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16/10/2018

16 Quick and Easy Pallet Projects for Beginners.

Pallets are becoming increasingly popular for arts and crafts, furniture and landscaping projects. Using pallets, you can create almost anything, from coffee tables to bookcases to storage solutions, the possibilities are endless! And the best part is that they are very easy to find, cheap (usually you can get them for free) and easy to work with. Below, we’ve gathered 16 quick and easy pallet projects that are perfect for beginners. Check them out and get inspired to make something interesting and fun for your home.

Here is a list of projects that you can undertake with pallet planks and also old used pallets.

1. Reading Nook Made from Two Wooden Pallets
Comfortable, friendly, cozy and very welcoming at the same time, this reading nook will quickly become your little piece of Heaven!
2. Fold-Up Pallet Desk
This fold-up pallet desk is a great option for those with little space or for the kids to use for homework or craft projects.
3. DIY Pallet Swing Bed
Make a comfortable and inexpensive swing bed for the lazy days of summer!
4. Gardening Organizer
Transform an old pallet into a pretty organizer for gardening supplies.
5. Paracord Laced Pallet Hanging Chair
Make a very comfortable chair from a pallet and some paracord.
6. Pallet Fence
Pallet fence is easy to build, all you have to do is to join some pallets and your fence is all ready to guard your garden.
7. DIY Pallet Coffee Cup Holder
For all you coffee lovers here is the perfect item for your kitchen. It will hold your coffee cups within your hands reach.
8. DIY Pallet Pot Rack
A pallet pot rack is another simple project that would be very useful in the kitchen.
9. DIY Pallet Planter Box
Why buy a planter box for your outdoor space when you can make one instead? Creating a unique planter box from pallets will save you money and give your yard or deck a touch of your personality and style.
10. Rainbow Pallet Flower Garden Planter
11. Pallet Console Table
The pallet console table will be a great addition to your living room or entryway!
12. Pallet Wall
Change the look and feel of your room with a beautiful wood pallet accent wall.
13. Pallet Bookshelves
Here’s a creative and inexpensive way to create bookshelves that are great for kids!
14. Pallet Desk
15. Small And Simple Pallet Bar
16. Pallet Bathtub Tray
Build a custom tray to make your bath time more relaxing.

Happy Palleting, remember that we can supply you for your needs any quantity of planks and size.

09/10/2018

10 Essential Tools For Working With Pallets
Before starting to work on your next crafting project with recycled wooden pallets, you need to be sure that you have the essential tools to get the things done and to be sure to complete your project in your weekend. Read our list of the ten must-have tools you’ll need to tackle any pallet project in 2018

Table of Contents

• Hammer

Starting a pallet project without a hammer is like cooking a cake without a mold! A hammer will come in handy for almost all your pallet projects and more generally all your woodworking projects. Moreover, a hammer is not the most expensive tool in your pallet crafter kit and is one of the useful ones. There are several types – such as framing, roofing, drywall, ball peen, bricklayers and even sledgehammers. A curved claw hammer is a great all-around handy tool, but you may find you need more types or a different style for your body type. Hammers come in different weights, lengths, and even grip sizes.

• Saw / Jigsaw

A pallet project means working with wood and working with wood means cutting it, and guess what, the best invention we have made to cut wood is a saw! :) You need a handsaw, but if your budget permits it, you can buy a powered saw like a jigsaw (very useful for precise cutting) or a circular saw if you need to cut a significant amount of pallet planks. Table saws make quick work of ripping long lengths of pallet wood to narrower sizes. Scroll saws are great for those advanced tasks and doing decorative cutouts. A reciprocating saw (such as a Sawzall) does quick work of disassembling a lot of pallets and has many blade styles that can cut through metal and wood. To sum up, a saw is essential for all your woodworking projects! There are even pull saws (cuts when you pull towards you instead of with the push away from you) and can be easier to use if you have less upper body strength.

• Tape Measure

It seems like an obvious household item, but you’d be surprised at how much you struggle to find one when you need it the most. Never lose your tape measure; it is an essential tool! You may find a device that does double-duty. Some rulers also function as a T-square so you can measure AND check for square assembly.

