Show Me Your Pallet Projects!

[AGeese]

Yeah, if you mean scraping chicken poo off the sawhorse and washing it down before you can use it again. I don't do a lot of fine woodworking on my sawhorses, but I still don't want to put down boards on a chicken poo sawhorse.

Like you, I use 2X4's laid flat as roosts inside the chicken coop. If/when I need to replace them, the old 2X4's go directly into a burn pit. I won't waste my time trying to clean them up.

I enlarged your last picture to get a better look at your sawhorse. I am assuming that is one that you probably made yourself? In any case, that is a really nice sawhorse, and it looks plenty strong. If you did make it, would it be possible to post either some more detailed pictures and/or instructions on how to make it? Mainly, do you have to make any mitered angle cuts on that build or is everything a straight cut? I have lots of reclaimed and pallet wood lumber that I think I could make a pair of those sawhorses. Any help appreciated, I would like to try to make a pair of them.

Those were a gift from my neighbor who bought some new ones and gave me the ones he put together with scraps. I can ask him this weekend.

The wood itself is rough so the poop that does get on it that I don't knock off becomes part of it.

 

[gtaus]

Those were a gift from my neighbor who bought some new ones and gave me the ones he put together with scraps. I can ask him this weekend.

That's exactly why I asked if you made it. It looks like a DIY project with scrap wood to make something extremely useful. Something I think I could cobble together. Just don't know if there are mitered angle cuts required for the legs. Any help appreciated.

Tell your neighbor that he got some good comments on that scrap wood sawhorse build! Very nice!

The wood itself is rough so the poop that does get on it that I don't knock off becomes part of it.

It looks like you would need a good pressure washer to clean it up correctly. Or maybe, you just have to be the kind of person not to let a little chicken poo bother you.

Speaking of pressure washers, I picked up a Ryobi 18v 300psi Pressure Washer at Home Depot on clearance for $20.00 a week or so ago...

At 300 psi, it's not very strong for a pressure washer, but still a lot stronger than 60 psi from my garden hose. It should be good enough to rinse off the boat, car, etc. after a washing. And it's portable, so I can fill up a 5-gallon bucket and take it to a place without electricity or running water and still have some kind of pressure washer.

A year ago, that unit was selling for $100.00, and I had no interest in it. But at $18.00 with my 10% military discount, it was worth it. Price matters. Ryobi discontinued that model with a newer 18v 600 psi pressure washer now on the shelves for $100.00. My local Home Depot sold out all the old 300 psi washers when they dropped the price to $20.00.

Both the 300 psi and 600 psi Ryobi 18v pressure washers get only mediocre reviews. They just don't compare to gas power pressure washers at 2,600 psi, for example. So, I have my expectations pretty low and if I don't like it all when I use it this summer, I will return it if I don't think it was worth even $18.00. I used my Home Depot credit card for that purchase and have up to 1 year to return Ryobi products if I don't like it, or it breaks, etc...

 

[chickengr]

I did add 2x4s to the top of the sawhorses so they would be a little smoother for the ladies, and I could preserve the integrity of the saw horse the day I use them again.

This one looks a little silly since I stacked a few 2x4s on it, but I wanted to raise it a little:

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I don't need sawhorses, just roosts. I always make roosts on the same level as somehow I always have crazy chickens who would peck the others on the lower roosts.

 

[AGeese]

That's exactly why I asked if you made it. It looks like a DIY project with scrap wood to make something extremely useful. Something I think I could cobble together. Just don't know if there are mitered angle cuts required for the legs. Any help appreciated.

Tell your neighbor that he got some good comments on that scrap wood sawhorse build! Very nice!



It looks like you would need a good pressure washer to clean it up correctly. Or maybe, you just have to be the kind of person not to let a little chicken poo bother you.

Speaking of pressure washers, I picked up a Ryobi 18v 300psi Pressure Washer at Home Depot on clearance for $20.00 a week or so ago...

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At 300 psi, it's not very strong for a pressure washer, but still a lot stronger than 60 psi from my garden hose. It should be good enough to rinse off the boat, car, etc. after a washing. And it's portable, so I can fill up a 5-gallon bucket and take it to a place without electricity or running water and still have some kind of pressure washer.

A year ago, that unit was selling for $100.00, and I had no interest in it. But at $18.00 with my 10% military discount, it was worth it. Price matters. Ryobi discontinued that model with a newer 18v 600 psi pressure washer now on the shelves for $100.00. My local Home Depot sold out all the old 300 psi washers when they dropped the price to $20.00.

Both the 300 psi and 600 psi Ryobi 18v pressure washers get only mediocre reviews. They just don't compare to gas power pressure washers at 2,600 psi, for example. So, I have my expectations pretty low and if I don't like it all when I use it this summer, I will return it if I don't think it was worth even $18.00. I used my Home Depot credit card for that purchase and have up to 1 year to return Ryobi products if I don't like it, or it breaks, etc...

I'll be sure to pass the compliment on. I'm not too worried about the poo. I do have a greenworks pressure washer collecting dust that I think is about 1600 psi which is overkill for most stuff.

 

[gtaus]

I'll be sure to pass the compliment on [about his well-built scrap lumber sawhorse].

I have been encouraged to watch a number of YouTube videos of different DIY sawhorse builds. I found one video that built a sawhorse that looked pretty similar to the sawhorse in your photo.

I was going to post the YouTube link, but I watched the entire ~30-minute video and realized that it was probably too much skilled work for me to make within a reasonable amount of time. That DIY sawhorse build had all kinds of mitered angle cuts and grooves to put it together. It would have taken me well over an hour to build just one sawhorse of that design.

