Timeline for Cutting a curve through a thick timber without waste
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| Sep 19 at 14:56 | comment | added | Questor | "I'm not an adept woodworker" I would recomend some practice cuts first... And also asume that there is going to be some waste... ITs really, really hard to cut a curve. | |
| Sep 17 at 14:31 | comment | added | R.M. | @indextwo There's different bandsaw blades with different "depths" (amount of metal behind the cutting edge in the direction of cutting.) The "deeper" the blade the shallower the curve it can handle. The tradeoff with a "shallower" blade is that it's not as robust, so a bandsaw set up for thick timbers may be limited on how "curvy" it can get. -- But it's worth asking the timber yard experts about details. | |
| Sep 17 at 13:47 | comment | added | Huesmann | Alternately, a sawzall might work in a pinch. It'd probably take a lot longer than a bandsaw though. | |
| Sep 17 at 10:37 | comment | added | SiHa | @ChrisH indeed, and "standard sleeper, cut down..." could indicate it really is a proper old one, I guess. | |
| Sep 17 at 9:36 | comment | added | Chris H | @SiHa you're right, but the real old ones last forever so are still found. OTOH whether old real or modern fake, sleepers will need good treatment after the cut if they're in contact with the ground - even with pressure treatment the preservative only penetrates a thin layer | |
| Sep 17 at 9:33 | comment | added | indextwo | Thank you! I had considered a bandsaw, but I didn't know if they might be limited to straight cuts. I'll call the local timber yard and see if they can do the cuts for me. | |
| Sep 17 at 9:33 | vote | accept | indextwo | ||
| Sep 17 at 9:07 | comment | added | SiHa | @Criggie In the UK, "sleepers" are typically just bits of pine, cut to similar dimensions to proper railway sleepers - it's quite hard to get the real thing, with all it's creosote'y goodness, since they became fashionable. There are also regulations about where the proper ones can be used, e.g. not near food crops. | |
| Sep 17 at 8:32 | comment | added | Criggie | You're totally right - one other consideration is whatever treatment is on the wood. Railways were known for using all sorts of nasty chemicals for preserving the wood, and that can smoke or lay a glaze on the saw blade. If the sleeper is just a modern take on the item, then its no worse than ground-treated timber, but a real railway sleeper could be noxious to cut. | |
| Sep 16 at 17:47 | history | answered | Triplefault | CC BY-SA 4.0 |