How Do You Remove Tight Dowel Pins?
• Get a drill that is about one tenth the size of the dowel. Drill a hole in the middle of the dowel right through the dowel. • Fill the cavity at the bottom of the dowel with engine oil using a syringe until no air in the cavity and in the drill hole. • Break a same size drill in half so that you only have the shank of the drill that will fit snugly in the drill hole. Use this as a punch. • Position the drill in the hole and tap with a hammer. The hydraulic effect of the force on the oil will multiply in the cavity and slowly force the dowel out. Repeat several times by filling the hole and hammer the punch in until the dowel is out.
