Introduction: Airbrush
Step 1: Snout
cut cnout from old bootle
Step 2: Snout Tube
glue tube, like this
Step 3: Paint Box
make paint box from plate box
Step 4: Body
disassemble old pen, or marker and make 2-3 holes
Step 5: Folding
fold all together
Step 6: Finish
pour paint and enjoy, how this works, see video (sorry my English ;) )
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118 Comments
5 years ago
This is ingenious!
7 years ago
what a bout a air pump from a fish tank
Reply 5 years ago
my thought exactly. I want to make a drawbot like that
6 years ago on Introduction
Awesome idea, have you done any complicated or involved projects with it we could maybe see a picture of? I would love to see what it's capabilities really are. But regardless, great work, and thanks for taking the time.
8 years ago on Introduction
could you use it on skin. for tanning?
9 years ago on Introduction
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.
10 years ago on Introduction
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?
https://www.instructables.com/id/Homemade-Airbrush-super-precise/
13 years ago on Step 6
What kind of paint do you use with the air-brush? Sorry if that's mentioned somewhere else, I didn't see it.
Reply 13 years ago on Introduction
water paint
Reply 10 years ago on Step 6
can u use others?
10 years ago on Introduction
were did u get the tubes
10 years ago on Step 3
can you get the tubes seperate?
10 years ago on Introduction
This airbrush is awesome great job on it. I have one question. What paint do you use?
13 years ago on Introduction
Instead of blowing on the end couldn't you attach a aquarium air pump to it?
Reply 13 years ago on Introduction
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
Reply 13 years ago on Introduction
yeah a throttle will only cost abou $0.1
Reply 11 years ago on Introduction
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...
Reply 10 years ago on Introduction
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 :)
11 years ago on Introduction
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
11 years ago on Introduction
nice one!