What paint gun?

[psyguy]

thanks pos

at the second look it seems that the finex may actually require less air than the astro...
(you can tell i'm a novice )

also, it's good to know that the cup is alu not plastic - as suggested by the extra cups available on the same page (and i couldnt find mentioned anywhere that the cup is alu)

[cyclefvr2]

i love my binks no7, but i want a hvlp gun i was thinking sata jet cause all the tips and stuff, but the ptrice is out there by mars you know, really ignorant , if you want a product to sell

so binks until further notice lol, its a great gun
a great gun dialed in -even a poor painter will look good!

[rustybronco]

The Salesman at Spray world recommended the Finnex 1000 mentioned above over the one that Rusty recommended; I think Rusty (Dale0 is looking at getting the Finnex as well as the cost will be basically the same but much better performance.

Things change around here minute by minute.

I bought a function generator, a new wireless router and was given a HP dv5000 laptop with a bad motherboard (can get a new board for $85). Tooltopia has the Finex for 83.99 with free shipping over $50 that ends today and I have three guns now.

decisions, decisions...

[Nessism]

Tooltopia has the Finex for 83.99 with free shipping over $50 that ends today and I have three guns now.

decisions, decisions...

Great price. Good excuse to have seperate guns for primer, color and clear.

I have a nice full sized Sharpe I need to try to offload on ebay first to offset the cost.

[psyguy]

after deliberation and research (and the above suggested places not shipping to new zealand) i decided to settle on this localy available mini gun:

Star EVO-T Mini (at the page bottom)
http://www.almax.co.nz/viewproduct.php?catID=11

it has very low air consumption which i understand means you can work slowly with it and have little overspray. it also requires only a small compressor. the pattern should be 110mm (just over 4") wide which is small compared to full size guns but should be sufficient for motorbike parts.

[rustybronco]

My Astro is an EVO-T series and the spray gun also says Star on the handle. it looks like you did buy an Astro mini gun.

if not, it's a knock-off of a knock-off. or, the Astro is a re-boxed knock-off.

EVO4014... http://kbscoatings.blogspot.com/2009...spray-gun.html

STAR... http://almax.co.nz/pdf/14.pdf (see page 6 for the minigun)

Star spray guns are solely manufactured in one factory in Taiwan, allowing for total control over all
aspects of production and quality standards.

EVO-t... http://www.industrialsupplies.com.au...VOT_StarNC.pdf
(EVO-T = 72% transfer efficiency)

not available in the USA

[psyguy]

yeah, same brand, made in taiwan.

possibly ASTRO is an additional name for marketing purposes and STAR is the factory name.

anyhow, should be a sweet mini gun

[psyguy]

forgot to say, as per your recommendations i got an alu cup in place of plastic

[psyguy]

Taking this to a new thread now:

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?p=1171463#post1171463

Thanks for looking