A tip from @meritmade on sizing a ring with boric acid and alcohol for firestain, yellow flux on solder and a titanium pick to guide flow.

A tip from @nrjewellerydesign for coloring around a joint with pencil to stop solder from flowing where you do not want it.

A method from @fairbankandperry for freeing small diamonds by coating a gold piece in boric acid and alcohol and melting it, with cautions.

A tip from @meszarosjohn for filing a small notch into the tip of round nose pliers to grip small round components.

A comparison of common soldering surfaces like honeycomb boards and charcoal blocks, with the pros and cons of each.

A tip from @loraleeartist for grinding thin lines into a cheap hammer face to make feather and tree bark textures.

A tip from @williamcobbjewelry for holding slivers of plastic film backed sandpaper in a mini saw frame for sanding.

A tip from @marionwild for weighting cross locking tweezers with binder clips so gravity holds parts like earring posts while soldering.

A tip from @cassidykento for building a tiny jewelry bench from an Ikea BEKVAM kitchen cart with sides, a shelf and a drawer.

A tip from @cynthiaoutwestsilversmith for punching holes with metal hole punch pliers and reusing the punched dots in designs.

How to choose wire gauge by how much wear a piece gets, and when to buy dead soft, half hard or hard wire.

How to use Moore's snap on sanding discs, keep spare mandrels loaded, fix loose discs with pliers and polish with Magnum discs.

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