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My goal is to expand on information and background of the products we offer at Acme Sand & Gravel in Tucson Arizona.
Setting Flagstone in Mortar
In this video, we show you the steps involved in setting flagstone in mortar.
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Cutting a Railroad Tie
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Mike shows us how to cut a railroad tie using a circular saw and reciprocating saw to get clean cuts. He saws upwards at the end so that the tie doesn't pinch and bind the saw blade.
Saw mill chopping wood to make wood chips
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This sawmill is near Globe Arizona and manufactures wood fibers and wood chips for forest logs.
Playground Wood Chips semi truck un-loading
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Walking bed floor semi-truck unloading Playground Wood Chips. Acme Sand & Gravel is your Southwestern Supplier. Play N' Fall Certified IPEMA to ASTM F1292 and F2075 meets and exceeds the standards for surface systems under and around Playground Equipment. This is a manufactured virgin wood fiber comprised of soft woods consisting od randomly sized wood fibers, majority of which do not exceed 1....
Yep - exact same way i cut them. Way easier than chain saw.
He died of cancer from the ties. 😢
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What kind of circular saw blade did you use?
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If you have a metal detector, you'll find those suckers can have a lot of bad stuff in them
Wear a mask. The chemical treatment on even a weathered railroad tide is the last thing you want to inhale. Thanks for the video.
Those blades are a lot cheaper than a chain saw blade! I like it. Nicely done! Now have my plan for this afternoon!
My chainsaw cuts through RR ties like a hot knife through butter!
mine too but my cuts arent always so straight
@zedwpd I go really slow & pull out every inch to let the bar & chain cool for about a minute. I know it's backwards logic to cutting straight through but I feel any gravel before dulling the blade & I can really focus on the cut. I use a 1/8" metal ice spike to push any gravel out of the chains path.
Simple railroad tie project with the close of hot rivets?
Use the right tool for the Job a skill saw is not the right tool! You waist time working like that!
3:07 lie. It requires nonstop torture to knees. Its like being a 90s whitehouse intern
Exactly how I do it, but I wear a mask and gloves.
I was burned by creasote from these
Nice work. What is the current status in the US for these ties? CN in Canada is now contracting with BIO mass energy production to use these up. There are piles of them all along track ways. Can you purchase in US?
Every box store has them here. Home Depot and Lowes at $26 USD and Tractor Supply Company they are $19.99 USD each
There are three places in the Salt Lake City area to obtain RR ties yet...they sell VERY fast. If they are available, do not delay...jump in the truck and head over to get them.
how do your lungs feel after running a grinder in an enclosed space with no ppe?
My 65 year old aunt did a way better job
Stopped watching at 0:23 with the dude in an enclosed space breathing five metric shittons of silica dust. Talent ain't gonna matter when you can't breathe
Mask Shmask.
PLEASE hold the tools cutting down! Sends shivers
Chainsaw?
You make it look easy, what circular saw is that one? Also, I was told railroad ties weight between 200 lbs and 300 lbs, but seems lighter when you move it.
190lbs, seems lighter because he is not lifting, he is rolling it.
Class! Man tell me how to cut a wooden tie lengthwise? To make a plank, you can make permanent floors in a livestock barn from this material.
Sawmill.
@@jbj27406 Not MY sawmill! That creosote destroys blades and makes a mess of everything.
@@brucea550 Agreed. The stuff destroys every saw it comes in contact with--circular saw, bandsaw, reciprocating saw. But I'd hate to try to make any rip cut--especially to produce planks for flooring with anything other than a sawmill, and hopefully, a bandsaw. Good time to use those bandsaw blades that are too far gone to use otherwise.
@@jbj27406 Having a bandsaw mill, I disagree. Creosote wood dulls blades quickly, and blades that are too far gone for anything else would already be dull to start. So they would cut rr ties very slowly if at all. This also means they would need a heavy drip of diesel or something similar to prevent the tar building up on the blade. That in turn destroys the belts used on the drive and idler wheels. And that doesn’t even take into account the sand or other grit usually embedded in used ties that will also rapidly dull the blade even further. I don’t know that there is really any good way to rip a tie. The best way to have creosoted planks would be to soak them after they are milled. But I’m not sure it would be healthy for livestock regardless.
@@brucea550 Agreed. I think it's a practical impossibility to rip cut railroad cross ties. The few times I've had to make cross cuts or angled cross cuts to fit them for use in landscaping has been awful. I'd love to find the least disagreeable, least equipment destroying, and most efficient way of even doing that.
Hey after doing this my for a while a friend of mine was looking at me funny driving in spikes with a sledge. So he disappears for a bit comes back with a rotary hammer and a ground rod driver puts a one inch pilot hole in the tie puts the spike in it and drives it into the tie with the rotary hammer like nothing. I mean like nothing so thats how I do it now. I wish I had known this years ago. Thought I'd pass it along good luck my brothers.
Rotary hammer but set to impact, not drill. Works excellent! I don’t use spikes though. #3 rebar with one end cut at an angle.
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you need a chainsaw....
What kind of cement you are using there?
That angle grinder wind no guard is making me nervous
Beautiful job
Would have really helped to have dialogue about what you're doing and why, rather than the extraneous stuff. For instance, how long do you let the mortar set before sponging it, how do you avoid cracking stones when pounding them, why you don't mud the individual stones, what mistakes you've learned to avoid???
Excellent questions... I would love to know too.
Is this type n
I know a friend that got creosole poisoning cutting one with a chainsaw. He almost went 10-7. Long sleeves and a dust mask at a minimum should be used. Be safe...
No he didn't.
How did he know? Just curious.
I'll never forget third grade, that was the longest 5 years of my life
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Ah that rotating blade running ever closer to the leg artery after every cut...
That's why there's a blade guard on it
@@user-tn1qh7pe1r and the eye protecting hanging on his shirt and not on his eyes?
Can you set flagstone over top of a pea gravel patio. Has anyone ever tried that
Creosote dust is a carcinogen,so it's recommended u wear a respirator. Creosote is a byproduct of coal
I heard you aren't even supposed to use a sleeper inside a house because of the creosote. Though they would look good as an internal lintel.
Good job...
Just use a chainsaw way easier lol
these kill chains...I was shocked, they must be super age hardened..i cut three with a fairly new chain, and it was toast
Silica is the lungs worst nightmare. Always wear a respirator when dry cutting.
I like what's going on here but I started having trouble breathing just watching it. Thanks for the info.
I just did this today, but used a hand saw after the circular.. for 20 cuts. I also wore a dust mask after reading about creosote. Not that I do it daily, but still.
I found that using a 12" reciprocating, demolition saw blade for the entire cut was just as efficient.
Few can get a square cut in that manner.
Trying the circular saw and it seems to bind/hit hard resistance before getting all the way across the tie. Any suggestions?
OMG! looks awesome! How the heck can you do this without Knee pads??????
Good Video. Every time I cut ties the whole place smells like a train yard.
Finally a vid that speaks for itself...thanks man!
Really nice ,but i think it will be better if u guys will do thinset on the flagstone dry pack and thinshet on cement too
Thx!
What kind of blades are best for cutting RR ties with circular saw and chop saw?
I came to the comments to ask the same thing
carbide circular saw blade
This is beautiful work. I need someone in Southern Arizona who can do this, third grade education or not.