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<p>[QUOTE="KingofThings, post: 63200, member: 468"]>If you are confident water won't hurt the cork try the hot cold method first and more than once if you don't get it the first time. This is probably the least dangerous to do.</p><p>>Putting it in the freezer MAY work but if you do this be careful of the cork for we don't know how or if it is attached.</p><p>>If it is really thin a suction cup may pull it out. Probably have to attach it to the jar first.</p><p>>If none of these things work, air pressure will probably do it but you'd have to be able to rig it up to something so as to apply pressure and bee sure it won't come loose and shoot across the state! It shouldn't take a lot if sealed well.</p><p>>If you try to hammer/force it out the cork will likely be damaged and there's no guarantee you won't stretch the metal the wrong way.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="KingofThings, post: 63200, member: 468"]>If you are confident water won't hurt the cork try the hot cold method first and more than once if you don't get it the first time. This is probably the least dangerous to do. >Putting it in the freezer MAY work but if you do this be careful of the cork for we don't know how or if it is attached. >If it is really thin a suction cup may pull it out. Probably have to attach it to the jar first. >If none of these things work, air pressure will probably do it but you'd have to be able to rig it up to something so as to apply pressure and bee sure it won't come loose and shoot across the state! It shouldn't take a lot if sealed well. >If you try to hammer/force it out the cork will likely be damaged and there's no guarantee you won't stretch the metal the wrong way.[/QUOTE]
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