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Re: long or short link pin remover which is better
In Response To: long or short link pin remover which is better ()

: i purchased a link pin remover from
: jewelrysupply.com because a jewelry messed
: up my smp. after that i decided to try and
: remove the links myself but the one they
: sent me had a short pin. the picture they
: advertise has a long pin not a short one and
: assumed this was the one i was getting. the
: short pin only pushes the pin out 1/8 of the
: way and the rest i had to pull it out with a
: pair of pliers. this was very very hard!! i
: finally got the job done but wouldn't be
: better if i had a long pin instead of a
: short one? has anyone ever had this problem?

The link pin remover I bought from the TZ toolshop came with a long pin and a short one. In the instructions it says you are supposed to push it out enough so that you can pull the rest of the pin out with a pair of pliers.

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long or short link pin remover which is better
Shouldn't be hard. *PIC*
Re: long or short link pin remover which is better
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