyhanson]

Anybody serious at all about airbrushing would start with a mid-price actual airbrush and a compressor. This video didn't show him doing anything but splattering paint on a sheet or something.

[hg341]

i would like to see you do better i like it 'cuz it is so damn creative...

[cowscankill]

This would be perfect for the small things that I build!

[MechEngineerMike]

this made me laugh because it is so creative. when i saw it i thought about adding airduster, but that would take away the fun of it. Perhaps a special stand or mouth piece plug to keep paint from drying inside or from tipping and spilling. good job

[pinkhairkid]

I made one from designs off the top of my head its the same concept, but powered by a bike pump