• Screws & Nails

Any pallet project needs screws & nails so must be sure to get prepared and have a variety of nails and wood screws (different sizes and diameters). Some are appropriate for outdoor use (such as stainless steel or deck screws). Some are better for indoor use only, as they don’t have the protective coatings or are more prone to rust. If you have to use a lot of longer screws (more than 3″), the different head styles can make a difference, such as a square or Torx style. It gives more surface area for your bit to hold onto and prevents stripping the head of the screw.

• Screwdriver

Whatever the scale of your pallet project, a screwdriver is a handy tool. You can start with an inexpensive, manual one. You’d need a Phillip’s, and if you’re recycling old hardware, you may need a flat (slotted) screwdriver too. As you start to perform more and more projects, a powered screwdriver will save you time, but more importantly, it will protect your hands and muscles. Powered screwdrivers come in different sizes and weights – so you can find one to fit your personal needs.

• Drills

Not one of the most helpful items you could use for working with pallets, but if you want to make some holes on your pallet planks to achieve the particular project, you need a drill. A drill will also be handy for any other crafting project you could have. Drills are great for creating pilot holes. Sometimes pallet wood is aged, and very dry. It’ll split apart as you drive a nail or screw through it. A drill will allow you to make a hole slightly smaller than the hardware you’re using, allowing the screw to hold the piece without splitting it apart. You can also use a drill to do decorative touches, such as countersinking (drilling out a funnel-shaped hole that lets the screw head to sit flush or slightly below the wood surface). This can add to a polished look.

• A Sander

A sander is particularly useful to prepare pallet wood. You can use one to simply remove the very rough edges and splinters, or all the way down to fine finish work. Sanding can be part of your finish or as a preparation step before applying any treatment on it like painting or varnish. Maybe you prefer the raw aspect of the pallet wood, but a sander will come handy for any crafting project that involves some pieces of wood. There are different types: Random-Orbital sanders, palm sanders, sanding blocks, belt sanders, disc sanders, drum sanders, and more. You can even use sanding attachments on your small rotary tools.

• Safety Goggles

Safety first part one: safety goggles are essential for any woodworking project. Make sure you don’t forget about these – your eyes will certainly thank you! Remember – EVERY STEP of a pallet project could result in eye injury. Find a pair that you feel is comfortable. You won’t wear them if they don’t fit well. Proper safety goggles come in many styles now and look like “regular” sunglasses, but they’re impact resistant. Don’t forget to protect yourself from damaging UV rays!

• Safety Gloves

Safety first part two: safety gloves are also essentials when working with wood and even more with pallets. If you want to avoid splinters, which pallet wood is perfect for, don’t forget your gloves. Sometimes, your wood piles can also become a haven for bugs and spiders. Some are VERY poisonous. Don’t forget – spiders are also fond of the underside of the bins, trashcans, and containers that a lot of us DIY’ers have. Gloves can prevent injury! Follow your manufacturer’s guidelines when using gloves and power tools.

• Elbow grease

Yes, this is the must-have tool :) Take a good breakfast or a healthy lunch before starting any woodworking project as you will need a lot of elbow grease to achieve it ;) Remember – HYDRATE! Getting fatigued can result in an injury.
And a non-exhaustive list of tools that could be helpful for your next pallet project:
Prybar, chop saw, wood chisel, clamps, nail punch, hand plane (smallish), Sawzall (to get the pallets em apart), draw knife, bolt cutters, spokeshave, custom built prybar, pallet tool and vice grip.
Do you use any other tools for your pallet works?
Which device are you finding the must-to-have? Share with us in the comments.

