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<p>[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 157933, member: 360"]I have a silver-faced pocket-watch stand from 1920 in my collection. When I bought it, it was covered in dents. I picked out the eight, TINY little nails, lifted the silver facing off, and hammered out the worst of the dents. </p><p><br /></p><p>Once it was smooth and flat to my satisfaction, I put the facing back onto the front of the stand. But then I had no idea how the hell to get the nails back in! They were absolutely minuscule. It was like trying to hammer in grains of rice! </p><p><br /></p><p>In the end, I used a pair of tweezers to help me get started on each nail and I'm glad to say - I didn't lose, or damage a single one. The watch-stand is now back to its original state <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 157933, member: 360"]I have a silver-faced pocket-watch stand from 1920 in my collection. When I bought it, it was covered in dents. I picked out the eight, TINY little nails, lifted the silver facing off, and hammered out the worst of the dents. Once it was smooth and flat to my satisfaction, I put the facing back onto the front of the stand. But then I had no idea how the hell to get the nails back in! They were absolutely minuscule. It was like trying to hammer in grains of rice! In the end, I used a pair of tweezers to help me get started on each nail and I'm glad to say - I didn't lose, or damage a single one. The watch-stand is now back to its original state :)[/QUOTE]
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