<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2627" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=rol= e_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV> Yes but with the right tool ...clik it ta click & it's done.I= don't re-use manny sets of shanks but enough that this is well worth it if t= he leverage is as good as I think & it pulls them off quick & clean wit= hout damge to my hand.</DIV> <DIV>  Dale</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><= FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size= =2>Much depends on what is being done with the old heads. If they're being <BR>thr= own out why are we being so dainty about it? A pair of automotive side <BR>cut= ters works great for me. I cut them right down the middle from the back <BR>and= they split in two right around the shank. Peel them off, clean the <BR>sha= nk and make the new hammers ready for hanging!<BR><BR>Greg Newell</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>