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<p>[QUOTE="jeankay, post: 414261, member: 12159"]Hi Vess1,</p><p> </p><p>That must have been a lot of fun! Wore safety glasses? </p><p>I know how tough it is to break those silly plastic prisons to free the prisoner.</p><p> </p><p>My approach use to be about the same as yours, then I discovered the 1/4 inch wood chisel works a bit better. I just find a spot that is far as possible from the coin and give the edge close to the corner a good slam with my hammer, which usually cause a weak spot, then set the chisel in and begin tapping rather soundly until it starts to give way. After that it is a matter of tapping the chisel on the seam until you get the slab to open. </p><p>Of course how ever one approaches this breaking in, it still comes with a lot of risk.</p><p> </p><p>jeankay[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jeankay, post: 414261, member: 12159"]Hi Vess1, That must have been a lot of fun! Wore safety glasses? I know how tough it is to break those silly plastic prisons to free the prisoner. My approach use to be about the same as yours, then I discovered the 1/4 inch wood chisel works a bit better. I just find a spot that is far as possible from the coin and give the edge close to the corner a good slam with my hammer, which usually cause a weak spot, then set the chisel in and begin tapping rather soundly until it starts to give way. After that it is a matter of tapping the chisel on the seam until you get the slab to open. Of course how ever one approaches this breaking in, it still comes with a lot of risk. jeankay[/QUOTE]
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