How to attach an airbrush to a regular compressor. Lets hook it up! 

I MUST SAY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROFESSIONAL ADVICE. YOU CUT THROUGH ALL THE INDUSTRIES COMMERCIAL GLAZE. THIS IS A ABSOLUTE GEM TO FIND, THAT DELIVERS AN HONEST REAL WORLD VIEW FOR ANYONE WHO IS BEGINING OR IS ATTEMPTING TO GET INTO AIRBRUSHING LIKE MYSELF.... THANK YOU.

Thank you! I've seen a few videos that mentioned this could be done, but they did not mention what types of connections were needed to make it work. This is EXACTLY the information I needed to get started with using an airbrush.

Thank you for the info reference this exact subject for me...I am so pleased that I can use my shop style compressor instead of purchasing something else when I did not need to...Bravo!!! Well Done!!! Thank you again!!!

Thank YOU Bill !!! The water trap advice is bang on. Sometimes it IS rocket science.

Just bought that same compressor this weekend! Very quiet and adjusts nicely!

Thank you for showing me how I can use a shop compressor with the airbrush I have yet to buy for use in my train room. I really didn't want to have a little & noisy airbrush compressor in there as well. Now I know I can just run an air line across my ceiling in the shop and above the ceiling of my train room. I'll install the moisture filter in a spot between the ceiling joists where I can easily attach a hose "drop" down to wherever I'm working.

Thanks for solving this problem, I was buggered by myself. i used your link. Y😋ou deserve every cent. Mick from Australia

I have that same compressor from harbor freight and I bought my adapter from home depot. Works great. Very happy with the compressor. It's not loud at all.

Thanks man my regular airbrush compressor just drops to 20 psi when im brushing so being able to just do it from a normal compressor is a god send

I will have to show this to the hubby. Lots of good points.

This is the second video of yours I have watched, and this is a wealth of information for me, this is helping get back into airbrushing. I went through TONS of frustration using "airbrush" compressors back in the day. If only I had that Fortress compressor from day one. Will update later. Thank you for your time sharing these videos.

Thanks! Im using my shop compressor with 1/8th adapters and water condenser like yours.

Thank you for the info!I got the 2 gallon Ultra quiet Fortress and ordered thru your link the other products ..for a quiet air compressor for my air brush for composition doll restoration. Wish me luck!😀

Thank you! Can't wait to get started.

Always great information thank you!

Very valuable information thanks!

thank you for creating this video, it has really helped me out. I am running a refrigerator compressor, to a dual tank rig. From the compressor I had been running a coiled copper line to a section of rubber hose, a splined adapter to water trap/regulator, from that ran a hose to my airbrush. I want the pressure cut off aspect of the shop compressor, however, the skirt on my piston disintegrated, so I swapped out the noisy electric motor for the fridge compressor. Now that I have some time, I am wiring in a power switch and the pressure cutoff. I will run a short line to the tanks, and from the tank regulator, run a3/8 hose to my water trap, which I plan to mount to the side of my cart. put the whole compressor and tank on the bottom shelf of the cart, connect my hose to the water trap, like you have your on your bench. then the new line from water trap to airbrush. a set up like yours, but on wheels.

Great . Simple to understand 👍

Another great video, thank you and I really appreciate them. I really liked the explanation of using a longer air hose and where to put the moisture trap. I clicked on the Amazon link for the air hose with adapter, however it shows 1/8 female and 1/4 female bsp so I don’t understand how it could or would work. I searched my local hardware stores, eBay, and Amazon but to my surprise it’s not as easy as I thought converting from bsp to npt. I decided to go an even simpler and a much more readily available route. Simply cut off the British female fitting and get a hose barb (I believe mine is 1/8 or might be 3/16 I.D.) with either male or female 1/4 npt threads, then get a air coupler (obviously with opposite male or female threads) to attach to the connection of your compressor. Quick, easy, and the parts are easy to find and inexpensive. I really like your explanations in your videos, thank you for sharing with people new to airbrushing like myself.

Nice setup..! Thanks for the adapter measurements all the other videos about this topic did not specify adapter size...

Helpful info, ty 😊

Thank you! Like others have said--nobody has specified exactly what you need for this. Although, I only needed the NTP to 1/4" adapter; my Iwata hose has 1/4" on one end and 1/8" on the other. I don't know if that's a new thing companies have started to do or not.