02/10/2018

Upcycle Pallets Into a Wood Floor

What You'll Need
Eye protection
Wood pallets
Claw hammer
Pry bar
Nail puller
Stud finder
Measuring tape
15-pound wood floor underlayment felt paper
Staple gun with 1/2-inch staples
Utility knife
3-inch flooring nails
3/4-inch flooring spacers
Circular saw or miter saw
Table saw (optional)
Nail-set tool
Drum sander
Floor sealer and applicator (if desired)
High-quality wood floor finish and applicator

If you have a bunch of wooden pallets and wonder how you can best upcycle the boards, how about laying down a wood floor? It’s been done successfully by others, and it can be done successfully by you too.

Many of the boards on a pallet are often not appropriate for a floor—they might be crooked, too busted up, or too rotted out. But there are often great boards among the bad. And pallets are usually just thrown out after they’ve served their purpose, so this is one great way to give the wood a new life. Just make sure that your floor is prepped. If you don’t already have subflooring installed, you may want to learn more about that here. For the purposes of this guide, we’ll assume that you already have the pallets, that the subflooring is installed and you're ready to get started.

Step 1 – Deconstruct Pallets

Remove the individual boards from the pallet frame. Depending on what the boards are fastened with, you’ll either need to pry the boards off with a claw hammer or pry bar if fastened with nails or staples, or you’ll need to use a power drill to unscrew if fastened with screws. Remove all metal, clumps of dirt, and rocks from the boards.
Caution - Always wear eye protection when working on DIY projects.

Step 2 – Organize Planks by Straightness and Quality and Prep Them

Separate the bad wood out from the good, straight boards. If you want to keep the bad wood, you can use it for firewood, or you can use it for other DIY projects.

If you have a planer and a jointer, you may want to use them to make all of boards uniform in thickness and squared up. This will help the boards fit together snugly when they are nailed to the floor. If you don’t use a planer and jointer, you’ll have more gaps when you get to the finishing stage of the project. Some people like that. It’s really up to you.

I recommend cutting about ½-inch off each butt end of each board to make them straight and more square.

Step 3 – Map Out Floor Joists

Now find and mark the location of each floor joist. You’ll find that most joists are spaced at 12, 16, or 24 inches apart. I recommend using a stud finder. Just turn the stud finder on and pass it over the floor. When the finder indicates a stud, mark the floor at that location. Repeat until you have found every joist in the space you plan to work with.

Step 4 – Install Underlayment Paper

Among other things, flooring underlayment paper can help prevent vapor/moisture damage. Use 15-pound felt paper. Lay the flooring underlayment on the floor along one edge of the room. Staple it down to the subfloor with ½-inch staples. Use enough staples to keep the paper flat and in place. Cut it off at the end with your utility knife. When you start your next row, overlap the edge of the first by about 4 inches. Repeat each row, remembering to overlap, until you have covered the entire floor. The number of staples you use is not too important—just use enough to keep the paper firmly in place.
Tip: After the paper's down, you may find it helpful to snap a chalk line to keep your joist locations visible as you work.

Step 5 – Plan the Floor Arrangement

Practice placing the boards in a way that will give you the pattern you're going for. Plan to install the boards at a perpendicular angle to the joists. So, if your joists run north to south, lay the boards east to west.

Lay the boards in a staggered arrangement. This means that each row should start with a board of a different length than the previous row. The butt ends of boards should never line up with an adjacent parallel board’s butt end. It might be helpful to just plan to instal the boards at random lengths.
Make sure to arrange the boards in a way that minimizes or eliminates gaps between boards, but please make sure to leave a ¾-inch gap between boards around the edges of the room and the walls. You can use the ¾-inch spacers for this purpose.

Step 6 – Install First Board in a Corner

Choose a corner of the room and lay down the first board while making sure to use ¾-inch spacers between the board edges and the walls. You should put 2 3-inch flooring nails at each end of each board, plus 2 nails at each joist. Do not put the nails closer than 1 inch to the edges, or else you will risk splitting the wood. For best results, predrill each nail hole with a drill bit that is slightly smaller than the flooring nail. After drilling the holes, pound in the nails most of the way.

