Made me a Pallet Buster today

[Texastaxi]

The pallet boards that I have pulled apart were bad about splitting. I have found that a sawzall works very good. Just cut the nails off between the board and the support then you can tap the nails out with a nail set. No damage at all to the boards and not near as much effort needed.That design looks good though

This is how I do it with fence sections. Most times, the nail will pull through the board, if you try to pry them apart. I started cutting the nails then tapping the nail heads out, and it's MUCH easier and MUCH faster.

[Javelin]

Thanks, at school kids have been using a sawsall to cut the nails but that can be a pain. I just welded up one of these gadgets out of scrap and it works like a charm.

[Bill]

There's no points for pretty in weld for a tool like this.

My very limited experience in mig welding small projects has taught me that rebar and horseshoes are tough to weld to 'regular' steel stock. Maybe somebody who has better equipment and technique than myself can do it better. In other words, if the pieces of rebar break off again, substitute pieces of steel.

[HoustonR6ryda]

its a cheap stick welder and I was using 6011e for the first time ever- I wonder if a wire feed would be easier-striking the arc was hard at first but I'd like to practice on some scrap but its holding so far- the sawzall is probably works better thanks

[TMEC]

Stick is your friend on metal that thick. Just burn it in

[Southernboy]

If your close by Houston pm me and I will weld one up at work for you and meet up with you I got a lot of scrap I don't need and would rather it get used than trashed

[Javelin]

for the rebar put your heat on it then just sorta push the puddle into the angle every so often. Mine works great, but my pipe handle is starting to bend. It was the heaviest I had laying around. I need to put a piece of steel rod into the pipe to stop the bending Oh and TMEC is correct, stick welders are way better for thick steel at least for me they are. I only use a mig when welding tubing or other thin metal

[HoustonR6ryda]

Thank you

If your close by Houston pm me and I will weld one up at work for you and meet up with you I got a lot of scrap I don't need and would rather it get used than trashed

this is the kind of thing that makes this place one of the greatest

[HoustonR6ryda]

got a new design

not gonna look as good -but I'm gona try

[8mpg]

For me...getting the pallets is the hardest part. I love me some pallet wood though. We made our kitchen vent hood from pallet wood. Would like to make a set of "barn doors" for the office doors.

[Skullworks52]

its a cheap stick welder and I was using 6011e for the first time ever- I wonder if a wire feed would be easier-striking the arc was hard at first but I'd like to practice on some scrap but its holding so far- the sawzall is probably works better thanks

if it does dc get you some 6010 rods or 7018

[.270]

I spent a whole summer building stuff out of pallets, and found a sawz all works best for those boards that won't separate from the runners easily. Either cut the nails or cut the boards right at the runners edge. Here are a couple of projects. These were made before I got a chop saw, which would have made a big difference in how they came out. The best part about working with pallets is the wood isn't perfect so, it's not supposed to be perfect. My last big pallet project was we built a garden fence out of reclaimed wood.

[HoustonR6ryda]

nice work

[savagehunter83]

Well I may have to make one of these considering my supply of pallets I have available.

[hook-n-horns]

I did my sons wall in pallets. Wife really likes it.