A tip from @meda.orfebre: tension a strip of folded sandpaper in your saw frame to sand inside narrow, intricate cutouts.

Learn to stack 3M radial discs on a screw mandrel facing the right direction, and use them to polish small details without a buffer.

A tip from @jupiterschildco: draw your design on low tack artist tape, cut it out and stick it on silver sheet as a sawing guide.

A tip from @the_familyjewlz_: use copper or brass escutcheon pins from the hardware store as rivets, since one end is already rounded.

A tip from @wirebinder: cut a pool noodle to fit the edge of your bench drawer as a comfortable arm rest.

@directional_designs shows a quick fix for positioning pin vise pins that mark work, using hot glue and petroleum jelly.

Learn to clean dust and shavings from hard wax carvings with Goo Gone on a Q-tip before casting, and why to avoid it on soft wax.

A showcase of mixed metal jewelry created for the June metalsmith challenge by members of the community.

@callirrhoejewellery polishes with dental greenies and brownies, which outlast silicone wheels, and explains which one is stone safe.

Learn how a single 3M anti tarnish tab in each bag keeps stored and wholesale shipped jewelry from tarnishing.

@normbobby uses an electric toothbrush with red rouge and fine oil to clean pickle residue from tight crevices before tumbling.

@teresa.matheson glues old drill bits into dowel handles to comfortably twist away burrs from the edges of drilled holes.

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