A tip from @leilani_smith_ for backing sandpaper with blue tape before cutting strips so it lasts longer and is easier to use.

A tip from @ebj.escoladejoalheria for slipping a sandpaper triangle into a large needle to make a tiny split mandrel for fine details.

A tip from @nicholewestdesigns for holding a jump ring coil in a padded GRS vise angled downward and sawing it in a straight line.

A tip from @mooncoocoo_jewelry for sticking tiny pieces to double sided tape so you can sand them faster without losing them or hurting your thumb.

A tip from @meszarosjohn for thrumming with cotton cooking twine loaded with polishing compound to reach hard to get areas.

A tip from @marionwild for clipping binder clips to cross locking tweezers so gravity holds parts like earring posts in place while soldering.

A roundup of the nine most popular Tool Talk Tuesday tools of 2019, from Luxi polishing compounds to the Hakko fume extractor.

A Gem Talk episode on ethically sourced stones from @conscious_creators, with a giveaway of an amethyst cabochon, smoky quartz and variscite.

A tip from @kjs_heart for covering a set stone with strong double sided carpet tape before tumbling, with cautions about tumbling stones.

A tip from @wanderingdesigns for holding post earrings in a hole drilled in a bench block with nonslip rubber while setting cabochons.

A tip from @jillsworkshop for soaking copper, silver or gold in ketchup and lemon juice for 5 to 10 minutes, painting it around set stones.

A demonstration from @lucywalkerjewellery showing how adding hammered texture to a ring band expands the metal a whole size.

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