BC_CARVER Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 Hey all Is the IWATA silver jet a good machine for painting hard baits?I found one for sale for $100.00,and im wondering it its worth my time. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverdoctor Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 BC Carver; I would pass on it. I'm the proud owner of a smart jet, it has about double the CFM of the Silver model and works well with my 0.2 mm tipped Iwata HP-B. It doesn't work with my larger brush. Love the quiet, paid a fortune, therefore mine is great! (rationalization). When you find a quiet small unit that produces 1-2 CFM at 30 psi, please post a note on the unit. My other compressor is low end craftsman that works well with larger brushes; noisy!! You can find old Paasche units on ebay with 1/4 HP, however, the cfm doesn't correlate with motor power. ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC_CARVER Posted December 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 BC Carver; I would pass on it. I'm the proud owner of a smart jet, it has about double the CFM of the Silver model and works well with my 0.2 mm tipped Iwata HP-B. It doesn't work with my larger brush. Love the quiet, paid a fortune, therefore mine is great! (rationalization). When you find a quiet small unit that produces 1-2 CFM at 30 psi, please post a note on the unit. My other compressor is low end craftsman that works well with larger brushes; noisy!! You can find old Paasche units on ebay with 1/4 HP, however, the cfm doesn't correlate with motor power. ken Thanks for the information Ken....I will keep searching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...