What saw (to rent, at home) to cut sleepers?

[slim_boy_fat]

The big problem with using a table saw is you are manhandling the sleepers to cut them (skotl says they are close to 100 lg each) rather than moving a relatively lightweight saw to cut them - might be easy enough with a proper industrial table saw with a roller bed but it would certainly be tricky with an average sized table saw.

Agree, but if a man's determined enough......

Personally, I'd have had at them with the chainsaw and be done.

 

[Migmac]

Maybe this saw should be considered, don't have to move the wood

 

[MCKDAVID]

as above, if that's a 6" cut in a oner, you'll need at least that, plus another inch or so on the blade, also due to that depth of cut, you'd need a decent horse power on the motor so you're talking pro kit. Aye you could flip them over, but as daleyd says, solid lumps of things sleepers, not sure I'd be up for manhandling them about for that.
The point was more that the cost of a decent blade would be far more than a chain.. some of these finishing blades can cost hundreds... no sure the joiner would appreciate knocking some carbide teeth off on a good blade...

 

[MCKDAVID]

@slim_boy_fat
Aye, I'm with you, definitely spark up the chainsaw...

 

[GW8IZR]

On reflection I would have had them cut with my chainsaw by now and spent the time sharpening the blade, I sometimes have been known to over complicate things.

( edit ) I need to stick the file on my blade after forcing it through a beam yesterday complete with the odd forged nail :-)

 

[MCKDAVID]

the other thing to remember is if its a length way cut, is to make up a couple of wedges, drive them in as you go along, to keep the cut open, so it doesn't close down on the chain. I have an home made chain saw mill, and the wedges make a massive difference. Ripped a few similar sized logs in pine, and did the first one on my own, the rest I got the missus to follow me with the wedges, and hold everything down. She was obviously behind me & well away from the sharp end......

the last point I would make is that if you're going to quarter saw them, then is it seriously worth the bother?, not that I'd put anyone off a project, but 10 of them, you'll use a fortune in fuel, oil and be sharpening all day. Trip to the garden centre / saw mill for some treated posts of the right size, and keep the sleepers for another project.. just a thought..