Fastest Way to Cut Apart Pallets Using Recip Saw

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We had a pallet wall project for the Pro Tool Reviews office, so I got to play around with cutting apart pallets. Lots of them. After a ton of experimentation, I found that tastest way to cut apart pallets is using recip saw and a long blade.
We chose the Milwaukee Ax with Carbide Teeth and went to town cutting away that planks that made our office pallet wall. Laying the pallet on the fround, use a full-size reciprocating saw to quickly cut between the boards and the stringer wood. Don't worry about the nails-the carbide teeth on your recip blade will make quick work of them. The remaining exposed nail heads also add to the character of the board.
Prying apart boards is a no-no. Most of the nails are either twisted or ring shank, making it very difficult to extract them without breaking boards and really tearing up the wood.
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@johnnywishbone932 9 месяцев назад

What I love about this saw is when you show it love it recipocates it back to me. The saw gave me more love than my ex-wife. She cut everything in half but didn't reciprocate ❤! 😊

@patrickguillory3914 3 года назад

Whenever you see a pallet and it is heavy dark Brown, reddish Brown, Brown and you see black streaks in the wood..... Pick it up....... Everybody knows what oak smell like........ Cut a piece of the wood every piece of exotic wood has it own distinct smell.......

@bobvanwest 2 года назад

When I started working with pallet wood years ago, I broke mine down with a hammer and prybar. This was way before RU-vid. Then a friend of mine who was over one day said, what about using a Recip Saw? From that day forward, my hands, and back, knees are so thankful for him coming over. I'm getting older now, so I put them up on a pair of saw horses and clamp them down. Thanks for the video, I passed on to a person who is just starting out.

@glenskifstad7721 2 года назад

I place my pallet pn an old unuseable pallet in vertical position.Thi relieves some of the bending. i lean the vertical pallet against a sturdy step ladder so it wont fall during the dismantling process.

@paulst1 Месяц назад

I found that using a hammer & crowbar I got a lot of wastage due to the wood splitting. Wet pallet wood splits less than dry. I quickly moved onto a recip saw & as well as being so much faster, there's no wastage.

@bigggthinker2151 3 года назад

Best pallet dismantle I've seen yet.

@MrChewy9595 3 года назад

@@Protoolreviews yeah that dude killed that pallet like a boss !

@mdelight2488 5 лет назад

Exactly what I need to know. I've been looking for a fast painless way to take pallet wood apart to use for flooring. Thanks

@juanicegrunden8615 4 года назад

Just got a reciprocating saw from a lovely friend ❤ so this will be on my agenda for sure...

@retired1521 4 года назад

Just purchased a reciprocating saw. Thanks for the tips.

@CraigArndt 4 года назад

I've done this with a full sized reciprocating saw and it still took a while, I didn't even think to look for a carbide blade. Great tip, this will be perfect for lining the inside of my shed/cave.

@mattseymour8637 4 года назад

@@Protoolreviews could you cut through nails with a normal metal blade OK?

@mattseymour8637 4 года назад

@@Protoolreviews which one would you recommend without spending loads?

@mattseymour8637 4 года назад

@@Protoolreviews cool thanks how much are they?

@johnaustin1825 3 года назад

You are using the best rated saw and saw blades!

@ernestwalden3894 3 года назад

Busted. I seen only 1 nail cut in the middle. And I think they stoped filming and cut all the nails leaving 1 to cut. Maken look easier and faster. Anyone else catch that thumbs up 👍

@stephaniewaite6833 3 года назад

Great clip, answered a lot of my questions !

@indianatone218 2 года назад

Yep thats good doing it sideways ,but to save an injury to your back ,you dont do it on the dog shelf and dart round it in awkward positions. Elevate it put it on a bench or something ,look after your back cos once it goes its a life time of suffering ,and im talking from experience ,nice demo tho ive just ordered one of those saws ,and yes it to save back work lol. Greetings from Wales UK.

@nalurash2787 7 лет назад

Yup! I agree this is the best way i've found to break down pallets as well. Thanks for the vid

@JasonYergin 5 лет назад

That was awesome. Thanks for the video!!