Step 7 – Finish First Row

Put the boards end to end and install until you come to the end of the first row. Remember to use spacers as you go. Do not use spacers between boards. Only use them between the rows closest to the walls and the walls themselves.
You will likely need to trim the last board in each row to fit. Install each board in the first row until all boards have been installed.
Tip - You can apply a bead of construction adhesive on the back of each board before nailing. This is not required but is optional.

Step 8 – Begin Next Row at a Stagger and Continue Until Last Row

Remember to stagger the first board of the second row. I like to cut the board to about 1/2 the length of the first board in the first row. This sets the stage for a nice staggered look. It doesn’t have to be exact, unless you actually want your floor to look like a staggered brick pattern. I personally like the floor to be a bit more natural looking.

Remember to NOT put spacers between boards. Only use spacers along the edges where the walls and boards meet up.
Continue installing the boards while remembering to stagger each row until you come to the very last row.

Step 9 – Measure and Trim Last Row to Fit

When you come to the final row, you may find that you’ll need to trim the boards lengthwise to fit. You can use a circular saw, table saw, or even a hand saw if you prefer. Remember to trim the boards with the ¾-inch spacers in mind.

Step 10 – Set Nails with Nail Set and Hammer

Next, you need to go over every nail and set it. Simply put the tip of the nail-set tool on one of the flooring nails. I like to start at the corner where I finished my last row. Hit the nail-set with your hammer until you have driven the nail about 1/8-inch below the surface of the board. Follow each row and sink each and every nail in the same way. This is very important as you will not want to have any nails sticking up above the surface of a board.

Finishing Options

Your floor’s finish will depend entirely upon you. If you install it in something like a barn or shop, you can leave the boards bare if you would like. You could also just sand them down, or even put 1 coat of polyurethane on the unfinished boards.
You’ll likely want to create a more fine finish if the flooring is inside your home. Rent or borrow a drum sander. If you go this route, make sure to follow all operating and safety instructions. Drum sanders are made to remove a large amount of wood in one single pass, so don’t let the sander sit over one area for too long or else you will find that too much wood has been removed. Make sure that you understand how to operate the drum sander before you begin.
After the sanding is finished and the floor is at the desired level of smoothness, vacuum all of the dust away. Apply a floor sealer, if desired.

Now that your floor is prepped, apply a minimum of 3 coats of a high-quality wood floor finish.

25/09/2018

Wooden Pallet Selection:
HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT DESIGN:

There are 4 essential properties to consider when purchasing pallets. These properties all join together to create the 5th property, the price.

Important Pallet Characteristics:

• Strength
• Stiffness
• Durability
• Functionality
• Price

Pallet Strength:

The term strength is applied to the load bearing capacity of the pallet. It is essential that the selected pallet be capable of supporting the weight of the materials that will be shipped.

Stiffness:

Stiffness is an often overlooked property that impacts safety, easy of handling, and shipping-related damage claims. The term refers to the pallet's ability to resist bending, collapsing, concaving, or otherwise changing shape while under load or movement. Stiffness is an essential partner to strength. While a particular pallet may be strong enough to support the required load, if it is not stiff enough then it could affect material handling efforts or the safety and security of the materials being shipped including cracking or internal damage.

Pallet Durability:

Durability applies to the ability to withstand the shipping and handling process. If the pallet is for one-time use then this property is not as important.

Functionality:

Functionality is a property which requires close scrutiny. It refers to the pallets compatibility with the packaging and MHE that it will come in contact with.

The term "compatibility" is a complex one that changes along with the material being shipped, its destination and a host of other environmental and market-related conditions. For example, pallets destined for overseas locations will need to be ISPM 15 compliant as far as resistance to pests are concerned.

Price:

All of the above properties ultimately affect the price. Price is at the bottom of the list of properties because, although it is not usually the least of the factors controlling the buying decision, it's the one factor that should not be used as the starting point. If you set a pallet price, and then try to back into the specifications from there, you will most likely end up with a materials handling failure that will cost you a lot more money that you had planned on saving.

Call us today @ 084 469 0026 for more information on pallets, and pallet planks for the DIY projects

17/09/2018

PALLETS: HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT ONE FOR THE JOB!!!

