On Thu, 18 Jul 2013 07:25:10 -0500, Ignoramus6946
wrote:

As part of the scrap deal I mentioned earlier (antique stone planers),
I also acquired two railroad rails. They were used for railroad
service before, and after that they were used for some custom stone
cutting machine.

I thought that I could bring them to my warehouse, cut up into 11 inch
sections, and sell as "railroad rail anvils" and ship in flat rate
boxes.

However, I do recall that railroad rails work harden from years of
use, and I am concerned that they will damage bandsaw blades. Any
other cutting method would be uneconomical, so mu question is, can a
bandsaw cut used railroad rails. Thanks

As someone else noted you can cut them with a bandsaw set up for
friction sawing or you can use one of the abrasive cut off wheel
machines that are small enough that they can be moved around. Local
shops that sell random lengths of steel routinely use them on a daily
basis so I assume that wheel life is reasonable..
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Cheers,

John B.