While building a project, I found that a key part was stuck.
I tapped it with a mallet, then harder, and eventually whacked at it. No luck.
Then I got smart and put three clamps around the part, gently turning each one, increasing the pressure, until it simply popped out.
Persistent, gentle pressure almost always outperforms sudden, violent blows.
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