Learn why the ECO-Torque 280 micromotor suits a home studio, being quieter with less vibration than a flex shaft, plus three favorite bits.

A tutorial from @estona_sieraden for drilling centered holes in a bezel and soldering wire eyes with the chain already in place.

A tip from @blueberryjewelry02 for repurposing an old leather belt as a wall hanger for mandrels, hammers and other tools.

A tip from @theloveleighlocket for shaping tiny hexagon bezels around Allen wrenches when a standard mandrel is too big.

Highlights from the two finger ring challenge, plus how and when to email your monthly challenge entry.

A tip from @madalaynas_fire for coating heat sensitive parts like chain in Thermo Trap paste so they stay unaffected while you solder nearby.

A step by step tip from @moonandforge for bezels with points, including placing the solder seam where it needs the least compression.

Learn why the GRS third hand on a weighted base is compact and flexible for holding pieces, and how its tips could be shaped for tiny parts.

Gem Talk episode 9 on ethically sourced stones from @rareearthminingco, with a giveaway of fossilized wood and azurite geodes.

A tip from @meszarosjohn for flattening a metal tube into an oval mandrel to wind oval jump rings.

A tip from @mineralandmine for labeling each cab with vendor, type and cost and securing it with sticky tack in clear boxes.

A tip from @quiettimejewelry for sketching each stone to plan where the bezel seam goes and marking the top so it is never soldered upside down.

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