KurtH
Double Actioner
Airbrush collecting and restoration has become a hobby for me. I saw this sad looking H on ebay and figured I could give it a good home, and let it live out the rest of time in an environment where it would be cared for and used occasionally.
I have a few questions. First, can you help me date it, and I also want to understand how the included hose fittings worked.
It only took a few minutes of work to get it in working order. I replaced the needle assembly since the included needle tip was split.
The needle had lots of galling from the set screw. The set screw was very tight and the head was slightly hogged out. The previous owner must have been very strong.
The threads on the handle were badly stripped. Several wraps of teflon tape solved that issue
So here is where it stands now. I sprayed some water and it works fine. The button is stiffer than my other H airbrushes.
Any ideas when it was made? The H has not changed much through the years. My other question is how do the hose fittings work? As you can see, I installed a QD to test it, but the little nut to the right was on the airbrush when it arrived. the elbow below it fits in inside. That is pretty straightforward, and it is threaded and looks heavily used. The other two nuts look like what is on the end of older paasche hoses, and what came with the old paasche moisture trap. The threads on the nuts are larger than the threads on the elbow, so I am not sure how it worked. Other old airbrushes have similar parts included, so I guess it was important at some point.
It came with this case. It is pretty dirty and worn.
I also recently rescued a trashed badger 150 but the pictures did not come out well.
I have a few questions. First, can you help me date it, and I also want to understand how the included hose fittings worked.
It only took a few minutes of work to get it in working order. I replaced the needle assembly since the included needle tip was split.
The needle had lots of galling from the set screw. The set screw was very tight and the head was slightly hogged out. The previous owner must have been very strong.
The threads on the handle were badly stripped. Several wraps of teflon tape solved that issue
So here is where it stands now. I sprayed some water and it works fine. The button is stiffer than my other H airbrushes.
Any ideas when it was made? The H has not changed much through the years. My other question is how do the hose fittings work? As you can see, I installed a QD to test it, but the little nut to the right was on the airbrush when it arrived. the elbow below it fits in inside. That is pretty straightforward, and it is threaded and looks heavily used. The other two nuts look like what is on the end of older paasche hoses, and what came with the old paasche moisture trap. The threads on the nuts are larger than the threads on the elbow, so I am not sure how it worked. Other old airbrushes have similar parts included, so I guess it was important at some point.
It came with this case. It is pretty dirty and worn.
I also recently rescued a trashed badger 150 but the pictures did not come out well.
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