A tip from @stephanienorrisws for building a plier rack from a shoe box and packing tape, covered in sticky back cork.

A tip from @stonefruitsilver for using UHU tac putty to lift a stone back out of a bezel while checking the fit.

A tip from @miguelmonzonjeweler for straightening wire by rolling it on a steel block under a piece of wood.

A tip from @rockypardo for cutting small tube pieces by spinning the tube in a flex shaft against an upside down saw blade.

A tip from @tennessee_rose_jewelry for tracing areas on a soldering board for each solder and coloring hard, medium and easy with Sharpie.

Learn why a Foredom bench lathe is a good step up for polishing, its variable speed and spindles, and why you need a dust collection hood.

A tip from @theloveleighlocket for threading a necklace through a cut plastic medicine dropper so it tumbles without tangling.

Tips from @therealtonyadavidson on precutting color coded pallions, balling solder before placement and why tiny solder flows faster.

A tip from @hendersonstudiosjewelry for holding a setting in hot glue while setting stones, then releasing it with rubbing alcohol.

A tutorial from @marta.oms for forming sheet in a swage block, soldering the seam and drawing it through a drawplate to make tube bezels.

A tip from @dcadefdesigns for mixing hot pickle with hydrogen peroxide to clean brass after soldering, and disposing of spent pickle responsibly.

A tip from @atlas_jewelers_bench for charging the paper back of a used sanding disc with Tripoli to make a precision mini lap.

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