Abstract: A pallet is provided for receiving a tool chest or storage box mounted on casters. The pallet has a frame with four corners. Caster blocks are secured to the frame adjacent to each corner. Each caster block has a curved surface for receiving the casters of the tool chest or storage box to prevent the chest or box from moving on the pallet. The pallet with the chest or box safely positioned thereon can be moved with a forklift for transportation of the tool chest or storage box.

Abstract: A machine and method are provided for manufacturing corner posts for protecting products loaded onto pallets, and to provide structural support to permit loaded pallets to be stacked one upon another. The machine includes a continuously moving conveyor which moves a pair of boards from a pick-up station, through a fastening station and to a drop-off station. The boards are stapled or nailed together on the fly by a pneumatic gun which is periodically activated to install a series of staples or nails into the overlapped boards. A hopper holds the individual boards and drops them onto an inverted V-shaped support track through which the conveyor moves. The boards are ramped into overlapping engagement with one another and then stapled or nailed together as they move continuously along the support track.