This is a Technics SL-1510, but I own SL-1210 MkIIs and a SL-1300. They all work the same way. Do not use tools. They are unnecessary and you are likely to damage an expensive valued item.
I made this video, because I watched some YouTube fool's instructional video of how to remove the platter from a Technics turntable in which he used a Jeweler's mallet and a flathead screwdriver to pry up the platter:
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