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eris_5

Noob question

Jun 13, 2006 11:55

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saru_kage June 13 2006, 19:55:32 UTC

I've watched people use pliers to great success with problems exactly like this one. Although you will want to excercise some caution around your teeth.

If you can get your fingers on it and you just can't turn it, you might want to wrap a small rubber band around one or both sides of the barbell. This provides torsion and makes it a lot easier to unscrew things that don't seem to want to be unscrewed.

Or, you could go to a professional piercer, point to your lebret and say "It's stuck, help!".

I think at least one of those should work for you.

eris_5 June 13 2006, 20:06:00 UTC

Thanks - I'd thought of pliers maybe with some med tape around the ends, hadn't thought of rubber bands yet, good idea. If it were just a one time thing I'd ask a piercer to do it but it's going to be on a semi-regular basis.

r_process June 13 2006, 21:58:00 UTC

i assume you can't get a grip on the other side because it's too slippery.

maybe get a paper towel to help grip it on the inside?

and don't crank it down next time. ;)

drunkard would always take his out with his teeth, so he must not have had it cranked down. Ouch on the teeth!

eris_5 June 13 2006, 22:01:10 UTC

Wow, imagine that, two people I know, or "know" on the same random LJ I picked to ask a silly question. If I'd known you people were so useful I would have just posted on my own LJ ;)