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Yes, I have a good pair of flush cutters, that I use just for removing scales, but only use them, when I don’t care about the scales, it is quicker.

I was wondering about the new pins being...

So, you don’t need power tools to unpin, a hand held pin vise or a 1/16 in bit with a Hex drive head will work just fine, after filing the pin head flat and center punching the start hole in the pin....