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    Tips on getting olives off ?



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    Postby dogwood 70 » Mon Nov 17, 2008 6:10 pm

    I need to know how i can get olives from the ends of 15mm pipe,is there a knack to it? as access is restricted and its wasted an afternoon.
    any help would be brill.

    Gav. :(
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    Postby Steve the gas » Tue Nov 18, 2008 7:14 am

    Hi Gav,

    Get a junior hacksaw, cut thru the olive most of the way,then a sharp flat bladed screwdriver when twisted in the cut will snap the olive ---- voila!!

    Hth
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    Postby bobplum » Tue Nov 18, 2008 8:38 pm

    or you can buy an extraction tool?
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