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Originally Posted by
Spaghetti Legs
Otherwise I use the hammer and punch to loosen it up.
I would think the trouble with using a punch is it contacts only the out point of the notch, producing rounded corners like those in Soody's pic. Once you've damaged them this way a real BB tool will no longer grip. Once they are damaged you have no choice but to further the damage.
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