Selecting the best pallet for the task

Material handling and logistics may not be the most glamorous side of business but it's one area where hard-won margins can be easily lost through negligence and mismanagement. If you are treating pallets as just another line item expense, you could be eroding your company's margins. Here's why...

Packaging, wood pallets and material handling equipment (MHE) must work together in order to keep product moving down the pipeline.

While the marketing and R&D department will work closely with engineers to design the packaging, and MHE designers create detailed requirements, the pallet rarely receives more than a couple of lines in the spec. That's a big mistake when you consider how important the wooden pallet is to the mission.

Despite the cost, the block pallet is more suitable for a wide variety of handling environments because it provides fork and jack access on all 4 sides, while stringer pallets only allow partial 4-way access if the stringers are notched. Otherwise they can only be accessed at either end and are called "2-way". Additionally, how the pallets is transported in-house can play into the selection process. For example, if the pallet is to travel along a conveyor system , or some other specialized delivery system, this may need to be taken into consideration.

Stay tuned, as we will go into a bit more detail later on this...

Go and get wooded today.... Contact us @ 084 469 0026 if you have any questions.

03/09/2018

We are often asked what type of wood is used to make pallets.

All pallets are made from the core of a tree; but, because the lumber used to make pallets is a mixture of hardwood or softwood species, pallet producers usually cannot specify the type of wood. And, mills in different regions of the country use different wood species, depending on what is widely grown and harvested in the area.

So, instead, producers use a grading system to distinguish between softwood and hardwood as well as the different densities of hardwood. However, among lumber mixtures, there are two species of wood found in high proportion: oak and southern yellow pine (or SYP for short).
Oak is used because of its strength and wide availability. There is often a surplus of oak leftover from markets such as housing or furniture construction, which is then used in pallet production. Because it is considered a high-density hardwood, oak is ideal for pallets that must haul heavier loads of fragile goods.

Pine is commonly used in pallets because softwoods tend to be more consistent in weight than hardwoods, giving the product a high strength to weight ratio. Softwoods are also easier to dry, which helps prevent contamination from fungi, molds, or other pests. For this reason, pallets produced with a mixture containing SYP are ideal for industries such as pharmaceutical or food and beverage where pallet cleanliness is paramount.

12/08/2018

Vaal Pallets is the leading pallet manufacturer and pallet plank distributor in the Vaal Triangle.

With our daily manufacturing of pallets we also do supply to the trade and public freshly cut pine wood in various sizes.

Below is some of our most popular sizes and we gladly advise you on how to build that deck or pallet furniture that you have always been wanting. All this at much less that expected.

• 76mm x 19mm - R 5.40 per meter (Available in 2.4m & 3m)

• 76mm x 38mm - R 10.80 per meter (Available in 3m)

• 65mm x 65mm - R 19.50 per meter (Available in 2.4m & 3m)

• 102mm x 38mm - R 14.50 per meter (Available in 3m)

• 102mm x 19mm - R 6.50 per meter (Available in 2.4m & 3m)

• 38mm x 38mm - R 4.80 per meter (Available in 3m)

• 114mm x 38mm x 6m - R125.00 (Available in 6m)

With freshly cut wood daily available there is no need to wait or struggle with wood that has pulled skew.

We also sell pallets new and used with prices starting from R 58.00 for new and used from R35.00 each.

12/08/2018

Vaal Pallets is a registered high volume wooden pallet and crate manufacturing as well as a timber supplying company located in the CBD of Vereeniging.

We have been operating since 2009 with a substantial annual growth and are still going strong.
Customer satisfaction is our priority, we assure affordability, high standard and quality as per customer needs.

Our vision is to build an ongoing business relationship with our clients and suppliers.

Feel free to contact us or visit us at our premises for a free no obligation quotation or we can come to you should you require that. Please get in touch with us and we will do our best to satisfy your needs.

Our manufacturing plant is located at Vision 21 Industial Park, Steel Road, Vereeniging

We look forward to doing many years of happy palleting with you.

Vaal Pallets & Timber

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