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Hello,
Not sure if I have mentioned it before, but the Badger 150 is my favorite airbrush.
I ran across a junker lot on eBay with a body that caught my attention. This one:
A Badger 150, friction siphon tube, with serial number sticker. I don't recall seeing one like this before.
The original Badger 150 from 1964, called 150P (Poster) was screw jar type like this one:
At some point which I think should have been in the late 60's or early '70s, the engraved serial numbers, a staple in airbrushes since the 19th century, gave way to a sticker. Eventually the sticker also went away. I estimate in the mid to late '70s. Since then, there are no serial numbers.
Also in the mid '70s, the 150 got a major redesign:
The screw type jar system was replaced by the current friction siphon tube. This helped tremendously in the speed of color changes. This redesign made the 150 way much longer trigger to tip than before.
So back to this one, it is a friction siphon with serial number sticker. I estimate it is from the mid 1970's, early in the second body era.
The unit was evidently incomplete, but in a lot of other incomplete junkers.
Not surprisingly, it was not only incomplete but well beaten up.
Yikes!
The challenge was to rescue at least 1 of the 3. The 100SG was already rescued, but I think I can pull one more.
The beaten regulator was the perfect excuse for something I've been thinking about for a long time: An exposed needle 150.
I carefully filed it down just enough. I could have gone a bit further but this is good for now. Notice the nozzle is not exactly perfect.
The body was stripped of all remaining parts and carefully cleaned taking care not to damage the sticker.
(To be continued...)
Not sure if I have mentioned it before, but the Badger 150 is my favorite airbrush.
I ran across a junker lot on eBay with a body that caught my attention. This one:
A Badger 150, friction siphon tube, with serial number sticker. I don't recall seeing one like this before.
The original Badger 150 from 1964, called 150P (Poster) was screw jar type like this one:
At some point which I think should have been in the late 60's or early '70s, the engraved serial numbers, a staple in airbrushes since the 19th century, gave way to a sticker. Eventually the sticker also went away. I estimate in the mid to late '70s. Since then, there are no serial numbers.
Also in the mid '70s, the 150 got a major redesign:
The screw type jar system was replaced by the current friction siphon tube. This helped tremendously in the speed of color changes. This redesign made the 150 way much longer trigger to tip than before.
So back to this one, it is a friction siphon with serial number sticker. I estimate it is from the mid 1970's, early in the second body era.
The unit was evidently incomplete, but in a lot of other incomplete junkers.
Not surprisingly, it was not only incomplete but well beaten up.
Yikes!
The challenge was to rescue at least 1 of the 3. The 100SG was already rescued, but I think I can pull one more.
The beaten regulator was the perfect excuse for something I've been thinking about for a long time: An exposed needle 150.
I carefully filed it down just enough. I could have gone a bit further but this is good for now. Notice the nozzle is not exactly perfect.
The body was stripped of all remaining parts and carefully cleaned taking care not to damage the sticker.
(To be continued...)
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