A tip from @tesorojewelleryworkshop for wrapping a hammer in leather to shape silver and gold without leaving marks.

A tip from @sezentulgarerjewels for setting drill bits in a honeycomb board to hold several wires in place while soldering.

Learn how Corkie added a recess for small parts, a tubing slot and a ring clamp curve to a bench pin with a saw and wax burs.

A tip from @seaelements for seating a silver ball in a drilled hole and filing it flat in one direction before sweat soldering.

A tip from @birchwolf on transferring a printed design to metal with transfer solution and film, and inking engraving.

Learn to make a spinner ring with the Fretz spinner ring jig, from sizing the spinner two sizes larger to flaring each side.

A tip from @brandys_crowtotem for writing the grit on each radial disc in permanent marker when brands use different colors.

A tip from @moya.nl for pushing a steel block against the rolling mill rolls to keep metal aligned as you feed it.

A tip from @nikkicav27 for storing files in a small mason jar with foam inside and a grid cap so they do not rub together.

A tip from @jinjo.spumoni for setting a honeycomb block on pumice in an upturned annealing pan so it can spin but stays steady.

A tip from @artyrtyrkerson for sitting a round bezel on a square needle file or punch to mark four evenly spaced claws.

A tip from @didirosejewelry for cutting excess metal near a bezel with shears, then sanding it away with a flipped sanding disc.

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