I wonder...and not to take away anything from this product but...if one would blunt an old needle would we get the same effect?
Does this airgun have the adjustable air flow to create a fan pattern like what Paul talks about in his videos?
There are two caps, one that sprays a fan pattern, which is the one I used on all testing. If you look at a closeup of the fan tip, there's two small holes in the 'arms'. The actual fan pateern sprays, between the arms, so the air flow is forcing a circular pattern to bend into a oblong pattern. That probably has a lot to do with the atomization and fogging too.
I bet you could get a similar effect with a blunt needle on a finer brush, but it would still have to seat in the nozzle without leakage and the point would have to be ground evenly so the spray would go straight. I can be done, but you'd be risking a needle or two trying to get there.
Paul's spraying is really the epitome of ABing. The man has skill. What looks like a simple pass is a perfectly timed danceand it's a real leap of confidence. I'm nowhere near that yet, but in my jerky, timid handling, I haven't had any pooling or pebbling yet, which I can't say wouldn't happen with my smaller brushes.
My intention isn't to push this gun, it certainly is a luxury compared to one all around brush. I'm just surprised by how much it does make a difference. I ended up buying a med-fine detail siphon first, then a detail gravity and then this. IMO opinion, the best aresenal would be a med-fine detail gravity feed and this one (or similar wide pattern).