Best revolver nipple wrench

[wiscoaster]

Put the Cylinder in the Freezer for 2 hours and break them free.

Now that's a New thought.

Actually that's not a wild and crazy thought. Application of ice cubes is one tool in my bag of tricks for unsticking stuck threaded parts. The cold causes the metal to shrink and might help reduce the compression fit between the stuck parts. It's science applied.

 

[Rebel]

I looked on Cash's sight but didn't see them. Will check Dixie. Thanks

 

[Ed C.]

Ted Cash tool and homemade nipple wrenches are the best I've used. Heat rather than cold has always been my friend. If the coefficient of expansion of the cylinder metal is greater than that of the nipp;le it can help loosen them. Try in the oven at about 350.

 

[Rebel]

Ordered a new wrench this morning. Will try the oven when i get the wrench. Tried the freezer without success.

 

[slhowell]

I've had success on multiple occasions using a heat gun to heat up the cylinder. It may take more than once but has always worked for me.

 

[Rebel]

Thanks

 

[Tenring]

I am sorry the freezer method was not productive for you it had worked for me in the past but some times one method is not the best, good luck and I hope you fare well in your endeavors.

 

[Rebel]

Thanks. I need all the luck i can get.

 

[Rabidwookie2003]

I have an old 1971 made Uberti 1858 Remington with 5 Very stuck nipples. I tried soaking in Kroll. No luck. Then i soaked in Liquid Wrench penetrating oil and i even put an old nipple wrench on and smacked it with a hammer some. Still no luck. So, which is the strongest most durable nipple wrench? The Ted Cash ratcheting or the Slix Shot T. Or some other? I already rounded the edges on a Traditions T and a Track Of The Wolf T.

1/4” drive 5mm deep socket. File it to fit, and it’ll even get down into the recessed sides on a Pietta 1851 Navy. If you use a regular socket, you’ll have to drill out the center to make it bigger or it won’t go all the way down around the nipple.

 

[Ed C.]

1/4” drive 5mm deep socket. File it to fit, and it’ll even get down into the recessed sides on a Pietta 1851 Navy. If you use a regular socket, you’ll have to drill out the center to make it bigger or it won’t go all the way down around the nipple.

You must have some quality files. Mine were too soft so I used a Dremel taking care not to overheat the heat treat of the socket. For rifles I made this from a 1/2" bolt.

 

[Rabidwookie2003]

You must have some quality files. Mine were too soft so I used a Dremel taking care not to overheat the heat treat of the socket. For rifles I made this from a 1/2" bolt.

Thats what I did with the ones I made. 1 with the cleaning stuuff and 1 for the possibles bag. The bolt is a good idea for rifles. I didn’t even think about that.

 

[Sorry Dude]

Thanks. I need all the luck i can get.

3/16" socket 1/4" drive.

 

[Rebel]

I did that. But i bent that one too. There things are Really stuck

 

[ZUG]

Alternate between heat and cold. You need to heat the nipple up really hot and cool it really quickly - cycle it a few times - then apply the penetrating fluid let it work for a while - then put your nipple wrench on it and rap downward on it with a small hammer - then try to remove it.

 

[COTNTOP]

I saw this guy put a cutdown socket on a Dewalt hammer drill and it finally let loose.

 

[kyron4]

I did that. But i bent that one too. There things are Really stuck

You may have to drill them out on a drill press, then remove the sleeve with an extractor.

 

[FishDFly]

Some times I wonder if it is best to give problems to a good gunsmith and let them fix it versus mucking things up. Then if it gets mucked up, it is their problem.

If folks only used anti-seize.

 

[French Colonial]

The heat and cold method using a heat gun and freezer while making sure your using a good penetrating oil will work if you give it time.

Dissimilar metals expand and contract at different rates and the metal of the nipples and the cylinder are not the same, eventually they will come loose if your patient.

 

[Sorry Dude]

I did that. But i bent that one too. There things are Really stuck

I drilled the one out I had that was stuck. I drilled a small hole and used an easy out, took longer to go to the store to buy the easy out. A new set of nipples was $40, done in an hour.

 

[Dude]

I’m cleaning up an original 1848 Pocket and did the ATF/acetone thing, and it worked great!

Ted Cash sockets in a Wheeler screwdriver, locked the whole thing down in a machinists vise for leverage.

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The better way to hold the cylinder is with two dowels clamped in the vise standing straight up. Place two of the cylinder's chambers onto the dowels and it'll be held securely with no possibility of harming the finish or nicking metal.