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erictrumpet:
I was just going to suggest that, what maxlamer said -- turn the button itself, from underneath, not the nut. Since you want to loosen it you will actually want to grab the button (with microswitch still there -- if it's a horizontal switch -- for leverage) CLOCKWISE. From underneath that is. This is because if the nut is "grabbing" the underside of the CP, when you turn the button body the other way it should "pop" and then the nut can be removed normally, still possibly needing the tool though.

I do the opposite as a way to tighten the nuts when installing buttons: orient the button so the microswitch (I use horizontals) is about 30-40 degrees clockwise of where you want it pointing, then grab it by the switch for leverage and crank it that extra 1/8 turn or so (turning to the LEFT, but it's not lefty-loosey since the nut is grabbing the wood, instead it will tighten it down that last little bit). This is how I cinched down buttons before I ever knew that friggin tool existed. :)

Eric.

battletoads:
Wow so I tried just turning the buttons themselves clockwise and not touching the plastic nuts, and it popped the buttons loose right away.  Thanks

erictrumpet:
Cool! Glad it worked! And I have less than 100 posts here. Don't trust those weirdos with thousands of posts, they don't know what they are talking about. :)

Eric.

battletoads:
Well said.

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