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The pallets are checked to make sure they are not rotten. Any with damage or weak spots are discarded. To give the workstation a side wall, pallets which have solid side slats, and openings at the front and rear only are used. With the slats lying horizontally each pallet is measured and the centre point from front to back marked. Using a saw, the pallets are cut in halfway widthways. Seven of the eight pallet halves are stacked on top of each other. Marks are made to indicate where slats are to be cut out to form shelves or cubby holes. Before the stack is dismantled, the side slats are numbered to enable them to be restacked correctly. The stack is dismantled and the marked slats cut out. Removing more slats enables the creation of deeper or taller shelves. Vertical slats and the very top and bottom horizontal slats are left in place as these give the workstation strength and rigidity. When all the desired slats have been removed, six of the pallet halves are restacked in order.