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Author: James
Date: 2002-09-25 19:20
Arg.... I have been trying to get this skinny tunning ring out of my barrel and I have no idea how to do this. I really don't want to have to take a knive and poke it out becuase I might destroy my barrel. Does anyone have an suggestions?
thanks,
James
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Author: David Stringer
Date: 2002-09-25 21:16
Hi James,
You can bend a small right angle in the sharp end of a large safety pin. Just jam it into a piece of hardwood or similar, and bend, or use pliers.
Sewing needles are too brittle.
David
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Author: Karel
Date: 2002-09-26 02:05
Paperclips are easy to bend into any shape you need.
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Author: Mark M
Date: 2002-09-26 04:29
Go to your dentist and ask him for a used (sterilized) explorer probe. This is the metal thing with a small crook at the end for sticking in your teeth. I ask him for them every time I visit. Sometimes I go in just for some used ones that he isgoing to throw away. They are invaluable for numerous things.
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Author: Gordon (NZ)
Date: 2002-09-26 10:56
A thin, flat tool will do less damage to the timber than poking between the timber and the ring with a sharp-pointed, wire-like implement.
How about the flat spring out of an old video cassette, bent at right angles near the end, and also at the other end for finger grip.
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Author: Robert
Date: 2002-09-26 16:59
Mark wrote: "What the hell is it doing in there to start with."
What do you think? Trying to make it play sharper???
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Author: James
Date: 2002-09-26 17:20
David- Thank you so much for you advice it worked and there was no damage to my favorite barrel of all time.
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