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Sharpening Worn Tweezers on a Grinding Wheel
A tip from @pelessongjewelry for sharpening worn tweezer tips on a grinding wheel, holding them closed, to pick up tiny solder pieces.
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Here is a tip to give your tweezers new life from @pelessongjewelry - โThis video shows me using my grinding wheel to sharpen the tip of these worn out tweezers. Makes them nice and sharp for picking up tiny pieces of solder on the soldering block:) make sure to hold them closed while sharpening the ends.โ I know my tweezers could use a little love! Thank you for sharing!! ๐ #metalsmithsociety #jewelrytipoftheday
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