A showcase of hoop earrings made for the July metalsmith challenge by members of the community.

@beachyandcreepy raised her stone inside a bezel by soldering a wire coil inside instead of shortening the bezel.

@artjewels.ru shows how to make sanding discs on a screw mandrel, trimming them into circles with a pin while spinning.

A tip from @brandys_crowtotem: use a pencil eraser as a stopper to keep a liquid flux bottle tip from clogging.

Learn how the OptiVISOR headset magnifies your work for stone setting and how its lens numbers relate to magnification.

@gildedpoppyco made a tiny bezel pusher for tight spaces by grinding and polishing a stainless steel nail head.

@monicasquitieri stores drill bits and burs in a wood block drilled with holes, with a Sunshine cloth on a split mandrel.

@dehvaughn built a soldering station on a lazy Susan with a stovetop cover pan and river rocks so the third arm rotates.

A tip from @karlaurbachartisan: hold sandpaper on a split mandrel with orthodontic rubber bands that slide easily.

A tip from @williamcobbjewelry: put your blackener or oxidizer in a refillable brush pen to cut down on mess.

A tip from @jewelryinstructor: mark the top of a fitted bezel with a Sharpie so you never solder it to the backplate upside down.

@vancraftedstudio reviews the Foredom portable micro motor she uses while traveling, including charge time and battery life.

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