HOW TO TAKE APART A PALLET - the easy way

I'll be damned. A young guy teaches me a dozen things I Just Did Not Know.

Dude you’re a life saver. It is frightening how often I hear my gf say “we could build that out of pallets.” …and that pallet stack ain’t getting any smaller. Yet! Cheers

This is how simple how-to vids should be made! To the point, informative, no long intro. Well done my dude 🤜🤜🤛🤛

Almost dare to say the "perfect" how-to video. Always wondered how the tear apart pallets for reuse. Thanks!

If your heart is set on extracting all the metal from those main braces, so you don't have to worry about sawing through them in your project: You can anneal the nails with a torch, turning a little of the wood surface gripping the nail inside the hole, to charcoal. The nails should pull out much easier at that point. :text-green-game-over::person-turqouise-waving:

Pallet Buster... what an awesome tool - thanks for the tip! Looking forward to seeing how the cabin goes 🙂

One thing my Dad showed me for the nails without heads is to set up to pull it like normal, but then twist it out sideways. I've done this a ton and it can be a bit difficult but it works really well.

I already knew how to do all this. I just wanted to watch to give you the view. Good job.😊

Keep the videos up man I’m that guy in the neighborhood that loves pallets. I’ve made sheds, cabins, fences, portable storage so many choices. I’ve been waiting for a channel like this to come along!!

I've been building items, from small things like tea boxes and wall-mount wine bottle racks to full walls and even a full-size bathroom from pallets and recycled items for years. It has saved me hundreds if not thousands of dollars. I did however have to make my own pallet buster and it does not have the articulating heads that would make the loss due to fractured ends minimal. I am currently building a complete exterior wall to enclose my shop at the current time. I need to invest in this model of pallet buster! Thanks for the link!

I've been using the reciprocating saw and metal cutting blade method. I have found that if I use a thin blade made exclusively for metal, not the thicker multi purpose blades, I don't need to pry the board first before cutting through. What is a hassle is wrestling with the ever increasingly more disassembled pallet as the boards come off. You have some great ideas.

Easier to do both sides, then do the middle. You can pry and lift/toss in one motion. If you fill the bucket 1/3 the way with sawdust it catches the nails better. If a nail head pops off and you really want that board, just heat the nail with a blowtorch and then use fence pliers to yank it out.

1:54 respect dude, this is the way to do affiliate links. Full disclosure and showing where you can get it for much cheaper.

I’ve been doing pallets like this for a few years. Why did this video just now show up? 😂 So useful!

This was super informative and easy to watch, great job dude!

Awesome 👍 You are a great teacher. You have it down to a science.

I like the pallet ripper. I got some tips for you that I used to get nails out of the sideboard. You just take a claw hammer and work it from side to side. Once you hook the nail in it in the nails will come out pretty easily. I’ll definitely be getting one of those pallet rippers though.😂

That was possibly the greatest video on YouTube. So informative, you literally thought of every little detail. Amazing job keep at this.

I just made one of those with my welder and a piece of pipe. It works great!

Absolutely fantastic. Can’t wait to see the cabin build come together!!!!