Mate, you have got to get yourself an "upholsterers tack lifter, " dirt cheap on Amazon and Ebay, I use mine for micro scrapping all the time, it has no end of uses, its like a small hand held crow bar. On top of that a pin punch set would really help knocking out those spindles bearings and all kinds of things with the vise !! Hope this helps !! Keep up the good work !!
It's actually made by Funai ( one of the worst brands of VCRs! ). About the only thing this POS VCR is good for is ripping apart. Your better off buying a second hand VCR by a top brand like Panasonic, Sony or JVC if you still need a VCR to playback stuff that's only on VHS.