What's the difference between gravity fed and bottle feed AB

slowthing · Post by **slowthing** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 4:02 pm

Just wondering - What's the difference between gravity fed and bottle feed airbrushes apart from paint volume. I'm looking to buy a new AB but I'm having great difficulty in selecting a particular model. Been looking at a Badger 360 to combine both types of feed - but like the look of the Iwata Revolution TR1 because it has a trigger and a large gravity paint cup.

talon · Post by **talon** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 5:46 pm

first off, please dont buy an airbrush because of looks.

second, I use a bottle feed, more commonly known as a siphon feed where a small hose sucks up the paint from the bottle into the internal mix of the airbrush. I wish I had gotten a gravity feed cup. The problem is that if you want to mix some paint in a small batch, say, 1/2 oz then you're already running on empty in the bottles, where as a gravity feed cup you're good to go. It seems to get solid continuous spray with my bottles I have to fill them more than I want to. So my next airbrush will be a gravity feed cup. I like the Eclipse series by Iwata more than the Revolution. Mine is the Iwata Eclipse BCS but I want the Iwata Eclipse CS. an fyi. Hope that helped some.

Zen-Builder · Post by **Zen-Builder** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 6:00 pm

Siphon feed require a higher air-pressure to paint as the paint needs to be sucked out of the Bottle.

Both got their pros and cons. Siphon feed are good for applications where you need larger volumes of paints like big models.

Post by **TER-OR** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 10:12 pm

I've become a big fan of the integral-cup gravity-fed airbrushes.

slowthing · Post by **slowthing** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 1:07 pm

Thanks for the replies peeps. After hours of reading on here and elsewhere on the Web I've placed an order for an Eclipse HP-CS and as I type its winging it's way across the Atlantic from Canada - even with tax and duty it's still £40 cheaper than here in UK - Rip off Britain strikes again!!

Jonas Calhoun · Post by **Jonas Calhoun** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 4:13 pm

You won't go wrong with the Eclipse. I've got the SBS version, which is a side-feed. Best of both worlds, siphon and gravity. Use both styles about as much too.

Enjoy the new brush. You take care of it, it'll take care of you.

Dan