Railway sleepers

[woody paul]

Got a job of making some steps in a large garden which customer wants railway sleepers used, got to cut some of them, whats the best chain  to use I know a sharp 1 you lot, would a carbide tipped be better or just use semi chisel     

[Matthew Storrs]

I just you a semi chisel- seems to do okey- I try and make sure they’re clean first.

 

Dont want to point out the obvious- but a decent dust mask is well worth it with sleepers- probably not the best dust to be breathing in.

[Husqvarna King]

I did a large rsj/sleeper retaining wall late last year, loads of cutting, I used a large circular rip saw and double cut, an aggressive handsaw is also good, they are full of granite and the creosote in them also dissolves air filters, that's why I try and leave the chainsaw at home. ?

[aspenarb]

Paul use a builders disc cutter with one of these blades https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PREMIER-PDP-NEW-SLEEPER-TREE-STUMP-CUTTING-TERRASAUR-BLADE-12-300MM-ESSEX/322192401797?epid=1090905519&hash=item4b0429e585:g:PuQAAOSwCcZaIYTw

As it dulls off take it out and turn it,  it sort of cleans itself. They are the biz on dirty wood and can handle stones/crap 

 

Bob

[dig-dug-dan]

Look up terrasaw. Its an agressive blade for a cut off saw designed for cuttimg sleepers, tree roots etc.

[dig-dug-dan]

1 minute ago, aspenarb said:

Paul use a builders disc cutter with one of these blades https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PREMIER-PDP-NEW-SLEEPER-TREE-STUMP-CUTTING-TERRASAUR-BLADE-12-300MM-ESSEX/322192401797?epid=1090905519&hash=item4b0429e585:g:PuQAAOSwCcZaIYTw

As it dulls off take it out and turn it,  it sort of cleans itself. They are the biz on dirty wood and can handle stones/crap 

 

Bob

Beat me to it. I have one, and it really works!

[Al Cormack]

Beat me to it. I have one, and it really works!

Wow! Bob beat you! There's life in those thumbs yet Bob [emoji23][emoji23]

[WesD]

Steps to walk on?

Theyll be a death trap in winter if so. 

Also if they are I’d be tempted to sandblast them 1) for a driftwood type finish 2) to offer a little grip. 

[woody paul]

1 minute ago, WesD said:

Steps to walk on?

Theyll be a death trap in winter if so. 

Also if they are I’d be tempted to sandblast them 1) for a driftwood type finish 2) to offer a little grip. 

There just risers to hold soil back, replacing crap treated soft wood. And not my spec.

[WesD]

Fair enough won’t matter then.