Glideb8 Posted April 13, 2017 Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 Hey there, I have a few questions regarding compressor to airbrush hose connection. I got an air compressor(California Air Tools 5.5) and I have an Iwata airbrush. Bought the Iwata hose and I know I need some kind of adapter to connect the hose to the compressor. In the instruction manual it says to get a male universal adapter, but I think it needs something else. Anybody that has a California Air Tools compressor, care to tell me what kinds of parts I need to connect the Iwata hose to the compressor? I have a few resin prototypes ready for my swimbaits/glides and wanted to paint a few to test the workflow and to get them out for testing. Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Glenn Posted April 13, 2017 Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 I had the same problem with different brands and just took them to a good plumbing shop where they had all kinds of fittings to make it work. Good luck 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoffbossn Posted April 16, 2017 Report Share Posted April 16, 2017 Same here, Believe I got a good connector I needed a female and female piece, I think it was orchad supply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glideb8 Posted April 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 6 hours ago, hoffbossn said: Same here, Believe I got a good connector I needed a female and female piece, I think it was orchad supply. Yeah, I think I have to get one of those. I bought the male universal coupler, but I forgot the hose when I went to home depot, so I couldn't remember what else I needed. Soon! I've carved wood masters and cast resin swimbaits, glides and another prototype. Need to weight, paint and test! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35wailin Posted April 19, 2017 Report Share Posted April 19, 2017 I've got an Iwata hose to 1/8" pipe fitting coming in the mail from fleabay. Cheap, only about C$5 shipped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 Before I got smart and bought the matching hoses, I had so many adapters on the end of my air brushes they were too heavy to lift! I felt like Johnny Cash, "I got it one piece at a time". 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glideb8 Posted April 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 19 minutes ago, mark poulson said: Before I got smart and bought the matching hoses, I had so many adapters on the end of my air brushes they were too heavy to lift! I felt like Johnny Cash, "I got it one piece at a time". haha I bought 2 other pieces that I needed from Home depot the other day. I just need this trigger grip filter to show up and then I'll be testing some painting! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fshng2 Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 Just go to Home Depot or Lowes with your hose. Tell someone at the help desk you are bringing the hose into the store to get an adaptor, and ask for help. They have experts in every department. Saves you time and frustration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 But I love having a quick disconnect just below my air brush, so I can remove it and do a quick lube of the trigger valve from below. And my Iwata MAC valve just before that lets me control my air pressure at the brush, instead of having to fool with the regulator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 1 hour ago, CNC Molds N Stuff said: I guess its a trade off then. LOL Yeah, it is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
