Airbrush

by msolek

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Intro: 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 ;) )

117 Comments

Gailsy 7 years ago

This is ingenious!

Dirruk 8 years ago

my thought exactly. I want to make a drawbot like that

jwgottabass 9 years ago

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.

DEE5419 11 years ago

could you use it on skin. for tanning?

jtownsend4 12 years ago

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.

budforum 12 years ago

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/

MarkWarwick 16 years ago

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

msolek 16 years ago

water paint

rug 13 years ago

can u use others?

sk8rforlife 13 years ago

can you get the tubes seperate?

sk8rforlife 13 years ago

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

ghicken 16 years ago

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

gbosbiker 16 years ago

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

ilpug 13 years ago

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 13 years ago

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 13 years ago

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
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