Thanks for sharing the knowledge great video.

Nice video, many thanks for the tips Bill!!:):)

Thanks for the info 👍🏻

You definitely answered my question.

This is pretty cool my 60 gal two stage compressor is hooked in to the house and provides all the nice clean air for my airbrushes and air tools in the garage. I do use 1 large moisture trap at the compressor and a smaller regulator trap/filter works great and I don't hear the compressor that's in the heater room. And a separate line for my air tools and full size spray guns.

Thank you for the info!

I didn't know that about the coil hose. That's cool!

My local harbor freight tool store saved the day with this compressor, adaptor, and airbrush hose for my badger airbrush.

Wow uber Great info... 11 of 10 possible ;)

You look like Ryan upchurch and this video was helpful, thank you

Brother this is Marc first thank you for all your amazing advice ! But literally My wife bought me a craftsmen big compressor and this video answered all my questions the supposed expert at Lowe’s had no idea what kind of adapter I needed but you did IS THERE ANYTHING YOU DON’T KNOW ! About airbrushing your like the Jedi master of airbrushing and compressors ! Thank you once again for helping this newbie my friend I can’t em wait till your next amazing video! Your student Jedi Marc

The link you provided for the multiple fittings is for the industrial version , in your video you stated that we needed the automotive type

Thanks!

Thank you for this video. What do you set the compressor regulator at compared to the other one next to your work station?

Thank for the video but how you regularly the air?

Thank you very much for this informative video! I hooked up everything like you said and it works fantastic! I am currently running one airbrush and wanted to know how much pressure do I set the compressors' regulator to as well as the regulator next to the airbrush. Please let me know and keep up the great work, thank you again!

Excellent video. Very clear. Thank you! What budget airbrush would you recommend for a beginner?

Hi Sir. Im newbie to airbrushing, and I dont want to buy those small compressors like you adviced. Im still at a loss at what to buy to get a setup like yours. I want to understand what specific parts we need to get a hose from the compressor to the watertrap with regulator, and from that to our airbrush hose. Are there specific names and numbers we need to watchout for when browsing for parts? Im from another country.

If I am buying the iwata eclipse pen, and the first Link you listed of the cord thing, plus the California air fortress, do I need anything else to start airbrushing t shirts, or is that a complete set up? Thank you for your help. I’m sorry I have a hard time processing tons of info at once and need to ask

Great video! Would these adapters work for the California Air Tools 8010 Steel Tank Air Compressor. I’m using a Paasche H

Where did you get that block

Thanks for all of the info! I’m looking at this compressor and quiet tech kobalt from lowes…any recommendation?

Bill, nice job buddy, question where did you/do you find the block? I want to connect more than 1 brush.

@TheAIRSpace do you have a link to the block you use for keeping multiple airbrushes attached to the compressor?

thank you for the great explanation. I am wondering something that you hadn't covered with regards to the remotely located regulator and water trap combination. wondering what you set your air compressor's regulator to? Does it just need to be set at the same or higher pressure than you need at the air brush end? I know it's an obvious noob question, sorry for that lol

Are you still going to do a video on sound proof boxes?

Thanks for the info. I was wondering why my filter that is attached to the compressor never collects any water. In the video you said you would post a link to the Paasche connector but I am unable to find it. Could you please post it again or just post the type I need to buy? Thanks.

Does your secondary regulator (the one with water trap) actually allow for additional air adjustment? I have the same setup and my regulator stays the same as compressor output. Meaning I can set primary pressure to say 60 psi and then secondary to 25 psi.. but both are staying 60… 😩

I needed this vid too. Do you wrap the plumbers tape more than once? I still found I have air leaks at the filter threads, and the on the regulator threads- the one I added to the gun. I bought replacements for both and they did the same too. Either I am just not tightening it enough or these plastic threads are no good. Ahh what a journey!

Thanks for this info. I am building an airbrush station. My big Quincy compressor is far away and the air goes through 200’ of 3/4” copper tubing before entering the 60 gallon tank. I have a 300’ closed loop 3/4” Maxline running through 3 garages and my workshop. My airbrush station is far away from the compressor. I’m thinking of an activated charcoal filter, followed by a 5 micron filter, and a 0.01 micron coalescing filter at my airbrush drop down. Last thing will be a regulator. I’m using an Iwata Eclipse which I think requires an 1/8” hose. What regulator do you recommend? What brand and what range of psi? I like your multi port manifold that allows multiple guns active at once. That’s clever. Any advice you can give me is appreciated. Thanks, Paul

I have a 1.5hp Campbell-Hausfield compressor. I dont use it for Airbrush cause it wakes up everyone in the house. Im planning to get one of the really small 1/5hp compressors which I can run late at night and not wake the house.

