On a badger 150 the notches on the end of the needles do they indicate if it I'd fine , medium or heavy. I have seen the heads are sometimes marked but that's not all the time .

I have the (now long in years) Badger Crescendo 175T and yes the needles are marked like that. Can't verify if it is the same for your model.

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The replacement needles are like that. It's just sometimes you find unmarked needles . Maybe they are not original badger needles then ? Thanks a lot .

The unmarked needles are produced by different companies. I used to have a 150.

. So if they ever get mixed up how do you sort them ? That why I asked this question , I had some that were not maked and my kids mixed them up when they thrashed my airbrush. I just went by how far they stick out of the tip , seems to work fine .

Chumpo, I have an old Badger 150 that I bought back in the early 1980's and I still have it and the original needles that came with it. Here is what the Badger Rep. told me years ago ...(1) mark = Fine Tip ... (2) marks or No marks = Medium Tip ... (3) marks = Heavy Duty Tip.

I still use this old 150 with the same needles that came with it, and it still does a good job. Although, my Medium needle is worn down now at the area where it passes through the trigger slot.

I called Badger last week and I am going to send it to them in the next few days so that they can install a new needle seal inside of the body. I'll order a new Medium needle while they've got it as well.

And by the way, the "Crown Type" replacement head goes by an alphabetical lettering identification, for example. (1) "F" = Fine .. "M" or "blank" = Medium ..(3) "HD" = heavy material.

Hope this helps. Greg

thank you sir .

You are very welcome Ed, check out my post that I just entered about 2 minutes ago.

Greg