Whats the difference between a dual and double acting airbrush?
A. None. Some makers use the word dual instead of double. Both terms mean that the control for air and fluid are built into a single button/lever. A single acting airbrush also has two controls, but these are separate. You can also control your air with your regulator. Reportedly, there are several instructors who think that single acting means that both controls are in one button. They need to go back to makeup school — single action (or acting) means one control for air and a separate control for liquid. Q. I read an article about using a fish-tank compressor for my airbrush. It really seems to pulse a lot, it this normal? Is it OK? I don’t like it. You should tell everybody that this doesn’t work. A. OK, I know you are on the cheap. For all the expense and hassle you should have just bought a cheap airbrush compressor. But here is the answer. Simply replace the hard tube on the compressor with some soft RC airplane fuel-line. The soft tubing, which is like surgical rubber hose, wil
