Super clamp disassembly

This is one of those odd questions that really has nothing to do with lighting but since a lot of us use super clamps for lighting I'm hoping someone might know the answer.

Does anyone know how to remove the quick release mechanism from the manfrotto super clamp?

I'm trying to disassemble one to get anodized and I have no clue how to get that pin out. Looks like it would just get tapped out but I don't want to start beating on it and screw the whole thing up just to do someone stupid like get it anodozed. So any help would be appreciated

Well never mind. Since my work uses super clamps for display fixtures I figured I'd experiment on one of them.

So yes, the the quick release mechanism can just be tapped out.......however you better have something to catch everything or else you will be missing a spring. Damn thing shot out of there like a bat out of hell. No clue where it's at now! :O

But it will come apart with just a little effort. Looks like the cap that holds the pin and spring in is just machine punched in. It can be easily tapped back in by hand after you get it apart though.......just wish I knew where that spring went!

Why are you trying to get one anodized?

Scatterbrained wrote in post #16099135
Why are you trying to get one anodized?

Because I can.

I know people from paintball that do very nice anodizing work. Since my super clamps are just the raw aluminum ones, not the black powder coated that you normally see, I figured why not do something stupid and get one or two anodozed something fun (like camo, silver and blue splash, black and red acid wash, ect)

Functionally there's no reason to do it. But they are aluminum so they can be anodized so why not?