objects made from pallet's

[Anonymous]

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Well, how 'bout the photo in my previous post? :wink: Brad

OOPS sorry Brad I guffed there didnt I . Mind you it must have been a helluva pallet to make something that size from just one of them :wink: :lol:
Seriously though that is a VERY nice piece of work 8) I could happily have that in my kitchen.
I am always intrigued by colored finishe's, do you mind me asking how you got that particular effect on your dresser? And how did you get an aged look (or was it made a while ago and has just been well used)
Cheers Jonathan

 

[wrightclan]

Is the work-top also ex-pallet or did you splash out on something better?

cheers
Jacob

Yes, the worktop is ex-pallet, glued up from a number of pieces. Nail holes filled, etc.

Brad

 

[wrightclan]

Mind you it must have been a helluva pallet to make something that size from just one of them :wink: :lol:

Cheers Jonathan

Yes, I get some very big pallets from my neighbour. But no, it's not from a single pallet. Actually the only part not from pallets is the back. But it is still recycled material--cladding.

Actually, some of the wood I get is quite nice, other bits are quite warped, cracked, etc. But as they are big pieces, you can still get some sizeable, useful pieces. They are mostly pine, but I also get a fair bit of poplar and even the odd bit of cherry. :shock:

Brad

 

[wrightclan]

I am always intrigued by colored finishe's, do you mind me asking how you got that particular effect on your dresser? And how did you get an aged look (or was it made a while ago and has just been well used)
Cheers Jonathan

I'll have to ask SWMBO on that one for all the details, but basically, it is stained first, then wax is rubbed lightly on all the bits you would expect to wear with time. Then it is painted, and after dry, you rub the paint off all the waxed bits, then seal it all with a clear water-based varnish. IIRC. As it's pine, it does wear rather rapidly (scratches and dents) as well. Especially gets worn, having four kids and all their pals having the run of our kitchen. :roll:

Actually, I didn't make it all myself. It was a project my Dad got stuck into, on one of his many visits. He was enjoying using my (old) new machinery at the time. (A Startrite saw and a Multico planer [jointer to him ]) He probably did about 3/4 of it, and I finished building it, and SWMBO did the paintwork.


I've also got a decent shed door, which I built from the pallets; and I use the wood for all kinds of hidden bits of furniture (drawer boxes, drawer supports, etc.) and household DIY.

Brad

 

[Anonymous]

Your right about big pallet's. Most are standard 1200 long but we used to buy some in that were used for special UPVC profiles they were about 6 meters long, we just bung them through the denailing machine and used the board's for repairs. The biggest pallet I ever made was a 2 way (no "blocks" just 4 joists connected by deck boards on top and underneath) about 3 meters by 4 meters. The joists were 10 x 4 inch, deck boards at least 2 inch thick, more like 3 inch on the outside edges. It was for a machine to be export packed to India :lol: I once got some end boxes from big pack's of glass; I kid you not the wood they used was every bit as good as joinery grade pine, dense clear and clean. I used it to build my last bench. :lol:
Thanks for showing your picture by the way 8)

 

[Jake]

we just bung them through the denailing machine

How's that work then?

 

[wrightclan]

Your right about big pallet's. Most are standard 1200 long but we used to buy some in that were used for special UPVC profiles they were about 6 meters long, we just bung them through the denailing machine and used the board's for repairs. The biggest pallet I ever made was a 2 way (no "blocks" just 4 joists connected by deck boards on top and underneath) about 3 meters by 4 meters. The joists were 10 x 4 inch, deck boards at least 2 inch thick, more like 3 inch on the outside edges. It was for a machine to be export packed to India :lol: I once got some end boxes from big pack's of glass; I kid you not the wood they used was every bit as good as joinery grade pine, dense clear and clean. I used it to build my last bench. :lol:
Thanks for showing your picture by the way 8)

Yeah, the ones I get are anything up to about 3m x 4m. Joists are 3x4 in. sections. Boards are (full) inch by up to six inch. They're used for transporting steel decking for industrial buildings. There's also a lot of the 3x4 in. joists that are just loose. These can be up to 3m long, and sometimes cherry.

