A tip from @heatherlouisejewelry for a poster board tray insert that funnels silver dust into a jar, plus how to sort scrap for refining.

A roundup of submissions to the August 2020 tube setting challenge and how to submit to future monthly challenges.

A tip from @redappleroadjewelry for scribing a line inside the bezel with a needle and grinding down to it for uneven stones.

A tip from @sunandselene for using the Benchmate ring clamp with thermoplastic as a freestanding holder for bezel setting.

A tip from @Lydia.tucci for protecting the hinged mechanism of cufflink backs with a heat shield paste while soldering.

A tip from @allieperrydesigns for dipping tweezers and solder picks in water after soldering so you never grab a hot tool.

Learn what firescale is, why copper in sterling causes it, how to spot it, and ways to prevent and remove it.

A tip from @lucywalkerjewellery for filing tapered bezels flat in the bezel block and scribing a level line around the base.

Learn how a concave bezel setting punch sets a tube setting with a few mallet taps and why it saves time on production pieces.

A tip from @malianakaidesigns for twisting a larger dapping punch in a bent round bezel cup to make it perfectly round again.

A tip from @ascendant.jewelry for coating the inside of a bezel with clear topcoat so liver of sulfur does not oxidize the backplate.

A tip from @beaverstreetgoods for having customers order the same zip tie style ring sizer you use so remote ring sizes match.

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