I have an 80 gal/5 hp Ingersoll Rand compressor,an upgrade from a 4 hp/60 gal Farm Hand unit. Most of the air tools and flex lines I see are 3/8" with 1/4" fittings. When trying to use(for example) a media/sand blaster, it will quickly use most of the air stored in it's pressure tank. The big compressor doesn't seem to replace the loss of pressure perhaps due to the 3/8" air line(?). Then it fills the blaster tank back up fairly slowly. So I can't get much production done this way. I presently have 3/8" line from the tank to a regulator and then 3/8" line to the air tool, a sand blaster in this case. Everything has 1/4" fittings. Is there a better way to plumb the air delivery system to deliver the quantity of air the compressor is rated at? This one is rated at something over 20 cfm at 90 psi. I would think this would be more than enough for most air tools.

Hello, I wanted to get some opinions before taking on a project and finding that I should have considered other options. I will be putting down a patio made of (concrete) 4x8 pavers under a recently built deck. There will be numerous (maybe 100) pavers that will need some cuts made because of driveway, steps, etc. I was told that this could be done by purchasing a diamond tip (7 inch) blade and attaching it to my electric circular saw. What are peoples opinions, will this work? Is there a better tool that I should consider using? I know that a "wet saw" would be ideal, but I only need to do this type of work for this one project and spending $800+ for this type of equipment was not how I wanted to spend the money. I also considered rental of a unit, however because of the size of the patio being built it needs to be extended over many days (maybe weeks) as time allows. So, that option could get expensive. I was hoping a few diamond blades and my circular saw might do the trick. What do others think? Thanks