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Can you cut sleepers with a mitre saw? They are 240mm depth?  
Can you cut sleepers with a mitre saw?

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We just spent the weekend cutting 56! Ours only cut half way, we needed to turn each one.  
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@propriety668 looks really nice.  
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Where did you get them from and how much per sleeper.  
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@whoosh £17 per sleeper, Riverside Quarries
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Not in one go, but cut, turn, cut, turn and you’ll be through it that way.  
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@litalitany310 apart from a hand saw is there that will apart from a chain saw, I would chop my leg off.  
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Yes if you have a deep cut sliding mitre saw capable of cutting 240mm. All mitre saws will say what their limits are
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A mitre saw with a capability of cutting to a depth of more than 240mm in a single sweep is massive. my one will only do around 220mm
+18 votes
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Depends if you have a 12 in circular blade in mitre saw i do with mine
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I used my chainsaw
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Me + chainsaw = one lost leg lol
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Cut them with a hand saw, nothing else to do!  
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If ur saw is big enough myt be better to take cut from each side with skill saw
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Yes with a dewalt dsh780
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