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   nikkiwood | Jun 12, 2005 10:51am | #1

   I use a small block of wood -- about 1/4" thick, maybe 1" X 3".

   Position the 1" end on the holder (just behind the blade), and give it a light tap with a hammer. Bingo -- but sometimes it takes one more tap on the other end of the holder.

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   bakesale1 | Jun 15, 2005 12:28am | #2

   Thanks!

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   BOBABEUI | Jun 15, 2005 03:26pm | #3

   Hi Bake Sale,

   I use a decidedly low tech solution for removing the Tersa knives from my Minimax FS41, a piece of red cedar shim shingle with about the skinniest 1.5 inches removed and a dead blow hammer.

   The skinny end of the single fits over the wedge and a light blow from the dead blow on the end of the single (the fat end) disengages the wedge, since the knives on this machine are 16 inches long, 4 or 5 taps up and down the length of the wedges does the job. I can change 3 knives in 3 minutes flat, without even working up a sweat, I am spoiled forever!

   I think Martin USA does sell a sell a plastic Tersa removal key, check out this link http://www.martin-usa.com/t_tersa.asp

   Best of luck.

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   bakesale1 | Jun 16, 2005 09:52pm | #4

   thanks. I can see that I was worried for no reason. No one appraently uses a tool.