A really easy way to fix the issue, would be for the Ferrari guys to take a lesson from the camaro guys and make a tip that is not threaded but seated!!!! I think the camaro guys are on the right track, the Ferrari guys just found a way to try to bring more sales to their company by making you think you need the head assembly fine tuned. Even if they just sent the wrench to take the tip off and clean it, how are you supposed to put it back in without any FINE TUNING INSTRUCTIONS? I just think its a foreign company that know how greedy most Americans are so they know we'll pay that expensive price. Who's to say the fine tuning dont get knocked out of whack when its delivered back to ya?? Who knows. I just wish I would have known about Badger before I bought my Micron, cause I have an Iwata Micron CM-C that has not been used since last July 4th when my son came in my studio and knocked it off the holder and ruint the nozzle and I couldnt afford to replace the entire head assembly AGAIN,
. Then Ken (the CEO of Badger Airbrush) was kind enough to send me a free Badger Patriot 105 brush that I literally fell in love with and its a work horse! (Ken didnt send the airbrush due to my bad luck with the Micron, it was for other reasons). Dont get me wrong, the brush still looks good in the foam case I built for it, but man, I cant afford to replace the parts. I like my new Krome with the simple head system thats only hand tightened and dont need a wrench or to worry with thread breaking off, regardless if it were my fault or the Ferrari guys fault. Im not against everything your saying Bossman, so I hope you dont take it that way, Im simply stating things from my perspective just as everyone else is. In my minds eye, my camaro is working circles around my Ferrari!! I did adjust my trigger spring and make my trigger taller, but I can crank my pressure down to 10 psi, over reduce my paints and do everything with my Krome that I can with my Micron so theres no need to pay the big bucks. I wonder how much a Micron costs over there? Anyone know? Im just wondering if theyre doing the right thing and selling them at a better price to their own countrymen?
On another note Josh, when I built my home I used Pex Pipe for my plumbing so I could get away from PVC pipe with all the sections you have to worry about leaking, and I tested all the lines both with air pressure and with water to check for leaks. Everything looked good until about 6 months in when my wife walked into her walk in closet and her floating wood floor was truly floating, yup, couldnt see the water, but it was all under her wood floor and she heard it squish. When I found the culprit, it was a Brass 90 degree elbow that had a pin hole in it. Didnt leak when I pressure tested it. I tried every way to get in touch with the company (which was from Japan), just to let them know they may have a bad run of material. They could care less, but who does care, the end user!!! Us, we have to pay for their mistakes. Thats why I try to do as much business in the states as I can because there are still some good American companies, with good American product that do still hold true to the American Tradition of taking care of your customer so they'll take care of you, and Badger is one that will far exceed anything you could imagine! You have my word on that, and no, Im not a Badger Rep (wouldnt mind to be,
) but I believe you gotta give credit where credit is due!!!! I give credit to Iwata because they do have a very fine product, but the price makes them uncredited in my opinion.