My Dad used to get teak (yes teak) crates from Taiwan in the '80's. (He was in metalworking machinery sales.) He built all kinds of garden furniture from it. We built an 8' x 12' garden shed at my first house in Minnesota from mostly crate/pallet material.

Brad

 

[Vormulac]

When I was a student I lived briefly in a house where the kitchen had been made from recycled pallets and the kitchen walls *and ceiling* were clad with pallet wood. It was horrific. And strangely sticky. :shock:

 

[Anonymous]

When I was a student I lived briefly in a house where the kitchen had been made from recycled pallets and the kitchen walls *and ceiling* were clad with pallet wood. It was horrific. And strangely sticky. :shock:

Probably layer's of stoodent chip fat :lol: :lol:
You'd be shocked at the state of some pallets. God knows what some were covered with, chemical's, solvents, paints etc. We used to get pallet's from the bacon factory frequently would be crawling with maggots on little "offcut's" of meat left behind Did make me fear for the state of my health at times

Hi Jake
We would do total dismantles on pallets that were too far gone. 20 pallets/hour was our target (1996 price's) If they took more than a few minutes to fix-@ 35p piecework for each pallet you cant afford to waste time, they were regarded as scrap (well us refurbers did any way!!) and we used a hydraulic nipper to prise them open. Then the boards with nails still in would get denailed.
The denailing machine is similar to a thicknesser, but instead of a set of blades on a drum, there is a disc from a angle grinder which rips the nails off as it is power fed through. Its crude dangerous (and noisy) but efective, as well as going through grinder disc's pretty fast. You end up with reusable boards where theres still visible (but flush) nail heads, but the main part on the other side of the board is cut off flush. When they buy in pallet's they are very fussy about any proud nails especially in the paper or plastic industry. The machine was noisy and dusty. The nails would get red hot and sometimes be flung out :shock: Finally it was a case of sorting and grading the planks/blocks etc into stillages, to be used for refurbs.
As it goes there was alwys a fire risk working there, red hot nails, sparks and dust, burning off scrap (right next to the east coast main railway line :shock: :roll: ). One time the rafters caught alight from spark's off the scrap fire, the boss (greedy arrogant ****) had to use a fork lift to reach up with an extinguisher on that ocasion....One day I mentioned to the boss that the fire hose's were not connected (one had burst after freezing in a bad frost one time and so the mains was off at the stop **** rather than pay to do repair's) In fact I kept on about it. Anyway I left the company after a row over unpaid but promised bonuses. 6 months later the entire factory went up in flames :?: :lol: :lol:

Cheers Jonathan

 

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[Anonymous]

I shed no tears when I heard about the demise of that factory Jacob :lol:

I haven't used your particular one but I regularly used the bahco type when I did export packing in Peckham. It always does the trick. The shark nail bar's are also superb, indesturctible and the claws dont deform like the ones on the cheap copie's do, I use them all the time for nail pulling or a big crow bar/hammer combo for largest nails or if they are rusty. The bahco is good but just imagine you got 5 or 6 cubice meter's of stacked boards to de-nail. You'd be on all day and still not finish. With the denailer you could be stripping pallets one side of the shop, turn 180 deg rees and feed the board's into the de-nailer, it would de-nail while you nipped a few more boards apart, best use of time etc.

 

[Vormulac]

This thread has reminded me of something. A program probably from the mid-late 80's on C4 that was all about doing your own carpentry and interior design. This was years before the Changing Rooms pandemic and I remember now that the first episode was different bits of household furniture made from old pallets! I think that may well have been the first woodworking-type program I saw on tv and may be partially responsible for my interest now.

Funny old thing, memory.