Thread: Iwata comp.

NEVER ASSUME when it comes to compressors, regardless of the make.
There are compressors made for doing cakes and makeup that only put out pressure into the low teens at the maximum setting, and that kind of pressure level would be a strain for doing illustration, and useless for doing shirts or textiles.
Some compressors are only made for short term useage, so you need to look carefully at what your needs are and will be, and base your decisions on those needs. Be realistic when you*consider specs for a compressor. Most people grossly underestimate their needs and usage, and buy a compressor that's too small for what they actually plan to do. The compressor never performs the way they wanted it to, and the compressor tends to live a short life because of overwork trying to meet those needs.

Homework beforehand is a whole lot cheaper than regrets afterwords.

i got one of those.

Ralph, I know you posted this a while ago, but I did own one for about three days and returned it. I tried airbrushing a t-shirt and the heat switch shut the compressor down on me after 15 minutes. Just like Don said.The Studio series are mainly for Illustrating at very low pressure that is why the tank is only a .9 gal tank because you are only consuming a low percentage of the free air. That way you don't over heat the compressor with turning on quite often. Plus they are not very quiet.