Nice presentation. So, that adapter on the six foot hose is one that will adapt that hose's fittings to a badger airbrush? Thanks, Daniel

Wil that adapter work to hook a standard sized shop compressor tool to an air brush compressor? Cuz i have a pneumatic graver machine i want to hook up to a tiny airbrush compressor. Ive done the research. The compressor will run the tool and im working in a small apartment with a girlfriend that hates noisy air compressors. I have a silent 2 gallon husky but it. Leaks so the compressor motor runs non stop. And the little airbrush compressor is about 1/4 the size of the husky and so much quieter. The ab compressor comes with that tiny female screw-in end fitting so i need to get it to hook up to the graver and that the regular shop sized fitting

I look everywhere and can find the big piece to fit to the small one. I only can do two turns and that is it. If iI get it from your link, what guarantees me that the threads will match my small adapter? The one That came with the pistol style airbrush, the female is 1/2-20 which is half of an inch in diameter and 20 threads per inch.

Two last ?'s Any issues with the Regulator? and do you use the same set up as the Fortress? hose water trap etc. Thanks again.

I was thinking about buying a one Gal 135psi 0.5HP but was not sure if it was worth it. Up here in Canada, a two gal 1.5HP is expensive. Is yours doing a good job?

Hey Bill I need some help & questions ..please I just bought the 1gal cal air tools, I got the industrial male quick connect which is ¼ to the compressor.(seems to connect to the compressor so I'm assuming I got the I got 2 airbrush hoses that are ⅛ having the moisture trap in between the hoses.. I can't seem to find a connector that will fit from the ⅛ hose to the ¼ end of the quick connnect- (end of the compressor) ...if there is a way u can guide me. Or if I can send msgs via email or social media platforms.. also had some questions on how the air compressor turns for soo long in the beginning? The pressure was going up about to almost 90. I wasn't sure if that's how it goes or when to turn & adjust the pressure to like 30 psi.. thank you

I have a set up with the water trap and everything but I have no airflow through my airbrush when I press the trigger/button

Can you remove the 1/4" quick connect from the compressor and convert it to 1/8" from there? Like with a 1/8" quick connect? Thanks

I bought today a quiet one (62 dBA) the brand is the Maximum 2 gal only, don't need more, I'm not airbrushing for hours, so it's ennough for my needs. Ok, now I have both adapters (the big one I had for long time, and the small one from my pistol style airbrush) but The threads don't match. Our airbruches are in metric so the small one that connects to the hose is in metric and the big one that plug in the compressor is for sure in Imperial. I'll do stores tomorrow, Too long if I order from Amazon.

hey ! thank you for this video ! i try to undersand what's going on cause i bought one of those Coil hose with the quick connects built in it but i just can't fint a way to connect it to my Iwata Revolution Cr Airbrush (4247) .i bought an Adapter, 1/8-Inch Female End to 1/4 that can be wired to the airbrush but have no idea what type of connector i shall use to plug the adapter to the hose ? i went to the local store but they had no clue . . . any chance one of you gys who read the comment know how to deal with this ? sorry if i made some spelling mistake ^^ and thank you anway for your content

I saw a video with you using a Kobalt 2 gal. compressor, and this video shows the Harbor Freight Fortress. Are there reasons that you switched? Maybe I missed a video.

Will the air hose in the link work with iwata or will I need a adapter? Thanks bill.

no link to the coil hose?

been advising people not to blow hundreds on "airbrush compressor" when you can get a quiet shop compressor for far less, and its more versatile. i engrave and do wood and metal work, and i have a fortress and california air compressor, and they have both been worth every penny, and im still in for less than had I purchased one air brush compressor.

Unfortunately the link now shows the adapter being 1/8 bsp to 1/4 bsp instead of 1/4 npt

All fittings needed are super cheap at Harbor Freight

Need a link to the 1/4 npt to 1/8 bsb adapter. Most crucial part of the whole setup and can’t find it anywhere, not even online/amazon.

