A tip from @drenchedinsilver for using a nail file to get the two ends of a ring flush before soldering.

A tool share from @dogvioletjewelry on using an Ikohe belt sander on a flex shaft to clean up sawn pieces and flatten bottoms.

A tip from @lumenrosejewelry for holding tweezers over a chain to shield it from heat while soldering a jump ring onto it.

A tip from @objectif.bijoux for picking up small gemstones with beeswax glued to a toothpick while checking a seat.

A tip from @makeitkimtoday for holding work in place with masking tape while texturing or hammering to protect your fingers.

How to make a copper sandwich that protects rolling mill rollers when texturing, plus rules for annealing and rolling direction.

Why to inspect every pickled solder joint with a 10X loupe to catch solder that has not fully flowed before setting a stone.

A tip from @pyrus_designs for drawing Sharpie grid lines on a honeycomb soldering block to line pieces up symmetrically.

A tip from @jewelleryinstitute for polishing square gravers on backed Ceragloss diamond wheels and dressing the wheels to renew them.

How a center finder and scribe mark the center of circles, squares and hexagons, with a scrap piece to hold very small parts.

$Here is a tip to get your bands perfectly round from @refraction_manufacturing ”After bending up the band (on a ring...$

A tip from @refraction_manufacturing for truing each side of a soldered band with a doming punch for a perfect side profile.

A tip from @bossy.bootz for keeping solder sorted in a heavy ceramic escargot plate so pieces do not mix or blow away.

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