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What @howard said - use the right tool for the job (I'm sure theres a meme coming at me for that)
If nothing else, do it because it'll take you a fraction of the time than faffing with it
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You can do it with a normal crank puller if you have a suitably-sized length of rigid material to push down the middle of the spindle for the crank puller to press against. I've got a bit of 1/2" mild steel I use. Still relatively easily lost. I think I've turned the last one into some components for tools for making bits of my frame jig.
What's the best technique for removing an NDS Hollowgram crank from the spindle without spending over £20 on Cannondale KT013 (which consists of two small easily lost chunks of metal)?
I know using something to sit against the end of the spindle is a bad idea because the crank threads are already shorter than most other cranks.