2,655 Tips From The Community

After recently asking about ergonomics in my stories (thank you to those of you that tune in and chat with me 😊🙏🏻) @refugesilver sent me this...

I love this bur storage solution from @piecesofstarrjewelry - “1/2 inch brass pipe ends and coupling (purchased from Home Depot :), I tried 3/4...

When your tumbler is broken, just throw your shots into a plastic bottle and shake! 😂 I absolutely love this @cloud91edelsmid (she shook it for 20...

Next time you are polishing a ring with your flexshaft, try holding it on a wooden mandrel. It will protect your fingers when the piece gets hot...

When you are cutting rings (or jump rings) cover them with masking tape to keep them together as you saw 🎉 thanks for the tip @blueberryjewelry02...

Here is a fantastic tool modification to help you with stonesetting from @lafemmebohemejewelry - “Cover the tips of your bezel rocker and bezel...

Here’s a way to get your prongs to stay in position while soldering from @sweetbellajewelry - “For prongs I use a soft solderite tile. It’s soft...

How do you seal a patina and keep bronze, brass and copper from tarnishing? While there is no magic solution, @ritualremains generously shared some...

It’s a flux bottle from French jewelry blogger @apprendre_la_bijouterie - you take a glass dropper bottle and with gloves remove the glass dropper...

Amazing hinge tip from @elmharris - “I use graphite pencil leads to keep the hinge knuckles in place and to keep the inside of the knuckles “dirty”...

Here’s a way to organize ALL THE METAL 😍🤯👩‍🏭 @salaciousstones uses hanging folders to store her ✔️ sheet metal ✔️ decorative wire ✔️ solder 👍🏻 not...

If you are experimenting with wax carving purchase some drywall screens! Thanks for sharing this @gildedpoppyco 😘 - “I’m new to working with wax...