@chewar7537 3 года назад

Perfect! Thanks for the great video

@chewar7537 3 года назад

@@Protoolreviews Very much, just bought that exact saw, and blade! Love Milwaukee tools.

@herbertbell9438 23 дня назад

I use a lot of pallets to build various things. This is the best method. I've found that standing the pallet up with the slats horizontal makes the boards just fall out of the way. I had better luck with a corded saw as well. Cutting between the boards really grabs the blade and killed my battery. The corded saw seems to have slightly more power as well.

@darkestserenity6775 3 года назад

Thanks Just what I need right now , have the reciprocating saw but was having trouble using it to tear apart pallets 5 more to go *fingers crossed* it's this easy Subscribed

@mich7931 3 года назад

Great tips man! You definitely saved me some Ah on my batteries ;]

@Chef1Mat 3 года назад

nice, I just bought one earlier today and dismantled a feather edge fence. Now i will do a whole load of pallets for shed .

@MrKanawyer 7 лет назад

Everyone else calls every reciprocating saw a Sawzall. This guy calls an actual Sawzall a reciprocating saw. Good on him.

@blitzkrieg9414 5 лет назад

bwahahha gold

@NS50117 5 лет назад

#thuglife

@ryk3899 5 лет назад

Well AMERICANS all call it a sawzall......everyone else calls it a recip 🤷‍♂️

@tonysnyder4017 4 года назад

There are a ton of people that dont know the actual name of this tool. I dont know why it's so confusing for so many, but I've actually seen people refer to it as a "zaw saw" 🤦‍♂️🤣🤷‍♂️

@tonysnyder4017 4 года назад

@@ryk3899 the first reciprocating saw, invented by Milwaukee, was branded the sawzall. Since it was the first of its kind, a lot of people use "sawzall" as a generic term for a recip-saw. I suppose it's similar to referring to bandages as band-aids, cotton swabs as q-tips, and calling a tissue a Kleenex. Also, since you want to be so smug and condescending towards Americans, I'll remind you that the reciprocating saw *(sawzall)* is an American invention...😉

@wisdomwisdom817 3 года назад

Awesome job thank you so much

@walderlj45able 5 лет назад

I just bought a rigid full size recipt saw that baby is a beast

@amyhoffman5620 3 года назад

What brand?

@spacep0d 2 года назад

@@amyhoffman5620 Ridgid is the brand, spelled with two d's.

@ernestwalden3894 3 года назад

Looked to me like when he started in the middle of the pallet that there was only 1 nail holding it together. I think they stoped filming for a minute and cut them leaving 1 nail. I have cut thousands of these and know what to look for.

@spacep0d 2 года назад

Thanks for the vid. I'm surprised you're not wearing gloves! Splinter city. I need a longer carbide blade for my reciprocating saw!

@escapefromny2012 5 лет назад

The stringers are great for other projects, for example making raised garden beds. ;)

@mauricio0341able 6 лет назад

Great info

@jimbaldacchino3755 2 года назад

I wish i had seen this video two weeks ago because it took me 2 hours to do two pallets by hand

@mrtu48 5 лет назад

The sawzall is the beast

@joeybarrow2003 4 года назад

Thx helped alot and i gave a like and subscribe for it

@selectedambientwood 5 лет назад

That looks like the Fuel Super sawzall... I'm wondering if he is using the orbital action... I've got a corded standard sawzall and always wondered if the orbital setting on the supers would eat through pallets even better. I know orbital is better for wood but in this case its wood with a good amount of metal. Anybody got input?

@theblade66 5 лет назад

Good video

@asmaetoumi2969 2 года назад

Thanks for the video! can I do this with the milwaukee oscillating tool?

@grindel80 3 года назад

WOW! So fast!

@Roman-nu1om 3 года назад

Elegant solution. I usually destroy them in a rush of rage and anger

@gardeningplus7271 5 лет назад

Can you make a video show how slow we can take apart a pallet we are not in rush we got lots of time,Thanks.

@zelonirak3435 4 года назад

Need your advice. Why do my blades keep bending ? what am I doing wrong?

@glennvanzuylen7047 Год назад

Thanks

@edc120912 2 года назад

Try doing this on a pallet with double middle runners. Wont be as easy

@justaaussie Год назад

Exactly what I'm trying to do hahaha 👌

@minhtamducnguyen3070 3 года назад

What type of the saw blade you used to cut through nails, sir? Thank you for your time to answer!

