Pick up a quick disconnect, that should do the trick and save wear on your brush.

 

Any compressor that has a tank, will always take atleast a min to fill up, so that is normal. Compressor tanks also have regulators so if they, for some reason, overfill then it'll release some air (IE pressure). A quick disconnect will help when working on your brush.

 

What is a quick disconnect? Is it something that goes on the hose that stops air escaping when you remove the airbrush?
Thanks for your help

 

It's a connector that has two parts. A female that goes on the hose and a male that goes on the airbrush. When you disconnect the airbrush by the slip sleeve it makes it where the airflow stops. Great if you need to disconnect often or switch airbrushes.

 

 

Ah great, I shall have to get one of those then, it will probably stop my compressor getting so hot too!

 

So another thing I have noticed is that the compressor is getting very hot (as in can only hold my hand against it for a few seconds) after about 45 minutes of work, is this normal? And what happens if the compressor overheats?

 

Yes and it shuts off. Most have an overheat feature which will shut it off when it gets to hot. I have brushed my leg against mine after a long session of airbrushing. Whew.

 

Ok, so it's not something I need to overly worry about then until it shuts off?

 

You still need to keep an eye on it. Especially if you notice that it's NOT shutting off when it gets really really hot. Also, because it's hot, you need to watch whats around it or what it's on. Even dust piled up on top of it can start a fire. But that being said, you don't overly have to worry about it. It's a machine, it's going to get hot the longer you run it.

 

Yeah generally I take a break after each colour to leave it to cool down but I may try and push on a bit longer if I can. Thanks for all your help guys