Joe Gwinn was heard to mutter:

On Sat, 08 May 2021 18:24:06 -0400, Casper
wrote:

I re-acquired a butcher block cart my father and I built years ago. A
bit of abuse but bones in good shape. One issue is omni-directional
metal wheels. They came loose but damage to the nuts and holes
moderately loose. Was easy to unscrew from wood but thread nuts came
out with wheels and I'm unable to separate them from wheel shaft.
Thread nuts are brass. I'm short on tools and hate to waste perfectly
good metal wheels because nuts are stuck. Any ideas on how to separate
shaft from thread nut without damage to either? Thanks

Need a photo or two.

Here's a picture of the wheel with the brass thread nut on. Steel
shaft. Approximately 1/8th of an inch open at top of nut; shaft is
1/8th inch short of top of brass. I can wiggle one a few mm left-right
by hand; others won't budge. I see no rust. Was kept in non-water
room. Wheels are rust-free. This was built back in the mid-80's.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/qwlxmntdey...%20PM.jpg?dl=0
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