I had more luck with BSP not BSB. Do you know if the 1/4 to 1/8 iawata adapter is actually 1/8 bsp to 1/4 NPT? Some adaptor are actually 1/8 bsp to 1/4 bsp.

I think it’s “BSP” for British Standard Parallel” in case someone is searching for them.

I need air brush for dummies bc I didn't get a lick of this

It’s BSP not BSB. It stands for British Standard Pipe.

Thanks again guys! Hope this was helpful! BSP has become the standard and is the correct term to search at least in the USA. Most plumbing shops will have BSB threads which will also work. Hose with JUST 1/4 inch adapter (no paasche or badger adapters) amzn.to/3cB4uZ7 Filter for bottom of airbrush only! amzn.to/3cyuyEl You can probably find these locally better.. but in case. Multiple adapters. amzn.to/3lk9jKl Regulator trap combo (this is exactly the one i'm using) amzn.to/3qNNLqQ Tools and materials I use and recommend everyday: www.amazon.com/shop/wleonartistry ""These are affilliate links! I may earn commissions if you purchase through above links""

I think you mean BSP

Don't make the mistake i did ...i went for the 4 gallon version...sadly it isn't part of the "quiet" line its in the "performance" like and at 80db + its sooooooo loud....and HF were dicks about the return charging me 40% restocking fee since i was down grading....wtf!

typical aircompressors use 1/4 fittings, airbrush uses 1/8 fittings.. Your welcome... they actually sell a hose with 1/4 on one side and 1/8 on the other just for airbrushes (google: 1/4 inch to 8 in airbrush hose). The biggest scam on the market is those air compressors for airbrushes.. most dont have the flow for common airbrushes like a siphon (paint cup on bottom), I have an iawata that takes 40psi for its .35 tip just to do detail. The smallest I use is a .2 and the largest is a .7 fan tip. Gravity feed (paint cup on top) might get away with 18-20 for your basic uses with a .2 - .5 tips but that depends on how far away you need to be from your project with the gun and how thick your medium is. If you are just painting nails with a wetted out medium then sure, but if you ever wanna graduate then you are screwed. I got some basic acrylics that I paint with through a gravity feed .2 wetted out to the consistancy of milk and it can kick up to over 20 psi with normal use. some colors are lower some are higher. The typical psi out of one of those desktop air compressors you get on amazon for 60 bucks is about 35-40 psi but that is only if you use a reservoir tank. Plugged directly into it with no reserve air in a tank you will get maybe 20psi constant when using the gun. So you are right there at the minimum. I have a 7 gallon protable tank that I can plum my machine into and I can get most projects done with that no matter ho big it is. It is just a matter of carefully making sure I dont run my pressure down below by taking breaks for it to build up. I have this fortress ultra quiet in my setup and I dont need the reserve for that, even though it is only 1 gallon capacity the air compressor itself produces enough air to run even my fan tip .7 at full blast constantly. It is sort of mostly portable but the same could be said about my portable 7 gallon tank. so it is 6 in one and half a dozen in the other. The fortress has a pressure out regulator so that can be set to 60psi and then you run a hose to your workstation where you have another regulator you use to fine tune your pressure at the gun. You maintain the 125psi in the tank but only let out 60psi to the hose and bring it down to your required 18-40psi to your gun and use an inline mac valve from amazon to make adjustments if needed. SKip the inline mac valve if your gun has one. I set my pressure with distance from my work and use the mac valve to get closer for detail. easy peasy The difficult thing here is to find an air pressure regulator that is 0-60psi and not 0-150psi without breaking the bank. I dont like using the mac valves (micro air control) on my guns if I dont have to so I wanted an accurate and reliable air pressure regulator to be able to dial in an exact number. Most of the 1/4 cheap regulators are at 30psi just by cracking them open slightly so getting a fine tune with those is difficult without putting 2 of em in line and setting the first one to 60 and just leaving it there. The guage can be replaced on them, they are all 1/8 fittings from what I have seen but they arent really designed to be friendly at lower psi ranges! Getting a decent 0-60 digital psi regulator was prolly my best investment for repeatability and trouble shooting I have ever made. Those 0-150 regulators just have the lower end fine tune you need but you can make do until you start experimenting with different paints and mediums. inline mac valve with quick disconnect - www.amazon.com/dp/B002KDSRQY?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details