The Pro Trick for Removing a Stuck Parallel Key (You’re Probably Doing It Wrong)
If you’ve ever worked with motors, you know the pain. That tiny, deceptively simple piece of metal—the parallel key—is a marvel of power transmission. But when it’s perfectly fitted into its keyway, trying to remove it can be one of the most frustrating jobs in the workshop. I’ve been there. In my younger days, I…