Badger 150, help.

[parrington21]

Ive just bought a Badger 150 M before this i had a cheapy airbrush, ive read the instuctions over and over for the badger and it doesnt say anywhere how to make the lines thinner or thicker, on my old one you took the case off the back end and twisted the needle i think it was, but on the badger that bit wont budge?? any help would be much apreaciated.

www.howtoairbrush.com you might find it helpful

basically the closer you are to the surface the thinner the line you can render

adjustments on airbrushs do not limit the amount of paint flow it limits trigger travel thus paint flow

if you are two inches from the surface and reduce the amount of paint you are putting thru the airbrush it will reduce the area covered but not define it any sharper as in rendering a fine line, the only way thats going to happen ( a nice sharp well defined line) to to move your airbrush closer to the painting surface while reducing paint flow both have to happen.

There is no adjustment on any airbrush that compensates for not spending time practicing dot, lines, dagger strokes the basic's.

have fun, its only paint

Here vin this picture you'll see
A--- Is a set screw that will limit the trigger travel

B--- by turning (screwing) this in or out it will make the trigger easier to pull back, it increases or decreases the spring tension is all

C----Needle Chucking nut - you loosen this tiny nut to get the needle out or if you're putting the needle back in tighten it once the needle is seated correctly in the tip

I believe thats about all the adjustment there is in a Badger 150

[parrington21]

thanks, just thort as it said the line goes from 1.6mm to 20mm that there must be a way of changing it as i couldnt make the line any thiner than 5-8mm, another thing, if your doing a picture thats pretty small (size of your palm) how would you do the black outline to make it crisp?

[brushbyair]

Welcome aboard parrinton, some of the best help in learning the basics of ABrushing are in the tuitorials that Don has provided on this site, you should read and follow some of them and get yourself familiar with your equipment. These are very good instructional lessons to learn the different strokes necessary to paint with your brush, I think after you have follow some of them you will be able to answer some of your own questions. Good luck and don't forget to post your progress, there are a lot of very talented artists on this site willing to help you improve your skill level.