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Airbrush Trouble ShootingBy Don Johnson "Fixing a Bent Needle"On this page you will find examples of "how To" fix a bent needle tip. |
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You'll find Badger, Thayer and Chandler and some of the new airbrushes coming out of Asia, China bend very easy it seems where the Paasche and Iwata, Badger are not quit so prone to bending easily. |
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If it is just a case of the needle tip having a slight burr on it you can use a fine knife sharpening stone to polish the burr off. |
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For a needle with more than a slight burr on it the use of two quarters works nicely to straighten the needle tip out once again. |
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Place the quarters between your thumb and index finger as pictured above. Insert the bent needle tip between the two quarters; now apply pressure to the two quarters as you pull the needle out of the two quarts while turning the needle shaft round and round using the index and thumb of the hand holding the needle shaft. ( you want to spin the needle as you pull it out in other words) You might have to repeat this process several times but over the years I have had great luck straightening bent needle tips out in this fashion and I believe you will also. |
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I hope you found this article helpful. |
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