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Thanks again Scrit for your invaluable advice – it has been most helpful. I must now decide whether to risk this old machine (subject to thorough inspection) or pay more for something more modern. Cheers, Max

Hi Paul – Aah Wembley the haunt of my youth!! According to numerous advertisers on ebay railway sleepers come in a variety of woods and treatments. Oak (creosoted, tarred or untreated), Jarrah Hardwood, Azobe Hardwood and treated/untreated softwood. Keith you had me a bit puzzled with the...

Alan - I’m led to believe it was in use until a couple of years ago when the chap died. It’s completely devoid of safety devices (or dust collection) and would probably be more at home in a museum, but if it works OK does age matter? A modern band saw with a 20” throat would be expensive, even...

Alan. My knowledge of band saws is almost zero (other than they’re machines to treat with caution). What does co-planar mean (aligned?) and what dictates the width of blade that can be used – wheel width or will any blade width fit? It is a very old machine – about the turn of the century - but...

Thanks guys for all the input. I decided on old sleepers because they’re available in oak (and therefore less susceptible to rot) and should work out cheaper (colour doesn’t matter). Sleepers the right size are available off the shelf, but they’re expensive – over £1 each and I need LOTS...

Sorry, I'm getting a bit behind the thread! scrit. Mini sleepers might be easier to handle, but are still approx 10 x 5 inchs. I need sleepers (and lots of them) 4 x 2 inchs 15 inchs long. Can you get TCT band saw blades or are you referring to circular saw teeth? Max

You can buy them by the lorry load, but doubt many would suit furniture making. Most are used in landscaping - raised flowerbeds etc - more criminal than my intended use! :x

I propose buying a 20” throat secondhand band saw to cut a quantity of old railway sleepers into 4 x 2 x 15 inch lengths for use as sleepers on a steam garden railway (hopefully about 60 per sleeper). I’m looking to use oak as it will rot slower, but old oak is hard and I’m wondering if the...