Mini Reciprocating Saw
 

So I get an Ingersoll-Rand IR429 mini air reciprocating saw for a gift.

Does anyone have one of these and run it on a Porter-Cable pancake
compressor? I'm concerned about the air requirements.

Once I try it, I don't think the place will take it back. Not a Borg item.

Mini Reciprocating Saw
 

On Sep 11, 7:53 pm, Al Bundy wrote:
So I get an Ingersoll-Rand IR429 mini air reciprocating saw for a gift.

Does anyone have one of these and run it on a Porter-Cable pancake
compressor? I'm concerned about the air requirements.

Once I try it, I don't think the place will take it back. Not a Borg item.

A quick google search says it needs 8 cfm. Your pancake compressor
might be good for about 1/2 of that.

JK

Mini Reciprocating Saw
 

"Big_Jake" wrote in message

A quick google search says it needs 8 cfm. Your pancake compressor
might be good for about 1/2 of that.

JK


Which means you can run it for a time, then you have to wait until the
reserve builds up again. Expect no more than 50% run time with the
compressor running 100% of the time.

Mini Reciprocating Saw
 

Big_Jake wrote in
ps.com:

On Sep 11, 7:53 pm, Al Bundy wrote:
So I get an Ingersoll-Rand IR429 mini air reciprocating saw for a
gift.

Does anyone have one of these and run it on a Porter-Cable pancake
compressor? I'm concerned about the air requirements.

Once I try it, I don't think the place will take it back. Not a Borg
item.

A quick google search says it needs 8 cfm. Your pancake compressor
might be good for about 1/2 of that.

JK



Thanks. That's what I was seeing and why I asked. There is also 90 PSIG/Max
spec on the tool itself.

Mini Reciprocating Saw
 

On Sep 11, 8:48 pm, Al Bundy wrote:
Big_Jake wrote oups.com:

On Sep 11, 7:53 pm, Al Bundy wrote:
So I get an Ingersoll-Rand IR429 mini air reciprocating saw for a
gift.

Does anyone have one of these and run it on a Porter-Cable pancake
compressor? I'm concerned about the air requirements.

Once I try it, I don't think the place will take it back. Not a Borg
item.

A quick google search says it needs 8 cfm. Your pancake compressor
might be good for about 1/2 of that.

JK

Thanks. That's what I was seeing and why I asked. There is also 90 PSIG/Max
spec on the tool itself.

You could get an extra tank to get a little more run time out of it,
but saws like that are typically used in auto body work, where the
supply of air is virtually limitless.

JK

Mini Reciprocating Saw
 

Big_Jake wrote in
ups.com:

On Sep 11, 8:48 pm, Al Bundy wrote:
Big_Jake wrote
oups.com:

On Sep 11, 7:53 pm, Al Bundy wrote:
So I get an Ingersoll-Rand IR429 mini air reciprocating saw for a
gift.

Does anyone have one of these and run it on a Porter-Cable pancake
compressor? I'm concerned about the air requirements.

Once I try it, I don't think the place will take it back. Not a
Borg item.

A quick google search says it needs 8 cfm. Your pancake compressor
might be good for about 1/2 of that.

JK

Thanks. That's what I was seeing and why I asked. There is also 90
PSIG/Max spec on the tool itself.

You could get an extra tank to get a little more run time out of it,
but saws like that are typically used in auto body work, where the
supply of air is virtually limitless.

JK



I looked up CFM vs. SCFM vs. ACFM, etc. The conversion can be quite
elaborate. Not just some multiplier thing. I just called Ingersoll-Rand
today. They said NoF'nWay. It needs like an 80 gal tank.

Thanks for the replies all.