Help Newbie-Compressor questions

[digimage65]

Hi
I have this compressor, and this airbrush that wife bought me for Christmas...(see Pics) I had bought one of those "toy" airbrushes from Testors, that was basically a glass jar strapped to the front of a can of compressed air, but the finish I got on this GTO model (more pictures)..led me to say...wow...think of the finish and details I could add using a real airbrush.
My question is, I see no regulator came with this compressor, so I will buy one of those regulator/water trap units for it, but what happens then? I set the pressure at say 30PSI on the regulator, but does the compressor just run forever, or is there some kind of built in shut-off ? I've used large compressors in garages that turn themselves on & off at whatever pressure you set, but how do these small units work? Will it shut-off automatically at 100psi (its max), and then fire up again at some point as I keep using the air while painting? I apologize if this is a stupid question.
Thanks,

Dave

P.S. I just realized this posted here rather than general questions, sorry.

[redneck]

you ask if it will turn off after it reach 100psi, I do not know if it will or not but if it don't turn off ,take it back to the store, when the factory say that max. psi is 100 then that is or suppose to to be the cut-off point

[Airbrush Dreams]

If it has a tank on it, it should shut off when the tank reaches max pressure which is usualy between 110 and 120 psi and the regulater will allow you to spray at 30 psi. Then the compessor should kick back on when the tank pressure gets down to 50 to 60 psi. It all depends on the factory settings for your compressor.

[KDSilverBrush]

There it is, all the answer ya need. I can't think of a thing to add, except welcome Digi ! Oh yeah, there are no stupid questions :-)

[digimage65]

Originally Posted by redneck

you ask if it will turn off after it reach 100psi, I do not know if it will or not but if it don't turn off ,take it back to the store, when the factory say that max. psi is 100 then that is or suppose to to be the cut-off point

Hi:
Thanks VERY much for responding!
I appreciate the advise...sure I'll be needing more.

[digimage65]

Originally Posted by Airbrush Dreams

If it has a tank on it, it should shut off when the tank reaches max pressure which is usualy between 110 and 120 psi and the regulater will allow you to spray at 30 psi. Then the compessor should kick back on when the tank pressure gets down to 50 to 60 psi. It all depends on the factory settings for your compressor.

PERFECT!
Thanks very much, that's just what I needed to know.

[digimage65]

Originally Posted by KDSilverBrush

There it is, all the answer ya need. I can't think of a thing to add, except welcome Digi ! Oh yeah, there are no stupid questions :-)

Hi
Thanks very much for the welcome & the info!