Best deal I ever got at Harbor Freight last saturday. I parked on the side
by the warehouse door and dumpster. Going in I noticed a lot of pallets
and thought I'd look them over when I left. I asked a guy about them and
he said I could have one or two pallets only because they sell them but he
said I could have all of this other pile I wanted.

What it was, were the odd shaped pallets that air compressors and other
heavy items like that were bolted to, not a traditional pallet. I took 4
of them, each one consisting of 2-3 pieces of 4/4 alder 8" wide x about 36"
long, some thicker but narrower of the same stuff, but the prize was:

each one had 2 main ribs of 36" of solid red oak 4x4. It is good looking
wood too.

My wife was all embarrassed by me digging in the "trash" but I explained to
her that I netted about $50 worth of wood and using one of the oak pieces,
I can make her cool bandsaw candle holders I've been wanting to do.

Fri, Feb 6, 2004, 5:23am (EST+5) (Bruce) says:
snip I can make her cool bandsaw candle holders I've been wanting to
do.

Let's see - free wood gloat, she gets something she wants, she's
proud of you for recycling, you prrty much have future dumpster diving
episodes approved by her. Cool.

JOAT
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"Bruce" wrote in message
.. .
Best deal I ever got at Harbor Freight last saturday. I parked on the
side
by the warehouse door and dumpster. Going in I noticed a lot of pallets
and thought I'd look them over when I left. I asked a guy about them and
he said I could have one or two pallets only because they sell them but he
said I could have all of this other pile I wanted.

What it was, were the odd shaped pallets that air compressors and other
heavy items like that were bolted to, not a traditional pallet. I took 4
of them, each one consisting of 2-3 pieces of 4/4 alder 8" wide x about
36"
long, some thicker but narrower of the same stuff, but the prize was:

each one had 2 main ribs of 36" of solid red oak 4x4. It is good looking
wood too.

My wife was all embarrassed by me digging in the "trash" but I explained
to
her that I netted about $50 worth of wood and using one of the oak pieces,
I can make her cool bandsaw candle holders I've been wanting to do.

Bruce wrote:

Best deal I ever got at Harbor Freight last saturday. I parked on the side
by the warehouse door and dumpster. Going in I noticed a lot of pallets
and thought I'd look them over when I left. I asked a guy about them and
he said I could have one or two pallets only because they sell them but he
said I could have all of this other pile I wanted.

Hmmm, the store by me has a sign in front "Free pallets around back".
They give them all away.

"Grandpa" jsdebooATcomcast.net wrote in message
...
Bruce wrote:

I asked a guy about them and
he said I could have one or two pallets only because they sell them but
he
said I could have all of this other pile I wanted.

Hmmm, the store by me has a sign in front "Free pallets around back".
They give them all away.


Pallets are a commodity all to themselves. I have some that I buy, others
that I give away, others that I can't get rid of. If you have 48 x 40 4 way
entry pallets, people will pay anywhere from 50¢ to $5 for them. Odd sizes
are tough to get rid of. Truck drivers from some companies are paid a
"bounty" for certain sizes if they bring them back to the plant.

In this case, I'm sure the store manager just h as not been able to sell
them for good old USA CASH or he would not be giving them away. Next case,
used drums. Fiber, plastic, and metal also have a value under the right
circumstances.
Ed

Most of the signs that have "free pallets" are the odd ball ones that cannot
be disposed of easily.
Ed

I parked on the side
by the warehouse door and dumpster.

How could you tell the difference?

I work in a metals shop and run a laser. We get our steel on pallets 8-10'
long with oak runners that are 4x4 red oak. We get them all the time. I take
what I need but most of them I throw away...I know I will get more in a day
or two.....Some are made from oak, pine , poplar, sycamore ,and one had wood
I am not sure of...Brian

In rec.woodworking
"Brian in Hampton" wrote:

I work in a metals shop and run a laser. We get our steel on pallets 8-10'
long with oak runners that are 4x4 red oak. We get them all the time. I take
what I need but most of them I throw away...I know I will get more in a day
or two.....Some are made from oak, pine , poplar, sycamore ,and one had wood
I am not sure of...Brian

You could take those 4x4s and rip them into 4 1x4s and sell them on ebay or
locally or whatever. Next time you're in the borg, price some red oak.

In article ,
BIG JOE wrote:
I parked on the side
by the warehouse door and dumpster.

How could you tell the difference?

EASY! the warehouse opens on the side, and the dumpster on the top.

P.S. the warehouse is usually -larger-.


At the University I went to, "way back when", the computer center rated
_two_ dumpsters all it's own. No big deal, until the day somebody graffiti'd
them. "GI" on the left one, and "GO" on the right one.

I wonder how many folks "got" that one...?


"Robert Bonomi" wrote in message
ervers.com...
In article ,
BIG JOE wrote:
I parked on the side
by the warehouse door and dumpster.

How could you tell the difference?

EASY! the warehouse opens on the side, and the dumpster on the top.

P.S. the warehouse is usually -larger-.


At the University I went to, "way back when", the computer center rated
_two_ dumpsters all it's own. No big deal, until the day somebody
graffiti'd
them. "GI" on the left one, and "GO" on the right one.

In rec.woodworking
"Mark Hopkins" wrote:

I wonder how many folks "got" that one...?

I didn't see it, but I get it. Then again, I'm a software engineer.


"Robert Bonomi" wrote in message
servers.com...
In article ,
BIG JOE wrote:
I parked on the side
by the warehouse door and dumpster.

How could you tell the difference?

EASY! the warehouse opens on the side, and the dumpster on the top.

P.S. the warehouse is usually -larger-.


At the University I went to, "way back when", the computer center rated
_two_ dumpsters all it's own. No big deal, until the day somebody
graffiti'd
them. "GI" on the left one, and "GO" on the right one.

On Sun, 08 Feb 2004 04:43:35 GMT, (Bruce) wrote:

In rec.woodworking
"Mark Hopkins" wrote:

I wonder how many folks "got" that one...?

I didn't see it, but I get it. Then again, I'm a software engineer.

I got it, and I'm not a software engineer. I don't even play one on
the internet.

I wonder how many folks "got" that one...?

SNIP

At the University I went to, "way back when", the computer center rated
_two_ dumpsters all it's own. No big deal, until the day somebody
graffiti'd
them. "GI" on the left one, and "GO" on the right one.

I assume only you computer geeks