back check removal

[Newton Hunt]

Clever.  Thanks for the tip.  If the key is clamped in a woodworkers
vice (not enough of them) then the claw can be used with impunity.  Or a
deconstruction bar.

		Newton

A440A@AOL.COM wrote:
> 
> Greetings,
>      I found the easiest way to remove the wires was a small claw hammer and
> a wedge with a slot cut into it.  If the keys are old and brittle, or if you
> are really concerned about breaking them, you can cut the wedge to fit under
> the drill press table(stuck on with a spot of CA), which will provide a stop
> for the top of the key.  Then you simply stick the backcheck wire up through
> this from below and grab it  with the hammer.  The hammer then rides on the
> top of the table, pulling the wire out like a nail.
> Regards,
> Ed Foote