@minhtamducnguyen3070 3 года назад

@@Protoolreviews Thank you!

@alexk6745 3 года назад

I've got corded 750W XU-1 and it seems works worse then your battery powered. May be I need some other blade?

@paulgwynn9721 5 месяцев назад

What type of blade do you recommend for cutting between wood but through metal nails.?

@cdsdesigns8035 7 лет назад

I have both of these exact tools and I think they are great for what they are. But, these are not on the same level. The hackzall has a much lower power output and shorter stroke that is designed for thinwalled material. It was also at a severe disadvantage cutting 3-4" of wood vs the Sawzall running across ~1" of wood. Do your back a favor and set up some saw horses and a clamp or two to bring the work off the ground.

@beefsupreme5291 5 лет назад

nah just make the cuts at the correct place and in the right order. a counter would just confuse him j/k

@beefsupreme5291 5 лет назад

but seriously

@minhtamducnguyen3070 3 года назад

And what type of the blade of reciprocating saw is used to cut cement backer board, sir? Thanks again!

@minhtamducnguyen3070 3 года назад

@@Protoolreviews Thank you again!

@blitzkrieg9414 5 лет назад

lol @ 3:31 did he think the pallet was clamped down? i remember my first pallet...

@v73c 8 месяцев назад

Clint, can you provide the model number for the full size recrip saw you used?

@julianchoque7402 4 года назад

thank u, I would like more precise info on the tool and on the saw in order to buy it , I think that u cant buy just any of those but need precise specs.thank u

@julianchoque7402 4 года назад

@@Protoolreviews thanks, I got it, but still i'll have to buy the tool, and would hate to buy the wrong one, please would u recommend one? ( volts, hp, for one hand or two etc)..thanks

@Ukepa Год назад

great demo, but I would set the pallet on sawhorses to save my back

@keyarajenkins1721 6 лет назад

What size blade did you use?

@blimblumbollumblumb 2 года назад

@@Protoolreviews thanks!

@mtedeschi 3 года назад

You mention the blade handling 2 or 3 more pallet walls in addition to the 1 already. Open question depending on wall size, number of nails and all, but about how many pallets would that blade be good for?

@live4u609 3 года назад

Just bought a Milwaukee corded Sawzall for a demo project. Was a good deal from my local ACE

@prettyinpink7058 4 года назад

I have a dewalt what kind of long blade do I get?

@gualberto921 11 месяцев назад

Finally got my tree branches cut using my new saw ru-vid.comUgkx84IcU5pbZd1Qrz8u4-YRLmJax7kdRi7B , and it was effortless. Then tackled taking pallets apart by just cutting through the nails. Zip Zip, like butter, took no time at all! Absolutely love that you just push a button to change the blade, so quick and easy. I chose cordless because of all the outside projects I need to do, and most are too far to extend an extension cord to. Incredibly lightweight, and easy to handle. I will be using this all the time. There is a reason they call them Sawzalls , because they literally saw all the things you need cut. Once you buy one you'll kick yourself for not doing it sooner ~ Just make sure and buy the right blades for the job you want to tackle. The blades are not expensive, and there are lots of various multi-packs available.

@manuelamev358 4 года назад

Which type of recip saw is that.. Milwaukee what?

@Henni112 4 месяца назад

What blades are you using?

@Netherlands031 3 года назад

How come the small saw was so much slower?

@JL-od4wg 5 лет назад

can reciprocating saw use to cut 5-8mm board ?

@spacep0d 2 года назад

Did you see the video? Of course. Don't try 9mm though. Too much. KIDDING.

@dalethomasdewitt 3 года назад

And/or use a punch to un-recess the nail heads for final steel removal.

@j-sonS 4 года назад

Start at 3:25 , you're welcome

@irmaztamal21 4 года назад

Thank you

@cecemeyers5998 3 года назад

In tried to do this, pallet shook all over, blades wanted to flip out of machine after 3 cuts

@sventobergte845 7 лет назад

try this on a propper Europalette...

