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[Cuckmere couple]

i used to do that for kindling but now just chain saw the decent bits off and leave the block and nails as fuel for bonfire

 

[Cuckmere couple]

and....made 4.5 clearer boards to JBM spec using (similar) to an estate agent sign

 

[JamezF]

i used to do that for kindling but now just chain saw the decent bits off and leave the block and nails as fuel for bonfire

That's my approach with the ones that aren't good enough for anything else.

James

 

[pargyle]

Nobody 'just' takes a pallet apart. If you haven't done it before, it's worth looking up a few videos for some possible ways to do it.

Yes ... I find that newer pallets come apart easier than the ones with old rusty nails - you also manage to get the whole nail out rather than leaving broken bits of nails in the timber. I have an old and very large screwdriver, a claw hammer and a crow bar. It's hard work and you have to accept that, sometimes, the pallet slats will split and break. I found a useful source of pallets at an engineering company that imported long thin things from the Far East that came on pallets that were 1.4 mtrs long but only had five slats - but the timber they used was some sort of hardwood very similar to Eucalypus. They were single use and I would get about 4 or 5 pallets a week from them. Sadly, the company went bust about 2 years ago and my source dried up. Made so much out of them - plant troughs, gates, fences ... compost bins ... really miss having them on a regular basis.

 

[Bumble Bee Slim]

Wrecking bars...now we're talking.One of my favourite tools also good for watch repairs,fine adjustments to delicate digital equipment and fitting on shoes three sizes too small.

 

[Curly green finger's]

Yes ... I find that newer pallets come apart easier than the ones with old rusty nails - you also manage to get the whole nail out rather than leaving broken bits of nails in the timber. I have an old and very large screwdriver, a claw hammer and a crow bar. It's hard work and you have to accept that, sometimes, the pallet slats will split and break. I found a useful source of pallets at an engineering company that imported long thin things from the Far East that came on pallets that were 1.4 mtrs long but only had five slats - but the timber they used was some sort of hardwood very similar to Eucalypus. They were single use and I would get about 4 or 5 pallets a week from them. Sadly, the company went bust about 2 years ago and my source dried up. Made so much out of them - plant troughs, gates, fences ... compost bins ... really miss having them on a regular basis.

Nail bar one of these are very handy when taking nails out from anything.
I use one quite alot of the time.

 

[Curly green finger's]

Wrecking bars...now we're talking.One of my favourite tools also good for watch repairs,fine adjustments to delicate digital equipment and fitting on shoes three sizes too small.

Posted something similar

 

[Amari]

Wrecking bars...now we're talking.One of my favourite tools also good for watch repairs,fine adjustments to delicate digital equipment and fitting on shoes three sizes too small.

Constipation too....

 

[JamezF]

Constipation too....

And emergency dental work...

James

 

[Moobee]

I would do loads more with pallets - made some garden furniture and a log store but OH not happy having them stored in the garden waiting to be used. Can’t quote the exact term she used, might offend some delicate ears.

 

[Cuckmere couple]

I would do loads more with pallets - made some garden furniture and a log store but OH not happy having them stored in the garden waiting to be used. Can’t quote the exact term she used, might offend some delicate ears.

interested in garden furniture....any pics? say some great furniture from pallets whilst skiing once a few years back in Austria.

 

[Cuckmere couple]

I would do loads more with pallets - made some garden furniture and a log store but OH not happy having them stored in the garden waiting to be used. Can’t quote the exact term she used, might offend some delicate ears.

ha...wealth of them on youtube.....

 

[BeeKeyPlayer]

I found a useful source of pallets at an engineering company that imported long thin things from the Far East that came on pallets that were 1.4 mtrs long but only had five slats - but the timber they used was some sort of hardwood very similar to Eucalypus.

What a find!

 

[Bumble Bee Slim]

And emergency dental work...

James

Now you're just being silly, everyone knows a hammer drill and an angle grinder are the only tools for that sort of job!

 

[Beemyhoney2]

You need a pallet buster - from Screwfix or Toolbase. Brilliant tool.

 

[John Twidle]

You need a pallet buster - from Screwfix or Toolbase. Brilliant tool.

I agree; I bought my daughter one for her last birthday and, although you still get the odd broken plank, we have had more success than with a crow bar.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Redwood on here made his own a few years ago