Oveready V5 Drop-In Deconstruction

the drop in was chucked up in a lathe, then carefully trimmed at the base, just above the bottom brass contact plate to create a gap, and the large rim on top was removed down to the optic nearly. it was mostly loose in this picture. only a small section remained intact that was less than paper thin.
here with the paper thin remnant slipped off the assembly. optic and board are epoxied onto the pill. the optic and board need to stay permanently as one unit to not risk damage to the board.
I then desoldered the contacts on the board, and inserted a screw driver into the slot between the contact plate and the pill, and twisted. did this aroound the circumference of the drop in to pull the contact plate off, which was a very nice press fit into place.
then I went back out and re-chucked the drop in into the lathe and trimmed back the drop in a bit more to expose the full edge of the board. Then, using a parting tool I carefully added a groove between the board and the heat sink.
then uses a screw driver to pop the board off the remaining section. then did some cleanup with a file of the epoxy remnants
and left with an intact board and optic assembly awaiting its new home....