I tried my airbush on the CNC for the first time.
My coating consists of
Acrylic clear coat (waterproof)
Carbon black tatoo ink,Filler type highest amount of carbon and is water based
98% alcohol the cheap stuff blue and smelly 🙂 the others screw up either the acrylic or the tatoo ink or contains to much water.
in the video i tried it on a frame with mylar.
some things you notice right away is(orange peel), i still need to tweak the following
Distance,amount of coating from the gun ,air pressure and overlap.
I thought id start with amount of coating and distance with a high air pressure to atomize. result could be very thin lines but as long as they are clean without orange peel i would be happy. then after that tweak the overlap so the spray pattern becomes uniform, witch should be really easy when a CNC does all the hard and consistand work.
If anyone has any experience with airbrushes , he or she maybe could shine a light on the orange peel ?
next time ill be using the tripod again sorry for that, i just wanted to test it right away.
Ain't Nobody Got Time For That 😉
Part 1
https://youtu.be/zEtZMakM_08
Part 2
https://youtu.be/6VU5zpUmKOk
hopefully somewhere this month i replace the solenoidevalve and let air flow at all time and just use a solenoide to pull back the needle for paint
My coating consists of
Acrylic clear coat (waterproof)
Carbon black tatoo ink,Filler type highest amount of carbon and is water based
98% alcohol the cheap stuff blue and smelly 🙂 the others screw up either the acrylic or the tatoo ink or contains to much water.
in the video i tried it on a frame with mylar.
some things you notice right away is(orange peel), i still need to tweak the following
Distance,amount of coating from the gun ,air pressure and overlap.
I thought id start with amount of coating and distance with a high air pressure to atomize. result could be very thin lines but as long as they are clean without orange peel i would be happy. then after that tweak the overlap so the spray pattern becomes uniform, witch should be really easy when a CNC does all the hard and consistand work.
If anyone has any experience with airbrushes , he or she maybe could shine a light on the orange peel ?
next time ill be using the tripod again sorry for that, i just wanted to test it right away.
Ain't Nobody Got Time For That 😉
Part 1
https://youtu.be/zEtZMakM_08
Part 2
https://youtu.be/6VU5zpUmKOk
hopefully somewhere this month i replace the solenoidevalve and let air flow at all time and just use a solenoide to pull back the needle for paint
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Very interesting set-up with an airbrush and CNC machine. Orange Peel is caused by applying too thick a coat at one time, where the surface of the paint begins to skin over before the solvent from deeper down has a chance to evaporate.
To fix this, I suggest applying your coating in two applications, allowing the first application to partially dry before applying the second coat. Also, you might try applying the first coat left-to-right, and then the second coat top-to-bottom, which would help to eliminate the uneven application (lines) shown in the video.
Good luck!
To fix this, I suggest applying your coating in two applications, allowing the first application to partially dry before applying the second coat. Also, you might try applying the first coat left-to-right, and then the second coat top-to-bottom, which would help to eliminate the uneven application (lines) shown in the video.
Good luck!
Hi,
did it once by hand.
The working process went fine with a nice smooth surface.
Due to overspray You need to mask each segment with masking tape.
I returned to using a foam brush as it doesn't require masking and the wet and dry layer is consderably thinner.
jauu
Calvin
did it once by hand.
The working process went fine with a nice smooth surface.
Due to overspray You need to mask each segment with masking tape.
I returned to using a foam brush as it doesn't require masking and the wet and dry layer is consderably thinner.
jauu
Calvin
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