Hi all. It has been a while since I posted. Many years ago I bought a Master Airbrush compressor an an Iwata Revolution airbrush. Both have been used and even occasionally abused for years and have never failed. I love them both. A link to the compressor is below.
The spring inside the pressure regulator finally corroded and I ordered a new regulator/trap/gauge assembly. It looks identical in every way, only with the Paasche brand. It came with a large output fitting that I managed to unscrew despite the nasty pipe thread compound they used. Why they can't just use teflon tape like the roll that came in the box is beyond me. It came with no input fitting to connect it to the compressor.
My plan was to remove the old "in" and "out" fittings and reuse them. No go. They are not coming out of the old regulator/trap/gauge assembly. Whatever pipe glue they used isn't ever going to let go. So I need new fittings, and I have no idea what size they are or where to get them. One would be the male-male fitting that goes from the compressor into the regulator/trap/gauge assembly. The other is the male-male fitting that comes out of the regulator/trap/gauge and goes into the airbrush hose.
Naturally things go wrong exactly when we want to do a project, right? I temporarily moved the new spring/plunger/filter assembly from the new one and put it inside the old one. It seems to work fine. As far as I can tell they are identical. I cleaned out the corrosion from the old spring as best I could, but it made a real mess inside.
This temporary fix will work for a few days, but I'd like to do the job right and get the proper fittings to install the new one. What sizes do I need and where do I get them? I also need to know what types of pipe threads they are.
If this is something I can get at Home Depot or Lowes, that would be nice. I can order them online if needed.
The compressor and hose:
Thanks!
Never Get Old
I mean it - just don't!
The spring inside the pressure regulator finally corroded and I ordered a new regulator/trap/gauge assembly. It looks identical in every way, only with the Paasche brand. It came with a large output fitting that I managed to unscrew despite the nasty pipe thread compound they used. Why they can't just use teflon tape like the roll that came in the box is beyond me. It came with no input fitting to connect it to the compressor.
My plan was to remove the old "in" and "out" fittings and reuse them. No go. They are not coming out of the old regulator/trap/gauge assembly. Whatever pipe glue they used isn't ever going to let go. So I need new fittings, and I have no idea what size they are or where to get them. One would be the male-male fitting that goes from the compressor into the regulator/trap/gauge assembly. The other is the male-male fitting that comes out of the regulator/trap/gauge and goes into the airbrush hose.
Naturally things go wrong exactly when we want to do a project, right? I temporarily moved the new spring/plunger/filter assembly from the new one and put it inside the old one. It seems to work fine. As far as I can tell they are identical. I cleaned out the corrosion from the old spring as best I could, but it made a real mess inside.
This temporary fix will work for a few days, but I'd like to do the job right and get the proper fittings to install the new one. What sizes do I need and where do I get them? I also need to know what types of pipe threads they are.
If this is something I can get at Home Depot or Lowes, that would be nice. I can order them online if needed.
The compressor and hose:
Amazon.com: Master Airbrush Model TC-40 - Cool Runner Professional High Performance Single-Piston Airbrush Air Compressor with 2 Holders, Regulator, Gauge, Water Trap Filter & Air Hose
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Thanks!
Never Get Old
I mean it - just don't!
