Zen and the Art of Expanded Shell Repair

Hello Marie, I'm not sure if you got it figured out and everything unstuck so to speak.... But if the triad coins are stuck in the future. Or dinged in anyway.... This has worked for me.... With the set completely assembled.... Hold the coin on it's edge.... now on a over hard surface.. ..Using your thumb, index and middle finger. Thumb on tails side index and middle on heads side. Late the coin on it's edge apply pressure down, towards the table. so that any gaps between the coins/shells are closed ... Begin Rollin the edge of the coin back and forth apply downward pressure...then rotate the coin a little bit...and do the same thing....and keep doing that until you've done it to the then entire outer edge of the coin....people suggest lighters or other objects because they are round etc....whats more round and more of a match than the coin that goes inside the set right? Try to use enough pressure to make sure you are actually causing the coins edge to reshape. The hard table combined with the perfectly round coin, your pressure and Rollin it back and forth on every part of edge. Will eventually make your She**ls be reshaped into perfect circles. The reason this works is because there shouldn't be a ton of space between the coin and the Sh*** so no matter how big the ding. This will bring it back to the proper shape. And make it a perfect circle and it will fit perfectly over the coin.... And with triad coins the pressure and the rolling should dislodge the coins..... UNLESS somehow either a piece of lint or debris is is wedged between the coin and the Sh**** or a little bit of moisture was trapped in the sh*** and created either suction or rust. Thus making them stick.... But if that's the case ..... Try this.... Think of the concept of a bang ring. Find a soda/juice/water bottle cap that is slightly bigger than the coin. It should be big enough to let u set it. Mouth up.... And when u put the coin on it.... The bottom edges of the bottle cap only make contact with the rim of the sh***... Then put your index finger on top of the coin... Fingers and thumb on the edge of the bottle cap.... Hold it tight. Gently slam it down to see if that will dislodge the coin... Keep trying a little hard until it falls out ..... And finally if you can't find a cap to do that with..... With your fingers and thumb. Hold the coin by the edges. Make sure hour fingers and thumb are only making contact with the edge of the sh**** and not with the coin... Take an exacto knife. With the thinnest blade you can find ... While holding the coin by the edges ... Take your other hand with the exacto.... And gently push the tip(not the whole blade, just the very tip)of the exacto knife in between the edge of the coin and the sh***.then angle the exact upward while holding the coin still. That should shovel the coin out ...If it doesn't come out... Try sticking the tip in and gently tap the edge of the coin and the sh*** on a hard table .... That will bend the edge slightly and create space... Which will get the coin out easier .... Then if their is a ding or a bend in the shell after getting it out .... Make sure you clean the inside of the shell out really good ... Deep in the corners and make sure it's completely dry ... So nothing can get wedged in the future.... Place it back in the sh***... And do the rolling technique I mentioned above..... Hopefully these tips help you or anyone. They have served me very very well ... I have an explosion set. From dean dill...... Lots of sh***s I've had to adjust and deal with over the last 20 years lol..... Anyway, good luck! Lemme know if you got your triad set fixed.... And if you have any questions.