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Don't fool with damaged tubes, ordrer a new one from Snyder's. The best way to put a tire together is to have your tube in place, I usually put a close fitting washer over the stem, then add a cap to hold it, they way you wont lose the stem.
Get it together all you can by hand, then use a hammer to get the rest of the bead over and on, this way ther are no tools pinching the tube and making a bad spot.