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troll

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Apr 21, 2008, 10:22:32 AM4/21/08
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found pallets , they're free. make great building materials.
Like a compost bin.
Have you built anything with this great resource?
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troll

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Apr 21, 2008, 6:25:20 PM4/21/08
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In article <EPmdnadV8_vlIZHV...@earthlink.com>,
Derald <der...@invalid.net> wrote:

> troll <george...@humboldt1.com> wrote:
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> >Have you built anything with this great resource?

> Yes: A short lived compost bin. I'm in Florida where termites are a
> year-round resource which quickly consumes pallet compost bins -- pallet
> anythings, actually. Tried using them as duck board type decking in pump
> house. From that experience, I discovered the disadvantages of decking
> in an application that called for a floor. Try retrieving dropped
> objects from between slats and you'll see what I mean....
> Nowadays I use them simply as pallets in the pumphouse and as
> firewood for camping.

for longevity get Oak pallets. and now they make plastic ones.

Bob F

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Apr 21, 2008, 7:55:03 PM4/21/08
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"troll" <george...@humboldt1.com> wrote in message
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> found pallets , they're free. make great building materials.
> Like a compost bin.
> Have you built anything with this great resource?
> --

4 pallets standing on edge to form a square, and wired together at the top
corners are a compost bin.


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Gordon

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Apr 21, 2008, 10:17:43 PM4/21/08
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"Bob F" <bobn...@gmail.com> wrote in
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Gee,
like a compost bin!

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