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SystemParanoia said:
Theyre a nightmare to pull apart.. i always end-up accidentally smashing the planks to pieces 
What you need is a cat's paw. Brilliant things!http://www.axminster.co.uk/japanese-restorer-s-cat...
camshafted said:
I have been thinking about making a picket fence using pallet wood. Some of the things people make from scrap / reclaimed wood is brilliant.
I am very much a rookie amateur, but here's a trunk I made out of old scaffold boards.
What's that phrase - for a ha'peth of tar the ship was lost!I am very much a rookie amateur, but here's a trunk I made out of old scaffold boards.
You've done a great job with that box but it you don't mind me being blunt those horrible gate hinges spoil the whole thing. Get yourself a pair of these and use tradititional flat head black screws it'll make it 100 times better ducks
https://www.directdoors.com/products/lf5519-antiqu...
Edited by elanfan on Sunday 26th March 12:19
And even more off topic, does you garage have front and rear entrances? I can't quite work it out from the pictures. It's a lovely looking space nonetheless.
I've made a few bits from old pallets before, garden planters, Christmas decorations, that sort of thing. They're great as a free source of wood. I bought a reciprocating saw, which makes short work of the pallets, as you can cut straight through the nails. Any excuse to buy a new tool
Oh, and for pallet ideas, have a look on Pinterest. Loads of inspiration there. Beware though, it will suck hours from your day
I've made a few bits from old pallets before, garden planters, Christmas decorations, that sort of thing. They're great as a free source of wood. I bought a reciprocating saw, which makes short work of the pallets, as you can cut straight through the nails. Any excuse to buy a new tool
Oh, and for pallet ideas, have a look on Pinterest. Loads of inspiration there. Beware though, it will suck hours from your day
elanfan said:
What's that phrase - for a ha'peth of tar the ship was lost!
You've done a great job with that box but it you don't mind me being blunt those horrible gate hinges spoil the whole thing. Get yourself a pair of these and use tradititional flat head black screws it'll make it 100 times better ducks
https://www.directdoors.com/products/lf5519-antiqu...
Thanks for the kind words, and the honest words! I do agree on the hinges. Have to admit when I made it I did scrimp on the costs and wasn't overly happy with the hinges. Getting a more decorative hinge was something I was thinking about so at some stage I think I will swap them. You've done a great job with that box but it you don't mind me being blunt those horrible gate hinges spoil the whole thing. Get yourself a pair of these and use tradititional flat head black screws it'll make it 100 times better ducks
https://www.directdoors.com/products/lf5519-antiqu...
Edited by elanfan on Sunday 26th March 12:19
The way to knock a pallet apart is this (you'll need a sledge hammer, heavier the better):
Turn the pallet upside down and support on four bricks, one at each corner.
Take the sledge hammer and ram it down vertically at the end of each plank thus knocking them off.
Shift bricks to get last two planks.
Turn what is left over, stand on it and whack blocks as if playing golf
De-nail planks.
Obviously gravity is helping here, with practice you should be able to do most of a pallet in less than a minute and start building.
Turn the pallet upside down and support on four bricks, one at each corner.
Take the sledge hammer and ram it down vertically at the end of each plank thus knocking them off.
Shift bricks to get last two planks.
Turn what is left over, stand on it and whack blocks as if playing golf
De-nail planks.
Obviously gravity is helping here, with practice you should be able to do most of a pallet in less than a minute and start building.
Out of interest, did you check the type of pallet you were using? Some of them have some pretty potent chemicals used as preservative (and not something you want to be around)
Looks awesome thou!
http://www.1001pallets.com/pallet-safety/
Looks awesome thou!
http://www.1001pallets.com/pallet-safety/
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