Originally Posted by
Mad Honk
Sheldon's method again reminds me that long ago there was a Var tool that used the same principle to remove the fixed cup.
I don't recall that VAR had a friction-type fixed cup tool. They did have the VAR-30, but that uses a jaw to hold the cup. You don't have to crank the pieces together super-tight, just enough to keep the jaw in place:
Zeus did have a professional-grade friction-type fixed cup tool; you can see it in the lower right of the case:
Others were also available:
