f2k
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How ironic…
Yesterday I joked about how, having just completely disassembled it in order to give it a good cleaning, I loved my Sparmax airbrush to bits. Little did I know just how prophetic this was…
Well… As I screwed the nozzle back in place this morning it suddenly broke apart, leaving the threat securely locked within the airbrush itself and the nozzle snugly held within the special tool needed to screw it in.
CURSES!
Mutter…
Grumble…
Many other bad words…
I tried to glue it back on (will find out how that went once I get home from work) but I’m probably looking at a new airbrush.
Sigh…
So, what to buy?
I want a gravity feed airbrush with a backstop (or whatever it’s called) so I can regulate the maximum amount of paint coming through. Having several nozzles, ranging from 2mm. to 4 or 5 mm. would be a nice bonus but otherwise the 3 mm. nozzle on my old Sparmax seemed to be a good all-round solution.
I’ve got an art store nearby who sells airbrushes from Harder & Steenbeck and Paasche but they’re kinda expensive and I’m not familiar with those brands.
Of course, it would be nice to have a store nearby when needed spare parts and such but compared with the prices I’m seeing on the net it’s a bit hard to justify.
What would you guys suggest? Keep in mind that I’m not super rich (damn student loan) and that I’m living in Denmark so having a European outlet would be vastly preferred…
Yesterday I joked about how, having just completely disassembled it in order to give it a good cleaning, I loved my Sparmax airbrush to bits. Little did I know just how prophetic this was…
Well… As I screwed the nozzle back in place this morning it suddenly broke apart, leaving the threat securely locked within the airbrush itself and the nozzle snugly held within the special tool needed to screw it in.
CURSES!
Mutter…
Grumble…
Many other bad words…
I tried to glue it back on (will find out how that went once I get home from work) but I’m probably looking at a new airbrush.
Sigh…
So, what to buy?
I want a gravity feed airbrush with a backstop (or whatever it’s called) so I can regulate the maximum amount of paint coming through. Having several nozzles, ranging from 2mm. to 4 or 5 mm. would be a nice bonus but otherwise the 3 mm. nozzle on my old Sparmax seemed to be a good all-round solution.
I’ve got an art store nearby who sells airbrushes from Harder & Steenbeck and Paasche but they’re kinda expensive and I’m not familiar with those brands.
Of course, it would be nice to have a store nearby when needed spare parts and such but compared with the prices I’m seeing on the net it’s a bit hard to justify.
What would you guys suggest? Keep in mind that I’m not super rich (damn student loan) and that I’m living in Denmark so having a European outlet would be vastly preferred…