seized core slugs

[Michaelr]

Caveat: Of course, I am assuming your folks over there are as creative as ours over here; when they secure the tuning slug in the coil form. I have seen them use glue, varnish, shellac, paint, wax, fingernail polish, and rubber bands.

With the double slug coils, I usually try to remove the top one first and then the bottom one. Many times, if you are lucky, the bottom slug will have a slot in both of its ends. If so, you can use two tools on it simultaneously, after applying heat.
As a last resort, if the core is still frozen, apply heat to the slug with a firm pressure and push the slug straight out. Slow and steady wins the race.
Kind regards,

We call them the "phantom fiddlers" over here . Their ingenuity knows no bounds when it comess to the bodge , it is a pity they cannot employ the same talent to getting it right.

Mike