A tip from @Becca.compton for covering fine chain with scrap bronze as a heat sink so it does not melt while soldering a jump ring.

How soft jaw parallel flat nose pliers close rings for soldering without marks, and why pushing ends past each other then sawing gives a tight seam.

A step by step from @sinead_cleary_jewelry for building a four prong basket setting from two wire circles, notching prongs and setting the stone.

Step by step instructions for removing the sheath of a Foredom flex shaft, wiping the shaft and applying a thin coat of grease.

A tip from @quittingquincejewellery for catching gold dust on tissue paper, kept apart from silver, and melting it into nuggets.

A tip from @andrewberryuk for spinning tubing in a flex shaft Jacobs chuck while sawing, with a wire inside to catch the cut piece.

A safety story from @ghosttownmetalworks about a polishing accident, plus the goggles, apron, mask and shoes to wear at the bench.

A tip from @elmharris for holding hinges and other tricky setups in place on a ceramic honeycomb block with pins while soldering.

A tip from @fromsam_nz on working through diamond paste grits to remove scratches from stones, with a dedicated felt buff per grit.

A tip from @alwaysaleda for holding flat pieces on a GRS t-plate with thermoplastic, clamped in a ring clamp for setting stones.

A tip from @danaantoniadesigns for soldering bezels in groups and numbering stones and bezels so they match at setting time.

A tip from @anna.maria.designs for taping glove leather over a bezel rocker so it will not mar metal or scratch stones.

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