@jixuscrixus1967 7 лет назад

Sven Tobergte n,

@kazadthebad9995 6 лет назад

Damp Euro pallets too, i run along the joints with a cold chisel and lump hammer first to slightly open up the joints, saves wear on the blades if you're just cutting nails and not wood.

@baz20004 5 лет назад

his pallet was prepped by making space between the boards .....iv'e tried cutting euro pallets and no fucking way can you zip through it like that

@donovanlawrence3117 4 года назад

I’ve learnt that all these wonderful pallet removing tools and ideas are on very limited pallets. I also believe they’re setup ahead of time because in the real world it never works this easily.

@BartBurkhardt Год назад

What machine is that, specs?

@charredskeleton 3 года назад

Knee pads and short saw horses or knee high stack of pallets. Put two hours back in your day. Get some jeans and boots, self respect is key to a happy life.

@stsaintchripha8596 3 года назад

Great advice

@BigDaddy-me9yf 7 лет назад

I can tell you what not to use is a milwaukee hacksaw recip saw you went through one side quicker with the full size then one with the hacksaw

@chrisjones6165 7 лет назад

Big Daddy 12volt vs 18volt as well

@BUSTRCHERRI 7 лет назад

Also the first pallet was made with nails twice as thick. Night and day difference between the two pallets. Like we wouldn't notice.

@KOPidanCHeese 3 года назад

Good job 👌👍👌 Hello from Malaysia. Subscribe your channel.

@oopalonga 5 лет назад

by 0:15, i would have preferred if u had cut the intor and simply showed a clip of u using the recip saw, thx. ya man this is a great fuckin video--more people need to see it--i really think shorting the intro, showing the saw in action, AND THEN u can add the bs if u want. thx again, imma snag one of these for sure

@szargos 3 года назад

I used a hammer and a pry bar over my reciprocating saw. Didn't really eve need the pry-bar. Lots faster than this.

@daniloescleto1782 7 лет назад

there is still the nail embedded into it. what if you want to plane it or cut it. not good idea

@derrickhorton3754 6 лет назад

danilo escleto that's why he said. This is for leaving nails in.

@Supervandal 5 лет назад

Or using a punch kit to knock them Out

@ceonine39 3 года назад

Hate that my reciprocating saw only came with a wood blade when I needed both 😂😭

@thunderking8925 3 года назад

did one with a tiny hand saw... it wasn't bad but i wouldn't do it again.

@joshuacunningham2911 3 года назад

I tried doing this with a regular Bi metal cutting blade and cutting through those nails kept destroying blades super fast like 1 blade per pallet

@Christian-Rankin 7 лет назад

Did you receive any money from Milwaukee tools to use their brand reciprocating saw? I figure I wouldn't beat around the bush so I just asked.

@tomgorham2117 7 лет назад

#TIACREW

@desireous 4 года назад

Try this with a UK pallet with the huge cubes of timber between layers. The blade just cuts into the wood and makes it harder than ever.

@cherylangel1714 2 года назад

I don't have a carbide blade. I hope a metal blade will be as fast!

@cherylangel1714 2 года назад

@@Protoolreviews I used the Dewalt bi-metal blades and it took forever to cut through the nails :(

@BANNERMAN666 4 года назад

And it cuts through the nails aswell?

@chrismartinez9257 9 месяцев назад

Try blue pallets

@BBBA_ Год назад

He needs a table.

@leviwilder1205 7 лет назад

anyone else wanna hurt him for not saying either "reciprocating or sawzall" and for being lazy and saying recip instead?

@craigphillips3154 4 года назад

So, why did he start the video with the tools on a workbench but then deconstruct the pallet on the floor? I would think that a couple of quick clamps and a workbench or table would have made this a whole lot easier and he'd be a lot less winded. Even a couple of saw horses and a couple of clamps would work. I'm 6'-6" and 50. I'm NOT tearing apart enough pallets to cover a wall by doing this on the floor. He could easily stack 3-4 on a table, clamp them down, and get through this a lot easier and safer. I'd even take a bet that it would be quicker because he wouldn't be sucking air so much after each one.

@chicofoxo 3 года назад

Basically cut the nails, not the wood.

