Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Pallets

I wanted to try a small scatter terrain project, making pallets. I have some barrels and am going to be casting boxes soon from Hirst Arts molds with Rob.   I am planning on putting some of them on pallets.
One of the things I have that make these projects easier is The Chopper from Northwest Short Line.


This makes cutting wood evenly and quickly much less of a chore.

I considered making a little jig to make these, but finally settled for two parallel lines 1 3/8s inch apart.  That was the size of my pallets.  I had some small basswood lying around, and I just used what I had.  First I set two wider pieces so they were touching the outsides of the parallel lines.


Then I glued three more pieces of wood across that, using small dots of viscous superglue.
 I seem to have missed the final picture.  I glued 5 smaller pieces of wood across the 3, making the pallet.  This is the finished product beside a 25mm figure.  The pallet is a bit too big, but doesn't look too bad.


I did about 10 of them in 20 minutes, and then ran out of wood.  Here is what I have done so far.  I plan to get more wood.  They make up fast, I can do it between other projects.


When I get them finished with the loads on them, I will post more pictures.

3 comments:

  1. Oddly enough I've been planning to make a few pallets from coffee stirrers and spare balsa strips, even measuring a real pallet up at work. You've made some great looking models.

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  2. Thanks. For me, the trick is the chopper, which greatly speeds things up, and the really think superglue that stays exactly where you put it. White glue would require much longer drying times at each step.

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