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Filing Uniform Tubing Lengths in a Miter Jig

A tip from @millathegoldsmith for super gluing small tubing pieces together and filing them in a miter jig so they come out uniform in height.

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Here is another use for your miter jig and your super glue from @millathegoldsmith - when creating small pieces of tubing that need to be uniform in height, she super glued them together, then places them in the miter jig to file them altogether! 🙌 thanks for letting me share this! #metalsmithsociety #jewelrymakingtipoftheday

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