Topic: dismantling pallets

[thifasmom]

i remember reading somewhere on here when i first joined that someones husband had worked out a clever way to dismantle pallets without destroying too many of the planks, please can someone tell how they do it or point me in the direction of the old post.

[simmo116]

crow bar should do it! ;D

[Deb P]

There is this thread.....http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/index.php/topic,35697.0.html

...but I think someone mentioned using a hacksaw to cut through the nails as being the quickest method!

[thifasmom]

thanks for the tip simmo and thanks Deb P that's the post i was referring too, i have booked marked it now :).

[halibut-t]

Hi Thifasmom,

For the more stubborn pallets (the ones you cannot break apart cleanly) I always punch the nails through the board rather than trying to pull the nails out (ring nails only like to travel in one direction). I use a good centre punch of about 7mm diameter (with a flat end), a small lump hammer and being right handed a leather gardening glove on my left hand   ;)

I've stripped loads of stubborn pallets and in my opinion this is consistently the cleanest way of preserving the boards.

Regards,

'H'

[thifasmom]

thanks halibut-t for the tip and its nice to meet you :)

[grannyjanny]

My OH has made a 50' fence for our plot out of pallets. It looks wonderful. Just need to make the composters now.
Janet

[justfrugal]

The pallet stripper tool on the other thread looked really great, but i could only find them for sale in the US.

So make your own I thought and had a brain wave - I've just tried it and it works brilliantly:

just gaffa tape a chisel or similar across the back of a garden fork and the two middle prongs becomes your very own pallet stripper - easy!

I'll try and work out how to post a pic in a bit :)

[thifasmom]

thanks justfrugal for your reply i await your photo, as i'm much better with a visual aid :-\ :).

[chriszog]

My OH has made a 50' fence for our plot out of pallets. It looks wonderful. Just need to make the composters now.
Janet

Wow thats high, the Rabbits wont get over that???

[Kea]

My OH has made a 50' fence for our plot out of pallets. It looks wonderful. Just need to make the composters now.
Janet

No! Really that high?! :o

Not a typo?