Pallet Stand Project

[estevenson78]

Hey friends, thought I'd share a couple pics of my progress on finishing my tank stands. I decided to go with pallet wood. Pretty happy with how its going so far! Enjoy!

 

[Ranjib]

Awesome setup. Those are biocube?

 

[estevenson78]

Awesome setup. Those are biocube?

Yes, well 2 bio and 1 nano

 

[samnaz]

Love pallet wood furniture. Great job so far, plans for doors?

 

[estevenson78]

Love pallet wood furniture. Great job so far, plans for doors?
[/QUOTim going back and forth, thinking about pallet frame with corrugated metal inlay.

 

[Auquanut]

Looks great. I like the utilitarian vibe.

[/QUOTim going back and forth, thinking about pallet frame with corrugated metal inlay.

That would be awesome.

 

[User1]

Good job.

I've been collecting pallets to use the wood for a wine fridge cabinet :)

 

[estevenson78]

Good job.

I've been collecting pallets to use the wood for a wine fridge cabinet :)

Nice! It'll look awesome I'm sure!

 

[Eagle_Steve]

Love pallet wood. Nice to see others reclaiming it for stands.

Currently we have 2 stands with 3 tanks skinned in pallet wood.

 

[Peace River]

Hey friends, thought I'd share a couple pics of my progress on finishing my tank stands. I decided to go with pallet wood. Pretty happy with how its going so far! Enjoy!

Very nice! Are you planning to add doors or leave it open? At some point you can walk us through how you prepped the wood (broke down the pallets, removed nails, etc.) - good work!

 

[estevenson78]

Very nice! Are you planning to add doors or leave it open? At some point you can walk us through how you prepped the wood (broke down the pallets, removed nails, etc.) - good work!

I'm going back and forth on the doors! I am actually going to try and upload a latest pic in just a little bit (a little bit extra finish work has been done)

Well...in honesty, it was leftover from a remodel project we did in our children's area at the church I pastor. (Those pics are incredible if you'd like to see them as well). But basically, we purchased pallet breakers and pried open and cut through nails with sawsall which is really cool cause the old nails are still in there!

 

[Peace River]

You may want to check out @Eagle_Steve 's setup where he has pictures of his stands and the awesome doors! I'll let him post the link to his thread, but it is very nice.

 

[Eagle_Steve]

You may want to check out @Eagle_Steve 's setup where he has pictures of his stands and the awesome doors! I'll let him post the link to his thread, but it is very nice.

Here is the link to my sons build. It is more in depth and has a ton more pics related to building the stand.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/pac-attack-75-gallon-reef-build.627356/

 

[flchamp89]

Looks really nice. I love pallet wood but hate taking them apart lol. I've use fence pickets for a lot of projects. They are often 1.47 or less.

 

[kasso187]

Nice project!

 

[Eagle_Steve]

Looks really nice. I love pallet wood but hate taking them apart lol. I've use fence pickets for a lot of projects. They are often 1.47 or less.

There is a trick to taking them apart.

Use a rubber mallet to loosen the boards just a little.
Sawzaw with fire and rescue demo blade is your friend.
Start with the pallet standing up and then cut the nails holding the slats to the 2x4s on either side.
From there you can wiggle the boards some to lossen them more.
Use the sawzaw to cut those nails while holding the boards and saw at a slight angle.
Gravity with a Demon fire and rescue blade is all the force needed to cut any pallets nails. Even 16 penny nails are butter for it.

Once you get the hang of it, you can strip a pallet in under a minute.

 

[Peace River]

There is a trick to taking them apart.

Use a rubber mallet to loosen the boards just a little.
Sawzaw with fire and rescue demo blade is your friend.
Start with the pallet standing up and then cut the nails holding the slats to the 2x4s on either side.
From there you can wiggle the boards some to lossen them more.
Use the sawzaw to cut those nails while holding the boards and saw at a slight angle.
Gravity with a Demon fire and rescue blade is all the force needed to cut any pallets nails. Even 16 penny nails are butter for it.

Once you get the hang of it, you can strip a pallet in under a minute.

Thanks for the tips. I think have tried most of the ways that don't work!!! ;Meh

 

[Eagle_Steve]

Thanks for the tips. I think have tried most of the ways that don't work!!! ;Meh

I need to make a video of doing it lol. If I did that though, I would prob lose a finger lol.

 

[Peace River]

A video would be helpful! Although a video with you and all of your fingers is strongly preferred!!!