THE CRATE

• Dozens of staples are used in the fabrication of the crate, none need to be removed to dismantle the crate.

• The sides are assembled with #2 Phillip's head screws for fast and easy removal with a power drill.

REQUIRED TOOLS

• Portable Power Drill

• #2 Phillip's head bit

• Work gloves to protect from slivers

CRATE DISMANTLING SEQUENCE 

• The first piece to be removed is the top. Remove all screws securing the top from the top, not from the sides of the crate.

• Usually, one to four internal wood cross braces secure the work, and they attach from the outside of the crate with screws. Remove those screws and then remove the wood braces from the crate.

• Take out the screws from the two long crate sides and set those sides aside.

• Leave all protective wrapping in place until the piece is situated.

• At least two people should lift and move the work, since many of the pieces are rather weighty and unwieldy.

• The two remaining sides are secured from the inside bottom of the crate.

• Remove those screws, and you now have six separate pieces that can be disposed of more easily than one large, ungainly crate.