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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117 Comments
6 years ago
This is ingenious!
9 years ago
what a bout a air pump from a fish tank
Reply 7 years ago
my thought exactly. I want to make a drawbot like that
8 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.
10 years ago on Introduction
could you use it on skin. for tanning?
11 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.
11 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/
15 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 15 years ago on Introduction
water paint
Reply 12 years ago on Step 6
can u use others?
12 years ago on Introduction
were did u get the tubes
12 years ago on Step 3
can you get the tubes seperate?
12 years ago on Introduction
This airbrush is awesome great job on it. I have one question. What paint do you use?
15 years ago on Introduction
Instead of blowing on the end couldn't you attach a aquarium air pump to it?
Reply 15 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 15 years ago on Introduction
yeah a throttle will only cost abou $0.1
Reply 12 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 12 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 :)
12 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
13 years ago on Introduction
nice one!