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What is the quietest airbrush compressor ?
Marcin80
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Posted: Saturday, November 30, 2013 - 10:53 AM UTC
As the title says, what is the quietest airbrush compressor. I need to upgrade mine and I'm looking for something really quiet up to $250.
jon_a_its
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Posted: Saturday, November 30, 2013 - 09:14 PM UTC

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As the title says, what is the quietest airbrush compressor. I need to upgrade mine and I'm looking for something really quiet up to $250.


Serving suggestion

Sounds like you want a 'fridge-engined compressor, a few suggestions, such as a tank, regulator & moisture trap essential.

Mine is like this one my kitchen fridge makes more noise
chumpo
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Posted: Sunday, December 01, 2013 - 03:25 AM UTC
You could mount the compressor somewhere else and pipe the air supply to your hobby room ? Then the question of noise becomes a mute subject . The bigger the air tank the less the compressor will have to cycle on and off .
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Posted: Sunday, December 01, 2013 - 04:56 AM UTC
Might I suggest an alternative?

Co2 tank from local welding supply store, dual gauge regulator, and fitting to airbrush hose < $250

And it's dry, silent, and constant pressure.

I went from very loud Sears shop/tire compressor to CO2 and have never looked back.

Worth a look
Mike
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Posted: Sunday, December 01, 2013 - 05:24 AM UTC
Or a commercial grade unit for dental offices. See jun-air.com http://www.jun-air.com/product_detail.aspx?ProductID=628&ProductTypeID=50. Very expensive but zero noise and mine is 20+ years old, and only minor repairs which I did myself.
Robbd01
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Posted: Sunday, December 01, 2013 - 05:34 AM UTC

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As the title says, what is the quietest airbrush compressor. I need to upgrade mine and I'm looking for something really quiet up to $250.


Check out this link/site: http://www.chicagoairbrushsupply.com/aicobugu.html

It shows the db noise level for various models.

Cheers
chumpo
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Posted: Sunday, December 01, 2013 - 11:54 AM UTC

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Might I suggest an alternative?

Co2 tank from local welding supply store, dual gauge regulator, and fitting to airbrush hose < $250

And it's dry, silent, and constant pressure.

I went from very loud Sears shop/tire compressor to CO2 and have never looked

Worth a look
Mike

How big and how heavy is this tank sir ?
Chrisk-K
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Posted: Sunday, February 02, 2014 - 06:51 PM UTC
My Iwata Smart Jet is right next to my spray booth. It is VERY quiet. The spray booth fan is much noisier than the Smart Jet.
MLD
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Posted: Sunday, February 02, 2014 - 11:26 PM UTC
There are various sized bottles. I have the large, scuba tank sized version, but smaller bottles are available .

I will need s refill here in a week or so, but it has been 3+ years.

Check eith a compressed gas dealer locally for prices.
Mike
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Posted: Monday, February 03, 2014 - 12:45 PM UTC
I have the Iwata smart jet lite. Its pretty quiet, you can hear it on youtube as there are a couple of demos. Its a bit more than 250 but you may be able to find a deal on a used one.
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