A simple solution from @em_vee_es for storing a Smith Little Torch when it is not in use, as a budget alternative to a magnetic stand.

@junsuk11 shares a visual guide to his process for getting started with a new bench pin, which you can saw by hand or with an electric saw.

Store jeweler's saw blades in cigar tubes, and color code the tubes to quickly identify which blades are which.

@midnightpacific ground an old dapping punch on a belt sander into a custom bezel setting tool and held the ring in Thermo-Loc.

A tip from @quiettimejewelry: make a holder so small parts stay together in the tumbler, such as threading studs on 22g copper wire.

See how @meg_girard keeps a dedicated area for packing orders, and why a system matters as your jewelry business grows.

@cheribourquedesigns walks through making a fine silver pendant from a 3D printed stamp and silver clay, including kiln firing and shrinkage.

A tip from @Paulinamezajewelry: lay out designs on a computer rectangle sized to your sheet, then print and paste to save time and metal.

A tip from @mi.chi.mi: record new designs and techniques in a jewelry journal, even taping in elements, so you remember how you made them.

Learn how a grooved scrap wood jig holds a wire coil for sawing jump rings at about 40 degrees, and why blade lube helps.

A wax carving technique from goldsmith @hendrilieb for carving out the inner diameter of a wax ring blank.

@lauriewelserjewelry uses a cushion clamp to hold small pieces while sanding, plus a tip to keep a bowl of water nearby to cool hot parts.

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