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Re: removing a really stuck neck from a head?
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lugnet.build.minifigs
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Tue, 15 Jan 2002 00:02:12 GMT
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In lugnet.build.minifigs, Mark Neumann writes:
> Have you thought about screw extractors? You'll need a hole in the post,
> that means drill if head post doesn't already have a hole in it. Then put
> the screw extractor in and you should be able to move it, or tear apart the
> plastic. (a resonable screw extractor can be had a Sears or Home Depot
> without too much of an investment. Also any rental shop worth its salt
> should have a kit you could rent for an hour or two)
You may be able to get away with a small self tapping screw instead of a
screw extractor... drill a hole, screw in the screw (gently) and pull hard
on the screw.
> And if you tear apart the post, and the post looks unglued, try grabbing
> the remanants with needlenose pliers.
> BTW, I'd cushion the head piece in balsa wood (scratch the wood, not the
> Lego) in a vice or something.
Definitely. Also, for this sort of drilling, you should be using a Dremel or
similar power tool, or a pin vice.
> All this is assuming of course that the head was not glued in place with a
> PVC glue. If that was the case, I'd call it a loss.
You could always try drilling it out to standard peg size. If you go a bit
oversize, you can always add a shim of paper when you re-use the head.
Cheers
Richie Dulin
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| (...) Have you thought about screw extractors? You'll need a hole in the post, that means drill if head post doesn't already have a hole in it. Then put the screw extractor in and you should be able to move it, or tear apart the plastic. (a (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-02, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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