Community rolling mill tips from @mandanastudios, @desert_lace_studio and others on etched plates, cleaning rollers and covers.

A tip from @reneefordmetals for preloading earring posts in insulated cross locking tweezers to solder multiple earrings faster.

A tip from @nrjewellerydesign for using blu tack to keep larger rings from spinning on your finger while taking photos.

A tip from @microdiamondsetting for drilling evenly spaced holes on a band using a cup bur ground to the stone size and a center line.

How a Whaley Studios sliding hammer with screw in punches gives steady, controlled strikes when closing a bezel around a cabochon.

A tip from @sara_kratzer for clamping jump rings in a ring clamp with a pen guide line so you can saw them in half safely.

A recipe from @lauren_jennifer_xoxo for a peroxide pickle that brightens brass and removes copper flashing, plus safe disposal.

How to solder bezels and small details without melting them by heating the base from below, sweat soldering on a titanium trivet.

A first attempt at melting clean scrap into an ingot mold with release spray and a borax seasoned crucible, then rolling it out.

A tip from @juvelatelje_floden_ab for supporting work in thermo-loc so the design is not flattened when stamping the other side.

US tax help from @elisabethfuchsia of @brass_taxes on valuing jewelry inventory and calculating Cost of Goods Sold on Schedule C.

A tip from @mothersonthemountainjewelry for wrapping skinny file handles in Gator Tape so filing is easier on your hands.

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