i hope it works great!
i get pallet wood because i am not able to buy wood. so free is the only way to do this. most tools out there are $70 plus, so out of my price range. if... and i mean if... i had $70 i would buy a nifty tool to make my hobby better (just starting, i have next to nada)
my problem with pallet harvesting is what fits in the car. a trailer was suggested, and i looked around, and in the future i might be able to find one, but for now it has to fit in my vehicle. so i am pretty stuck with 48" max. and i am an older disabled female, not to say i am not capable of a lot - i am, but the weight is a concern for me. i am very capable of getting "heavy" into the car, but then i have to tote it a football field to the back. The 48" ones i find i can roll... it takes a little while, but it is within my capabilities. maybe in the future... well... i can dream!
the 2" and 4" thing i think will be important, but the testing will tell!
i will see about making a video, but most things i do are just adapted to my abilities and disabilities. i can take apart a pine pallet (not the euro ones) sitting down and using a mini pry crow bar and my 3# sledge hammer, i always go around and hit all the nails (like i am driving them in) i think it "loosens" them. i also use another method if i am in more of a hurry, i take two 2x4s about 20" long, place one on either side (and for the first one or any that dont have a board near, i use another slat or another pallet by it) and just press down. i find that the fast jab has the tendency of either ripping the screw through the wood or cracking the board (especially if it is damaged a bit) and it is more likely to result in injury to me. i press the boards evenly and slowly till i hear the sound of the nails moving (there is a specific sound) then i re-position, so i dont fall over when it comes right out. for the oak and other hard wood pallets i find, they seem to have more slats and closer, so the two boards do not work, but i can sit and use the sledge hammer and small pry bar and i get great results. it does take a bit longer, but i have time. the one that was the hardest was the one from Cuba. with the harder ones, i place them leaning on a tree and start at the top and use the hammer and pry bar and just work my way down till i turn it around. i do this for the geometry, a better swing.
what kind of price are you thinking? sorry if that is not a good thing to ask. i am sort of thinking that if i had something that really worked, i might get the shop owners to let me take them apart there, then i could get more in the car.
i get pallet wood because i am not able to buy wood. so free is the only way to do this. most tools out there are $70 plus, so out of my price range. if... and i mean if... i had $70 i would buy a nifty tool to make my hobby better (just starting, i have next to nada)
my problem with pallet harvesting is what fits in the car. a trailer was suggested, and i looked around, and in the future i might be able to find one, but for now it has to fit in my vehicle. so i am pretty stuck with 48" max. and i am an older disabled female, not to say i am not capable of a lot - i am, but the weight is a concern for me. i am very capable of getting "heavy" into the car, but then i have to tote it a football field to the back. The 48" ones i find i can roll... it takes a little while, but it is within my capabilities. maybe in the future... well... i can dream!
the 2" and 4" thing i think will be important, but the testing will tell!
i will see about making a video, but most things i do are just adapted to my abilities and disabilities. i can take apart a pine pallet (not the euro ones) sitting down and using a mini pry crow bar and my 3# sledge hammer, i always go around and hit all the nails (like i am driving them in) i think it "loosens" them. i also use another method if i am in more of a hurry, i take two 2x4s about 20" long, place one on either side (and for the first one or any that dont have a board near, i use another slat or another pallet by it) and just press down. i find that the fast jab has the tendency of either ripping the screw through the wood or cracking the board (especially if it is damaged a bit) and it is more likely to result in injury to me. i press the boards evenly and slowly till i hear the sound of the nails moving (there is a specific sound) then i re-position, so i dont fall over when it comes right out. for the oak and other hard wood pallets i find, they seem to have more slats and closer, so the two boards do not work, but i can sit and use the sledge hammer and small pry bar and i get great results. it does take a bit longer, but i have time. the one that was the hardest was the one from Cuba. with the harder ones, i place them leaning on a tree and start at the top and use the hammer and pry bar and just work my way down till i turn it around. i do this for the geometry, a better swing.
what kind of price are you thinking? sorry if that is not a good thing to ask. i am sort of thinking that if i had something that really worked, i might get the shop owners to let me take them apart there, then i could get more in the car.
