A tip from @hattie.eshleman for making a binding wire nest to elevate a piece and heat underneath, as an alternative to a tripod.

A tip from @pyrus_designs for drawing a grid on a honeycomb block to keep angles and spacing consistent while soldering.

Learn to size tubing, drill a seat with a setting bur in a miter jig, and set the stone with a hammer handpiece or burnisher.

A tip from @isabelasopkova for cleaning small bezels after soldering with an interdental brush and polishing paste, great for white gold.

A tip from @lucywalkerjewellery for filing and sanding the sharp edges of a new bezel rocker so it does not gouge your work.

Learn how Italian silicone wheels remove hammer marks from bezels, shape prongs and polish, and how to reshape them with a truing stone.

A tip from @hausofmonarch for sticking small metal pieces to jewelers wax on a solder pick to hold them steady while sanding.

A tip from @earth_and_fire_designs for using a polishing cloth in a split mandrel for final polishing, with care around prong settings.

A tip from @sterling_perch for holding ring mandrels in grip clips so they stop rolling around on and in the bench.

Five tips for rectangular or square settings: scoring corners, aligning seams, chamfering, hammer setting thick bezels and setting corners first.

A tip from @hanamadenz for taping two sheets together with double sided tape to pierce matching earring shapes in half the time.

A tip from @Karusade_Kreations for coating earlier solder joints with Kool Jool paste so they hold while you solder prongs.

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