Blade to cut nails

[mark1a]

Hey guys, I have around 30 carcasses of pallets left. I took the easy boards off last year now I find myself spend a couple of hours trying to break one and try keeping the boards in one length.

Anyone know of a quality reciprocating saw blade that will cut through those nails. I was going to get some metal blades and do it manually but I'm not time rich. Only got a couple of days off to do this



Chees

 

[JohnD]

Why must it be reciprocating?

 

[mark1a]

Why must it be reciprocating?

Because the only other 2 saws I got are a circular saw and jigsaw and I can't seem to find long enough jigsaw blades

 

[JohnD]

put a coarse, TCT blade in your circular saw and get the job done.

 

[Deleted member 174758]

We often hit nails when cutting-out timbers in renovation. The best blades I've ever use on demolition/cutting-out are TCT blades, specifically Milwaukee AX carbide-tipped demolition blades, but they are extremely expensive. Next in line have to be the bimetallic demolition blades. I'd recommend deWalt, Milaukee and Starrett as all being pretty good. Bosch are only so-so and oddly Hilti didn't cut the mustard when we tried them. I've found that TCT circular saw blades have a tendency to shed too many teeth when they hit metal - we use them for sawing-out sections of Victorian flooring and even the so-called "nail proof" blades don't last too long

 

[foxhole]

I use a pallet buster to separate timber intact and then knock back nails and remove with claw hammer , nails in rails are removed with long wrecking bar .
https://www.toolstation.com/roughne...MIiJWPg8bl5gIVi7HtCh2yJQuyEAQYASABEgIrCvD_BwE

https://www.toolstation.com/roughneck-traditional-wrecking-bar/p55633

 

[mark1a]

I use a pallet buster to separate timber intact and then knock back nails and remove with claw hammer , nails in rails are removed with long wrecking bar .
https://www.toolstation.com/roughne...MIiJWPg8bl5gIVi7HtCh2yJQuyEAQYASABEgIrCvD_BwE

https://www.toolstation.com/roughneck-traditional-wrecking-bar/p55633

Fox I have the pallet breaker and that was brilliant for getting the slats that weren't nailed in to the blocks in the corner on the centre slats. I've broken too many trying to use that I gave up. I have various wrecking bars but nothing is quick.

 

[Ryler]

I use bosch wood/metal blades for the recip saw. Have 3 cats paws for removing nals.
Estwing being the best.
Have used hilti's wood/nail blade for the circular saw. But didn't last as long as I expected.

 

[foxhole]

If the slats break on lifting they will be too weak for anything but burning .

 

[opps]

Have 3 cats paws for removing nals.
Estwing being the best.

Have you got a link for the Estwing one?

Over the years the most impressive that I have found is the Bakuma cat's claw. The blade is much thinner than any other one I have have come across. I even use it for chasing out electrical back boxes. Over the last 10 years the only slight damage to the blade was a slight dent where I went through a live cable when moving a light switch by 2cm (I didn't expect the cable in the light switch to leave via the top and then bend down to the right hand side of the box).

Aximinster and Rutlands used to sell them but I can't find any UK suppliers anymore.

 

[Deleted member 174758]

Estwing cat's paw is available from Amazon in 300mm (nail lifter and "spade") and 210mm (double nail lifter) sizes. Whilst I don't think they are as fine a tool as the Bakuma, they are a lot stronger and better made than, say, the Stanley versions

 

[Ryler]

The estwing follows closely on the Japanese designs.
https://www.tftools.co.uk/products/mokuba-precision-japanese-cats-paw-nail-bar

http://www.dogyu-export.com/products/bar/bars/7.html

And additionally the estwings I own are made in Japan and full patent pending. The website just says they are made from steel but it looks more like wrench material chrome vanadium. They really do take a bashing.

 

[bobasd]

you dont need any special or possibly expensive tools for de-nailing pallets.
just a hammer.
billions of pallets are in use, and the international Mfr's are driving in nails at approx the same psi.
pallets are not constructed for sturdiness or long life

simply tap the bed slats back off the frame rails to open a gap, and then, if needed, use the hammer claws to prise it further open.
finally, a couple of whacks to release the slat.
then drive the nails or staples back and use the claws to pull them out.

fwiw: you can buy well cheap cats paws.
and recip metal blades 50mm or 150mm - cutting the fixings is a well bad way to go esp. if you intend to use the
wood again. plus its fiddly, & time consuming.

 

[^woody^]

Lenox saw blades every time

 

[big-all]

i lever a mil or so apart and assuming soft not hardened nails use an oscilating saw and old wood blade it will cut perhaps 2 palates before the the teeth start to gap but works well