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[pcaouolte]

Any technique to putting in those little felt nails? Too short to hold while hammering, I ended up pushing them in with fingers then hitting in

Well you got one thing right. Push the nail into the felt, it will stand up. Hit once with hammer. Move on to next nail.

 

[Keitai]

Use a pair of long nose pliers to hold the nails.

What a good idea. I'll try it

 

[HERTS P&D]

**** taker!

He was giving you good advice, you have not got a clue!

Andy

 

[Charlie George]

He was giving you good advice, you have not got a clue!

Andy

I think we all know the urine extractor on here

 

[mattylad]

**** taker!

OH deary me..
You did ask how to put short nails in.
Curved long nosed pliers are better than straight.

But by all means grab the other end of the stick.

 

[blup]

Another way is to split a piece of cardboard and push the nail through, but pushing the pin in the felt is the best technique once you have practised it a bit.

Blup

 

[RandomGrinch]

A bit gimmicky, but an interesting idea:


https://www.coopersofstortford.co.uk/magnetic-nail-holder/

Or, a step up from those little white plastic things, that come with flatpack furniture for nailing the panel pins!



https://www.amazon.co.uk/Neat-Ideas-Nail-Gripper-straight/dp/B0030G8EA4

 

[Keitai]

Another way is to split a piece of cardboard and push the nail through, but pushing the pin in the felt is the best technique once you have practised it a bit.

Blup

I guess that would work with panel pins too

 

[HERTS P&D]

I guess that would work with panel pins too

You're getting good at this.........................maybe you should masquerade as a handyman!



Andy

 

[Keitai]

OH deary me..
You did ask how to put short nails in.
Curved long nosed pliers are better than straight.

But by all means grab the other end of the stick.

Those pliers are £20. Curved ones.

 

[mattylad]

IF you don't have any (and you can get them cheaper) then figure someting else out, like push the nail through a bit of paper first then pull the paper out just before the final nail down.

 

[HERTS P&D]

Do you think he next post will be 'how to suck an egg'?

Andy

 

[Keitai]

Do you think he next post will be 'how to suck an egg'?

Andy

What do you think?

 

[Deleted member 174758]

Depends on whether it's a chargeable...

 

[HERTS P&D]

What do you think?

With the threads that you start, the answer has to be YES!

Andy