I have seen a lot of posts asking about pallet wood in here and my brother
gave me an excellent tip today for removing the cross members.
To take out the nails drill a hole directly into the the center of the nail
head. Use a bit roughly the size you think the nail is. I just used a 2/16
bit but it will depend size on the nails in your pallet of course. This
causes the head to pop off. The ones that dont are easy to remove with an
old set of tile nippers. Works like a hot damn, as my dad would say. I
just turned the pallet on its side and gently tapped off the cross members.
To remove the remaining nail from the beams I just used a cats paw with a
scrap block underneath. Had an 8' long pallet disassembled in about 45
minutes and all the wood is very useable. Poplar and oak. I am very pleased
to say the least :) Hope this tip helps out some of you.
John V
On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 16:56:43 -0500, Silvan
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Wolf Lahti wrote:
>
>> Not only does this allow you to easily pull the wood off the nail, but
>> it also gives you a little washer to add to your stash.
>
>Wow, and I thought *I* never threw anything away.
When my grandfather died we found what appeared to be 17 year old
venison in the bottom of his freezer. At holidays we all sit around
and swap stories about him and what a character he was.
I'm smiling as I write this....
JP
On Wed, 21 Jan 2004 03:32:45 GMT, "Wilson Lamb"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>How'd it taste?
Like chicken.
>Wilson
>"Jay Pique" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 16:56:43 -0500, Silvan
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> >Wolf Lahti wrote:
>> >
>> >> Not only does this allow you to easily pull the wood off the nail, but
>> >> it also gives you a little washer to add to your stash.
>> >
>> >Wow, and I thought *I* never threw anything away.
>>
>> When my grandfather died we found what appeared to be 17 year old
>> venison in the bottom of his freezer. At holidays we all sit around
>> and swap stories about him and what a character he was.
>>
>> I'm smiling as I write this....
>> JP
>
Hey John, that is a nice tip, thanks. What type of drill bit were you
using? I find that mine often break in situations like that. Maybe
mine are too cheap...
Regards,
H.
"JohnV" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<vS_Ob.177029$X%5.103193@pd7tw2no>...
> I have seen a lot of posts asking about pallet wood in here and my brother
> gave me an excellent tip today for removing the cross members.
>
> To take out the nails drill a hole directly into the the center of the nail
> head. Use a bit roughly the size you think the nail is. I just used a 2/16
> bit but it will depend size on the nails in your pallet of course. This
> causes the head to pop off. The ones that dont are easy to remove with an
> old set of tile nippers. Works like a hot damn, as my dad would say. I
> just turned the pallet on its side and gently tapped off the cross members.
> To remove the remaining nail from the beams I just used a cats paw with a
> scrap block underneath. Had an 8' long pallet disassembled in about 45
> minutes and all the wood is very useable. Poplar and oak. I am very pleased
> to say the least :) Hope this tip helps out some of you.
>
> John V
Jay Pique <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> On Wed, 21 Jan 2004 03:32:45 GMT, "Wilson Lamb"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>How'd it taste?
>
> Like chicken.
What do people in WV say about chicken?
"Tastes like squirrel."
Reminds me of a couple stories that my dad told me about one of his aunts.
Seems she never threw anything out and was a bit of a loon in any case.
Aunt "John L (my dad), go down in the cellar and get a jar of the kraut. And
you be careful not to shake it up; I don't want the mold mixin' in.
or ...
Aunt: "Rufe (her husband), go an butcher that cow."
Rufe: "But the darn thing's sick. Look at it. I'm gonna have it put down"
Aunt: "Yea, look at it. Only down in the front. Her back end is still in
the air"
Note: I never ate at this great-aunt's house.
"Jay Pique" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 16:56:43 -0500, Silvan
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >Wolf Lahti wrote:
> >
> >> Not only does this allow you to easily pull the wood off the nail, but
> >> it also gives you a little washer to add to your stash.
> >
> >Wow, and I thought *I* never threw anything away.
>
> When my grandfather died we found what appeared to be 17 year old
> venison in the bottom of his freezer. At holidays we all sit around
> and swap stories about him and what a character he was.
>
> I'm smiling as I write this....
> JP
Was a Craftsman Titanium bit. I don't consider these all that great either
but did the trick.
John V
"Hylourgos" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hey John, that is a nice tip, thanks. What type of drill bit were you
> using? I find that mine often break in situations like that. Maybe
> mine are too cheap...
>
> Regards,
> H.
>
> "JohnV" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:<vS_Ob.177029$X%5.103193@pd7tw2no>...
> > I have seen a lot of posts asking about pallet wood in here and my
brother
> > gave me an excellent tip today for removing the cross members.
> >
> > To take out the nails drill a hole directly into the the center of the
nail
> > head. Use a bit roughly the size you think the nail is. I just used a
2/16
> > bit but it will depend size on the nails in your pallet of course. This
> > causes the head to pop off. The ones that dont are easy to remove with
an
> > old set of tile nippers. Works like a hot damn, as my dad would say. I
> > just turned the pallet on its side and gently tapped off the cross
members.
> > To remove the remaining nail from the beams I just used a cats paw with
a
> > scrap block underneath. Had an 8' long pallet disassembled in about 45
> > minutes and all the wood is very useable. Poplar and oak. I am very
pleased
> > to say the least :) Hope this tip helps out some of you.
> >
> > John V
JohnV said
>
> I have seen a lot of posts asking about pallet wood in here and my brother
> gave me an excellent tip today for removing the cross members.
>
> To take out the nails, drill a hole directly into the the center of the nail
> head. Use a bit roughly the size you think the nail is.... This
> causes the head to pop off.
>
Not only does this allow you to easily pull the wood off the nail, but
it also gives you a little washer to add to your stash.
On Wed, 21 Jan 2004 09:18:28 -0500, Jay Pique <[email protected]>
brought forth from the murky depths:
>On Wed, 21 Jan 2004 03:32:45 GMT, "Wilson Lamb"
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>How'd it taste?
>
>Like chicken.
Ol' Gramps or the old venison?
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> Not only does this allow you to easily pull the wood off the nail, but
> it also gives you a little washer to add to your stash.
Wow, and I thought *I* never threw anything away.
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How'd it taste?
Wilson
"Jay Pique" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 16:56:43 -0500, Silvan
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >Wolf Lahti wrote:
> >
> >> Not only does this allow you to easily pull the wood off the nail, but
> >> it also gives you a little washer to add to your stash.
> >
> >Wow, and I thought *I* never threw anything away.
>
> When my grandfather died we found what appeared to be 17 year old
> venison in the bottom of his freezer. At holidays we all sit around
> and swap stories about him and what a character he was.
>
> I'm smiling as I write this....
> JP