naosuke Posted March 29, 2019 Report Share Posted March 29, 2019 I based them on the pallets from Terrain Tutor's tutorial, but I changed them slightly to better match the pallets that I see around town. I used a pin vice drill and some wire to add "nails" to one of them for the added realism, but that was a huge pain, so I probably won't do that to any others going forward. They are super easy to make if you don't add the nails, only taking about 15 minutes a pop. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naosuke Posted March 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2019 Here are the pallets with a model to compare size to a mini. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naosuke Posted March 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2019 And here is part of the reason it took so long to drill the holes for the wire 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psilence Posted March 29, 2019 Report Share Posted March 29, 2019 1 hour ago, naosuke said: And here is part of the reason it took so long to drill the holes for the wire “When brute force isn’t enough, apply more force.” The pallets look great, I’m around them enough to be able to say you’ve done a good job. Just break half the slats on the bottom and you’re gold 😉 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naosuke Posted March 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2019 I had to use a sewing pin to make a pilot hole for the drill, otherwise I was having to put too much pressure on the bit in order to keep it from wandering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfestedKerrigan Posted March 30, 2019 Report Share Posted March 30, 2019 Add some cardboard behind single layer and you've got a great shipping container style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 9, 2019 Report Share Posted April 9, 2019 Have you considered using a tiny hammer and tiny nails? Another option, since the nails are for appearance and it's held by glue, is that you could have them only go part way into the wood. Should be easier on the drill if the hole is more shallow. Nails don't really need to line up on opposite sides, as you can only see a single side at one time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naosuke Posted April 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2019 23 hours ago, paxmiles said: Have you considered using a tiny hammer and tiny nails? Another option, since the nails are for appearance and it's held by glue, is that you could have them only go part way into the wood. Should be easier on the drill if the hole is more shallow. Nails don't really need to line up on opposite sides, as you can only see a single side at one time. It was the pressure that I was putting on the drill to start the hole that broke it. I had to push hard to keep the drill bit from wandering. After my new set of bits came (since I couldn't find just the one bit) I used a sewing needle to start the hole. They only went about 3mm at the deepest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 12, 2019 Report Share Posted April 12, 2019 I wonder if anyone makes a tiny nail gun? Probably call it something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psilence Posted April 12, 2019 Report Share Posted April 12, 2019 Brad nailer. Pin nailer. Finish nailer. Tiny nail gun. 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestRider Posted April 12, 2019 Report Share Posted April 12, 2019 "Hold me closer, tiny nail gun"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raindog Posted April 15, 2019 Report Share Posted April 15, 2019 You are brilliant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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