I remember back when I got my first bionicle set, Toa Lewa. It was a lot of fun building him for the first time, yet something irked me since that day. Head crystals. Has anyone figured out how to remove them from toa-mata heads? (Preferrably without having to break the head piece in any way >_>) It just seemed a bit disappointing having them stuck in there for good, not to mention after a friend visited, he got a crystal stuck in one of my nui-rama head pieces. Do I need tools of sorts? Or just a lot of force?
Mata Head Crystals D:
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, Jan 26 2013 10:19 AM
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Posted Jan 26 2013 - 10:21 AM
I once did it with the use of a minig bar and the combined power of me and my dad.
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Posted Jan 26 2013 - 11:11 AM
I never figured out how those little pieces could not be pulled free. my mom did it once. once and then it wouldn't come out. I haven't had any success with pulling those dang little things out.
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Posted Jan 26 2013 - 12:29 PM
They were a pain. If you look on some video sites, there are many contraption(ironicaly built with technic parts, that can get it off. Although be careful of doing it more than a few times, as you will ruin both pieces. once or twice is fine though
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Posted Jan 26 2013 - 12:43 PM
This might help.
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Posted Jan 26 2013 - 03:21 PM
Look up 'toa mata head' on ###### and there are videos explaining how to remove it. I did it yesterday.
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Posted Jan 26 2013 - 08:11 PM
This might help.
This uh... this looks like it'd snap the "eye" parts of the crystal at some point or another e_e Provided you don't snap the rods first.
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Posted Jan 26 2013 - 08:52 PM
There are several ways. Complicated contraptions can hurt your fingers more than your parts, so what I like to do is the method where you stick a long axle into the brain and try to wedge it out with a 1xN brick. After a lot of fiddling and some help from a flat-head screwdriver, it might just come loose.
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Posted Jan 27 2013 - 01:45 PM
This might help.
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Posted Jan 27 2013 - 07:22 PM
I tried doing it once with a tiny screwdriver and some force…didn't work and almost bent the metal.
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Posted Jan 28 2013 - 08:41 PM
This might help.
I used to take it out with a knife until I found out about this.
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Posted Jan 28 2013 - 10:40 PM
This might help.This uh... this looks like it'd snap the "eye" parts of the crystal at some point or another e_e Provided you don't snap the rods first.
I've used this before, and it's safe. It's best to push it into a bed or something, because it takes some of the pressure off of your hands.
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Posted Jan 28 2013 - 11:08 PM
I tried doing it once with a tiny screwdriver and some force…didn't work and almost bent the metal.
okay, theory proven. the old old bionicle sets can metal bend. but WOW.....how thick was the metal?
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Posted Feb 01 2013 - 11:13 AM
This might help.
I've done that so many times I can just pull Gali's eyes out off her head on the set. 
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Posted Feb 07 2013 - 11:01 AM
This might help.I've done this before and it has worked. I don't recommend repeatedly doing it though, since it can wear out the parts.
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It was most likely aluminum. I can bend a screwdriver with my hands...I tried doing it once with a tiny screwdriver and some force…didn't work and almost bent the metal.
okay, theory proven. the old old bionicle sets can metal bend. but WOW.....how thick was the metal?
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Posted Feb 18 2013 - 10:57 PM
Not very. It was a cheap one, though. Like those dollar store ones.I tried doing it once with a tiny screwdriver and some force…didn't work and almost bent the metal.
okay, theory proven. the old old bionicle sets can metal bend. but WOW.....how thick was the metal?
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