At some point during watching that DIY sawhorse build, I convinced myself I made a better decision (for me) to spend the $20.00 on the steel sawhorses which can be folded up and stored away in almost no room needed. Or hung up on a wall. Neither of which would apply to the wooden DIY sawhorse in that build.

Ending on a more positive note, I found a number of videos on how to make DIY A-Frame sawhorses that would take only about 10 minutes to put together - no angled or mitered cuts required. If you just need a quick solution that would work for many of your projects, this is probably all you would need...

That's more in lines with my needs. Super-fast and easy to make. And they stack, taking up the footprint of a single sawhorse. Here is a link to the ~2 minute YouTube video I liked...

 

[chickengr]

I have been encouraged to watch a number of YouTube videos of different DIY sawhorse builds. I found one video that built a sawhorse that looked pretty similar to the sawhorse in your photo.

I was going to post the YouTube link, but I watched the entire ~30-minute video and realized that it was probably too much skilled work for me to make within a reasonable amount of time. That DIY sawhorse build had all kinds of mitered angle cuts and grooves to put it together. It would have taken me well over an hour to build just one sawhorse of that design.

At some point during watching that DIY sawhorse build, I convinced myself I made a better decision (for me) to spend the $20.00 on the steel sawhorses which can be folded up and stored away in almost no room needed. Or hung up on a wall. Neither of which would apply to the wooden DIY sawhorse in that build.

Ending on a more positive note, I found a number of videos on how to make DIY A-Frame sawhorses that would take only about 10 minutes to put together - no angled or mitered cuts required. If you just need a quick solution that would work for many of your projects, this is probably all you would need...

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That's more in lines with my needs. Super-fast and easy to make. And they stack, taking up the footprint of a single sawhorse. Here is a link to the ~2 minute YouTube video I liked...

if I turn it upside down I can make a goat feeder. I planed to make a plastic barrel goat feeder. as I dismantled some pallets (that carried motorbikes) I might already have pieces of suitable size to make feeder.

 

[avjudge]

Ending on a more positive note, I found a number of videos on how to make DIY A-Frame sawhorses that would take only about 10 minutes to put together - no angled or mitered cuts required. If you just need a quick solution that would work for many of your projects, this is probably all you would need...

Ooh, I like the looks of those sawhorses! Ours (which I use for non-sawhorsey things, like holding portable tabletops) are getting rotted from being left around the yard and this is definitely a plan to come back to!

 

[AGeese]

I have been encouraged to watch a number of YouTube videos of different DIY sawhorse builds. I found one video that built a sawhorse that looked pretty similar to the sawhorse in your photo.

I was going to post the YouTube link, but I watched the entire ~30-minute video and realized that it was probably too much skilled work for me to make within a reasonable amount of time. That DIY sawhorse build had all kinds of mitered angle cuts and grooves to put it together. It would have taken me well over an hour to build just one sawhorse of that design.

At some point during watching that DIY sawhorse build, I convinced myself I made a better decision (for me) to spend the $20.00 on the steel sawhorses which can be folded up and stored away in almost no room needed. Or hung up on a wall. Neither of which would apply to the wooden DIY sawhorse in that build.

Ending on a more positive note, I found a number of videos on how to make DIY A-Frame sawhorses that would take only about 10 minutes to put together - no angled or mitered cuts required. If you just need a quick solution that would work for many of your projects, this is probably all you would need...

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That's more in lines with my needs. Super-fast and easy to make. And they stack, taking up the footprint of a single sawhorse. Here is a link to the ~2 minute YouTube video I liked...

I like these! I may just make them myself, and let the birds have the old ones.

 

[gtaus]

Ooh, I like the looks of those sawhorses! Ours (which I use for non-sawhorsey things, like holding portable tabletops) are getting rotted from being left around the yard and this is definitely a plan to come back to!

Yeah, I posted the links so I can come back to later as well.

I like these! I may just make them myself, and let the birds have the old ones.

You can never have too many sawhorses! These look simple and easy to build. Plus, if you watched the video, you would learn that by recessing/countersink the screws about 1/2 inch into the top 2X4 boards of the A-Frame, you can saw through them with your circular saw like a sacrificial top. When you use up that top piece, you just unscrew the legs, flip over the A-Frame, and use the "top" board of the other side of that A-Frame. Very nice. You get about twice the life use out of each sawhorse.

I was going to try to make a couple of these A-Frame sawhorses out of reclaimed 2X4's that I have stacked outside, but we have another cold spell of -24F for the next 4 days. I have to keep my cars in the garage. I am anxious for spring to come, but until then, I just have to plan out my pallet projects for when the weather gets nicer.

 

[AGeese]

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Yeah, I posted the links so I can come back to later as well.



You can never have too many sawhorses! These look simple and easy to build. Plus, if you watched the video, you would learn that by recessing/countersink the screws about 1/2 inch into the top 2X4 boards of the A-Frame, you can saw through them with your circular saw like a sacrificial top. When you use up that top piece, you just unscrew the legs, flip over the A-Frame, and use the "top" board of the other side of that A-Frame. Very nice. You get about twice the life use out of each sawhorse.

I was going to try to make a couple of these A-Frame sawhorses out of reclaimed 2X4's that I have stacked outside, but we have another cold spell of -24F for the next 4 days. I have to keep my cars in the garage. I am anxious for spring to come, but until then, I just have to plan out my pallet projects for when the weather gets nicer.

That's brill. I'm going to make these.