Pallet Hunting: The Truth Revealed

[@JesperMakes]

Hey there! Just wanted to drop by and say a huge thanks for the shout-out in your video description. Your tutorial on pallet hunting and woodworking is incredibly informative and inspiring. It's great to see the creativity and effort you put into repurposing pallets, and the end results are fantastic! Your approach to upcycling and woodworking really resonates with the spirit of what we do. Keep up the fantastic work, and looking forward to seeing more of your projects. Cheers!

[@MelbourneMaker]

Thanks Jesper, really appreciate you taking the time.

[@barberspaddockwoodworking]

Might be the first time I've seen pallet hunting in a beemer. Pallet hunting in comfort and style.

[@MelbourneMaker]

Haha yeh, I love my old beemer. I do get some strange looks when I'm getting pallets 😂

[@FixitFingers]

@@MelbourneMakerRobert Allenby the golfer converted his Beemer into a ute... just saying 😅😅

[@FixitFingers]

Awesome stuff Dave. See, people should factor in proximity to a good light industrial area when choosing where to live 🤣🤣

[@MelbourneMaker]

Haha yep! Exactly. What was once a negative is now a sought after location 😉 I'm pretty lucky I'm not far from a couple of pallet hunting grounds

[@aarontate1861]

I’m lucky enough to work for a company that uses pallets. I’m able to have as many damaged or ones they don’t want whenever I want them 😊

[@MelbourneMaker]

You sound like a good friend to have 😉

[@Firelord1187]

When the world needed him most he returned dropping a new video🎉

[@MelbourneMaker]

Cheers!

[@vanders5781]

Gotta stay away from the red and blue ones😂 first pallet you butcher is a CHEP pallet 🤣🤣🤣

[@MelbourneMaker]

🤫 in my defence it was more a Frankenstein pallet with some blue bits hahaha. But yeh.... They do use good wood 😉

[@BuiltByChris]

Alot of good usable timber, there, and the best part ..... It's Free. Great video. 👍

[@MelbourneMaker]

Yeh not bad for a morning collecting. Now I just need to decide on what to do with the slabs.

[@dougdavidson175]

Hiya. I do pallet recycling and find using flush end cutters work better than vice grips at pulling broken nails. I do my hunting with lots of walking then a hand cart. Sigh. Nice wheels under you M8. Take care & stay safe.

[@MelbourneMaker]

Thanks! I'll try and pick up some end cutters from somewhere and give them a go. Always appreciate tips. The beemer is only an older 335, but I've done a bit of work to it and love it. Appreciate your time and advice.

[@JustABlokeTV]

Love the video! but you are asking for trouble wearing gloves on a table saw...

[@MelbourneMaker]

I genuinely didn't realise I wasn't meant to wear gloves. So thankyou.!

[@Nedswoodworks]

Like the pallet guru says mate….. just get started….. nice video and great score. Just got to keep your eyes out for the good pallets…..pop out behind Bunnings for there merbu ones….😂😂😂🇦🇺🇦🇺⚓️🍻

[@MelbourneMaker]

Thanks! You're the second person to tell me about these mysterious green shed merbau pallets. Im yet to find one in the wild, so I may need to make friends with some of the employees ;)

[@geoffb108]

Really well made video. The content is great, I am a pallet and reclaimed wood furniture maker. The voice is excellent. Your editing is well paced . You have skills in presenting Video editing and wood working. Roof bars. Or a trailer,or a ute.????¿??? You know that. Keep up the good work😊

[@MelbourneMaker]

Thanks mate. Really appreciated. I'm learning as I go and loving the journey. Yeh your right regarding the car, Im just making my life difficult to keep it's looks heh. I'll cave eventually.

[@CarveNConquer]

I see you’ve made a few visits to Carbatec 😉 also, when using your thickness planer how much are you taking off at a time? I’ve been advised no more than 1mm each pass? 🤔

[@MelbourneMaker]

Yeh the dream is to get a cabatec or timbercon sponsorship haha. Could spend days there. For how much I take off, it's based mainly on feeling as my lunchbox planer was second hand and isn't accurate. The advice you got though I believe is correct. More than a mm and you will get more tear out and on hardwood stress the machine. Thanks for the support 🙂

[@riversidewoodworks]

Hi there, just found your channel. Great video. Can I ask how you got the spinning shot in the car? Around 2:48 mark. Thanks!

[@MelbourneMaker]

Hi mate, thankyou for the kind words. The car shot is using a 360 camera. An insta360 one-rs I think it's called. Ive not used it before and not sure I have really worked how to best use it, but for someone smarter than me it gives a fair bit of scope to done cool things

[@riversidewoodworks]

@@MelbourneMaker cool. Just making my way through your other videos now. Great work!

[@findingmy_di_why]

Are all the pallets you use hardwood? All the pallets I see in Townsville seem to be soft😭

[@MelbourneMaker]

Yeh Dainsey steals all the hardwood ones ;) I use pine pallets for any frames on furniture and hardwood for the tops generally.

[@randyhansen2760]

When u trading your bmw for a pickup?

[@MelbourneMaker]

Haha yeh ive thought about it. Love my car too much though