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There is a LEGO separator tool for this: https://www.lego.com/es-es/product/brick-separator-630 https://www.lego.com/es-es/product/brick-separator-630

kemayo 5y ago
Those do work for most pieces, but the stacked-plates issue is tricky even with one. Stacked 1x2 or 1x1 is the worst because it's almost impossible to even bring leverage into it.
- colanderman 5y ago
  Stacked 1x1s are trivial -- rotate them 45 degrees! A 1x1 in the middle of a large plate though can be a challenge though. While the remover tool works for e.g. 1x2s, 1x1s don't quite have enough surface area, so the tool often slips off. 2x plates I find tend not to give as much trouble, if only because they require more force to have been pushed together perfectly flush in the first place. (My context is teaching Lego professionally to middle-school children for a few summers. You get given all sorts of fun things to take apart, and having a pocket knife around isn't a good idea. My other takeaway from that experience is that the LabView-based Mindstorms software is/was total shit.)
colanderman 5y ago
Yes, I'm well aware of these (and the older, chunkier, grey version from the 90s). It does not help in the case of 1x2 plates. Beside using a knife, the only trick I've found to work for these is to stack longer 1x plates on either side of the pair, which give you more leverage on the center pair, while themselves being easier to take apart.
- genocidicbunny 5y ago
  Two brick separators also do the trick. If you've bought any of the bigger sets, you probably have a handful lying around.
- Someone1234 5y ago
  > It does not help in the case of 1x2 plates. This: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLqi7F0QWoI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLqi7F0QWoI
  - sigjuice 5y ago
    Looks complicated. Just stack the 2x1 sandwich on a larger place. Pop off the topmost 2x1 with the brick separator tool. Then pop the second one off the larger plate. My 5-year old just showed me :)

kemayo 5y ago

Those do work for most pieces, but the stacked-plates issue is tricky even with one. Stacked 1x2 or 1x1 is the worst because it's almost impossible to even bring leverage into it.

colanderman 5y ago
Stacked 1x1s are trivial -- rotate them 45 degrees! A 1x1 in the middle of a large plate though can be a challenge though. While the remover tool works for e.g. 1x2s, 1x1s don't quite have enough surface area, so the tool often slips off. 2x plates I find tend not to give as much trouble, if only because they require more force to have been pushed together perfectly flush in the first place. (My context is teaching Lego professionally to middle-school children for a few summers. You get given all sorts of fun things to take apart, and having a pocket knife around isn't a good idea. My other takeaway from that experience is that the LabView-based Mindstorms software is/was total shit.)

colanderman 5y ago

Yes, I'm well aware of these (and the older, chunkier, grey version from the 90s). It does not help in the case of 1x2 plates. Beside using a knife, the only trick I've found to work for these is to stack longer 1x plates on either side of the pair, which give you more leverage on the center pair, while themselves being easier to take apart.

genocidicbunny 5y ago
Two brick separators also do the trick. If you've bought any of the bigger sets, you probably have a handful lying around.
Someone1234 5y ago
> It does not help in the case of 1x2 plates. This: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLqi7F0QWoI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLqi7F0QWoI
- sigjuice 5y ago
  Looks complicated. Just stack the 2x1 sandwich on a larger place. Pop off the topmost 2x1 with the brick separator tool. Then pop the second one off the larger plate. My 5-year old just showed me :)