Originally Posted by
TimothyH
Buy the tool.
The link is only "unbelievably tight" if the proper tool can't remove it.
I used to mess with needlenose pliers, etc., until I bought the tool two years ago. Wish I had done it two decades ago.
Even with the tool, some links take lots of force.
-Tim-
Yep. I've put off buying the tool for far too long.