@lpjunction 3 года назад

I use a jigsaw for the job. Just a regular jigsaw. For the blade, a normal blade would have a depth of 3 to 4 inches. That's no good. Instead of regular blade, I used a blade from regular metal hand saw. But a metal saw blade would not fit into a jigsaw. One need to use an angle grinder to shape the end of the hand saw blade into the shape of jigsaw blade. The hand saw blade is thinner and more bendable. It sometimes cuts faster than what's been shown in the video.

@grunner30 7 лет назад

Well, I won't get that 5 minutes back.

@wmc128 3 года назад

Be advised: pallet wood is treated with harsh chemical agents such as arsenic and copper.

@markheintz1878 3 года назад

Not all of it.

@patterdalezipsuzilil 5 лет назад

Nice safty ware😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@abelvasquez2804 7 лет назад

Looks like that second pallet was pre cut??? Soooo obvious!

@kevinwaycaster 7 лет назад

Abel Vasquez probably not. That's about how fast a good reciprocating saw will work on a hardwood pallet.

@mr.wizeguy8995 7 лет назад

Look again 3 nail on joint only 1 nail cut off and board is lose.

@beefsupreme5291 5 лет назад

nah i think he just wants you to spend the most amount of money tho. that saw really goes thru 16P nails like butter. but almost all do with the right blade

@beachdetectingireland3984 Год назад

Let's make a quick cut but takes ages .

@Samykill 7 лет назад

why diden*t you finished that pallet it lokes mush stronger !!!

@flaviosobreiraaquino5957 7 лет назад

How to remove the nails after cut it?

@ode2george 7 лет назад

Tioga Fretworks If you need to remove them, flip the board over. Use an intact nail as a wedge to drive them out with a hammer. Of course, remove ALL metal before using the planer. The previous comment was a funny joke. LOL

@flaviosobreiraaquino5957 7 лет назад

or the sandpaper. Hahahaha.

@mattg6262 6 лет назад

Use an air punch gun you can get them on Amazon it's really fast. Then just drill out the holes to remove the metal splinters. Then it's machine ready. Fully reclaiming pallet wood for furniture or joinery use takes a long time people in a rush should just go to the store and get as straight and flat of surfaced lumber as they can find. Reclaiming is not cheap time or effort wise but monetarily it does yield a lot of free usabe wood if you do the work

@derrickhorton3754 6 лет назад

You don't. That's the whole point.

@Supervandal 5 лет назад

Punch kit. Around $10 at a hardware store.

@pulsatingbeaver 7 лет назад

Wtf how is he out of breath? That office job must be nice

@rob327c 7 лет назад

Probably holding breath while bracing the pallet

@ArcanePath360 7 лет назад

Watching this I wasted 6 minutes that I could have spent ripping apart my pallet with my Rage Evolution circular saw.

@ProfessorDIY 7 лет назад

Do not cut the pallet - there are many easy ways to take a pallet apart and use all the wood, nice video :)

@lonestar6812 Год назад

Be a lot quicker standing it on it's end.

@suhayl5157 5 лет назад

it was pre-cut .

@gmailaccount2205 4 года назад

@@Protoolreviews Well the boards were pried up beforehand so the blade would slip under. There's never a gap on pallets just to slide the blade in.

@mr.m2695 3 года назад

What about the nails tho

@patrickguillory3914 3 года назад

Sometimes you can find some beautiful exotic wooden pallets and I would not cut through the nails is not a good idea in my opinion.......Just take your time and take all the nails out of the wood....... There is a better way to take apart pallets.

@patrickguillory3914 3 года назад

@@Protoolreviews Go around warehouses whenever you see stacks of pallets look through them....... Whenever somebody ship some expensive and heavy freight, they will not use cheap wood............ I just recently found some Cocobola , Brazilian rosewood & some rainbow popular........ I clean up all of that wood on my jointer..... The wood looks brand new.........Lots of pallets is coming from South American , Africa, China and so many other places.

@patrickguillory3914 3 года назад

@@Protoolreviews Some days me and my puppy just go riding ( Pallet fishing).

@patrickguillory3914 3 года назад

@@Protoolreviews My phone number is 4097395098, text me I can send you some pictures of some pallets...... Before & after....... Name is Patrick.