Cutting Sleepers?

MR DAZ

Whats the easiest way?

ifah

chainsaw ?

MR DAZ

Yeah...but would that leave them very rough around the cut piece?

cheers

Daz

prospect

Nope, not if it is sharpened & lubricated properly.


If they are old sleepers, i.e used on actual railways, there will be a layer of compacted grime and dust on it. This eats chainsaw blades in no time.
So a tip is to mark your cut, and then give the outside a good scrub with a wire brush, all round.

MR DAZ

Cheers lads.

Dan_B

Friend of mine told me that his chainsaw would not go through them, can't remember why. A good sharp handsaw will fly through it.

Hagar

Think about the cut first. I've seen some cut where the creosote hadn't penetrated right to the centre of the wood leaving a "white" circle in the middle. This can look bad if it's on the wrong end.

MR DAZ

Thanks for that Hagar.

MR DAZ

Just posting an update lads...

I cut through one of the sleepers last night using an ordinary hand saw ...only took 5mins and the cut was perfect.

It really wasnt as much work as i'd thought.

Thanks again for all the advice.

Darren