Stuck wedge?
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I use half a popsicle stick as a punch to get it through the hole, but it's short lived. Some kind of hardwood wood be better. Perhaps a wedge for an axe or hammer handle, if you have a spare around there.
I have also driven a toothpick in there above the spring to hold the wedge spring hook down and then broke the toothpick off, so it won't be in the way. And drive the broken tip back out with the wedge.
I have also driven a toothpick in there above the spring to hold the wedge spring hook down and then broke the toothpick off, so it won't be in the way. And drive the broken tip back out with the wedge.
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This may be more effort that you're willing to go through, but when I had the problem of a stuck wedge that was also flush with the right side of the gun, I got a fairly heavy dead blow hammer made out of some kind of rubbery material and just whacked it as hard as I could. The wedge came out and no damage was done.
Oh, I held the gun in my left hand and smacked it with my right.
Oh, I held the gun in my left hand and smacked it with my right.
My Dance did not have your problem but other Piettas did. Prop the barrel, so the wedge has clearence to be driven out. I use the edge of a house key (more likely bronze rather than brass) as a drift punch. Pound with a hammer on the edge of the key to knock the wedge out then grease the edges of the wedge to prevent sticking. I use the edge that is the grip part of the key.
Andy Griffith
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Just don't use a key that you actually have to use.
If none of these things work....time for a Estwing hammer.
Just kidding!
A brass punch and a big hammer may be the last resort. One on a used 1860 I bought was stuck so bad, I had to work on it for a couple of days before it let go. It had buckled the barrel opening some because it was hammered in so hard.
May have been the factory or previous owner, can't tell. Another wedge can always be bought, although cleaning up the end with some files and cold blue is a much less expensive option and you'll never know it had a punch on it. Brass punches certainly can dent these soft wedges if you have to hit them hard enough.
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Nothing, nadda, zippo, zero no luck, a 24 oz dead blow hammer nothing. I think the wedge was driven in I can see on the right side of the frame the left hand side of the slot it looks like the metal has been peened out a little. I bent a 5/32" brass drift tapping on it with a small brass hammer.
Maybe I'll get one of those picture frame things and make this one a wall hanger.
Maybe I'll get one of those picture frame things and make this one a wall hanger.
Hold on..Tom
The more force you put on this frame, the higher is the likelyhood that the frame may be damaged even in a way that is not easily visible to the eye.
Do you think a call to the vendor might be appropriate? The reason these things are still getting out of the factory with stuck wedges is that none of the vendors are whining about it. The reason none of the vendors are whining about it is that none of the buyers are whining about it. The knee bones connected to the......Ooops sorry.
The more force you put on this frame, the higher is the likelyhood that the frame may be damaged even in a way that is not easily visible to the eye.
Do you think a call to the vendor might be appropriate? The reason these things are still getting out of the factory with stuck wedges is that none of the vendors are whining about it. The reason none of the vendors are whining about it is that none of the buyers are whining about it. The knee bones connected to the......Ooops sorry.