Learn how grid soldering boards from @silversmithingretreat help you align parts, hold them with T pins and solder posts and bails straight.

A tip from @littleoscilla for bending heavy wire through two drilled holes on the side of your bench to hang pliers.

A tip from @flowmke2 for making a small handle from painter's tape to sand small, flat pieces without sanding your fingertips.

A tip from @sinead_cleary_jewelry for using lint free mechanic's shop towels for greasing tools and wax work, then saving them for refining.

A tip from @lucywalkerjewellery for stacking 20 gauge copper squares to prop prongs and bails at the right height while soldering.

A step by step tutorial from @richdrop.gr for making foxtail chain from bowed oval links, then evening it through a drawplate.

A tip from @lisakatrinap for stacking catalogs on a short metal stool to make a stump for stamping and forging.

Learn what the wheels, brushes, mandrels and buffs in a 90 piece Gesswein accessory set are used for on a flex shaft or micromotor.

A tip from @ginspiredart for forming bracelets and other large shapes over a baseball bat.

A tip from @wendyjonewmetaldesigns for using the angled inserts of a Pepe ring bending tool to make consistent prong bends without marring.

A tip from @cindyliebel for organizing wire by gauge in labeled pocket folders inside a lidded file box to limit tarnish.

A Gem Talk episode with family business @newstoneagecabochons and a giveaway of nine of their stones.

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