Pliers... And by doing it slowly, while holding the bushing at all times, they shouldn't get away from you.

Maybe you also should tidy up the other room?

 

Needlenose I take it?

The jamroom has a huge rug/carpet in it that's light colored, so when I dropped them, they disappeared into the carpet and I couldn't find them. I got on my hands and knees looking for it to no avail :mrgreen:

 

i used to do like that:

keep the arm firmly pressed onto the desk with your wrist.

fit a couple tiny wrench tips right into the bushing's slot.

pull them slowly and steadily to open the bushing.

until the bushing pulls off the arm. to keep the bushings from
fly, simply put a cloth or something soft under the arm.

but lately i'm learning pulling them just with my fingertips/fingernails. it also depends on how stiff the bushings are.

 

Thanks nuno!

 

Push one thumbnail in one direction, the other in the other. They pop right off, it's that simple.

 

sure. the method pictured above is for those with big fingertips that can't catch the bushings slots.

 

just do it with your fingers an thumbs

 

The Way I do it and isn't the best by far is to use both Thumb nails to pull the Bushing off.
Make sure the split in the Bushing is facing upwards and make sure somethings below it to catch the bushing
E.g. Sit on your bed and hold the arm about an inch away from the duvet and when it comes off, it should fall on the duvet.

I did this earlier actually, Before I read this post.

 

those were big fingers

 

It doesn't matter how big your fingertips are because you spin one hand around so the fingernails face each other. What does matter is if you knaw your nails down to the quick and have nothing to work with. Then, ask a friend

 

What does matter is if you knaw your nails down to the quick and have nothing to work with.

that's it!

 

I actually tried using my thumbnails to do it, but I felt a bit much pressure on the nails and I was deathly afraid of peeling back one of them :?

The material of the bushings is a lot harder than I expected it to be, but I'll try and see what I can do just here in a bit and try not to lose them this time.