Answers.Body: <p>so take a thin lego piece and use it to make the small piece fly off</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>Any part that has a stud on the surface can be fairly easily removed by using leverage from a different large part added to the top of it. This takes advantage of the inherent &quot;clutch power&quot; of the stud/anti-stud connection and the increased surface area of the larger part to concentrate the force used to remove the part in a lateral direction.</p>
  <p>For example, by placing a 1x6 plate over the trans-yellow 1x1 plate and then pushing the 1x6 plate away from the trans-orange plate will likely pull the trans-yellow plate up fairly easily.</p>
  <p>LEGO also produces a purpose built tool called the <a href="https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=96874" rel="noreferrer">Brick Separator</a> that uses both that technique as well as giving additional leverage by pushing the part with the under or over-hanging ledge on the top and bottom of the front of the tool.</p>
  
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Body: <p><strong>In general, what is the best approach to take off small pieces from a surface like the one in the picture?</strong></p>
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/J7dAf.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/J7dAf.jpg" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>
  <h3>How to proceed</h3>
  <p>What should I do if</p>
  <ul>
  <li>I don't want to deal any damage to LEGO itself?</li>
  <li>I want to take it off as soon as possible?</li>
  <li>I want to do it in the simplest way possible?</li>
  </ul>
  
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Comments.Text: to use [this beloved thingy](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/9516/is-there-a-tool-that-can-consistently-remove-hundreds-of-2x2-tiles/9517#9517)
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Comments.Text: I would also suggest [this](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/444/132) technique, it doesn't involve scratching the underside of the plate and it doesn't have to be this exact piece.
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Title: Take off a small 1x1 piece from bigger LEGO surface
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ThreadText: # Take off a small 1x1 piece from bigger LEGO surface
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2021-04-13)
  
  **In general, what is the best approach to take off small pieces from a surface like the one in the picture?**
  
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/J7dAf.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/J7dAf.jpg)
  
  ### How to proceed
  
  What should I do if
  
  * I don't want to deal any damage to LEGO itself?
  * I want to take it off as soon as possible?
  * I want to do it in the simplest way possible?
  
  **Tags:** disassembly
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: to use [this beloved thingy](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/9516/is-there-a-tool-that-can-consistently-remove-hundreds-of-2x2-tiles/9517#9517)  
  > **username_2**: I would also suggest [this](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/444/132) technique, it doesn't involve scratching the underside of the plate and it doesn't have to be this exact piece.  
  
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  ## 2 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_5 on 2021-04-13. Score: 7 | Accepted answer
  
  Any part that has a stud on the surface can be fairly easily removed by using leverage from a different large part added to the top of it. This takes advantage of the inherent "clutch power" of the stud/anti-stud connection and the increased surface area of the larger part to concentrate the force used to remove the part in a lateral direction.
  
  For example, by placing a 1x6 plate over the trans-yellow 1x1 plate and then pushing the 1x6 plate away from the trans-orange plate will likely pull the trans-yellow plate up fairly easily.
  
  LEGO also produces a purpose built tool called the [Brick Separator](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=96874) that uses both that technique as well as giving additional leverage by pushing the part with the under or over-hanging ledge on the top and bottom of the front of the tool.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_3 on 2021-04-29. Score: -2
  
  so take a thin lego piece and use it to make the small piece fly off
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_4**: How would you use it? Could you provide a description, illustration or photo?  
  
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