A wax carving tip from @pagesargissonjewelry on using a wax pen to heat a stone and gently sink it into wax for a custom setting.

A tip from @kaypeajewelry on adding hydrogen peroxide to pickle to clear copper plating from silver, including after soldering brass.

A process from @gary_roe_ for fusing 22k links for handmade etruscan chain and collecting them on copper wire for the pickle.

Learn how I position bezels, design elements and jump rings with a pulse arc welder so flux cannot shift them while soldering.

Learn why I use small pieces of 3M polishing cloth to remove patina, choosing the grit for a high polish or a satin finish.

Tips from @charlottejstudio: protect soft stones with washi tape, and fit Foredom hammer tips into a Dremel engraver.

Bezel tips: cut wire with Joyce Chen scissors, clean with sandpaper rolls, and lift stones with cheese wax shared by @marquisjewelryacademy.

A tip from @dmdmetal for turning leftover mold cutting blades into mini saws to make fine slices that ease bezel pushing on corners.

Learn how Seat Check disclosure powder shows where a stone sits unevenly so you can remove metal bit by bit.

Learn how Midori Green compound from @gesswein.jewelry gives a clean mirror finish on a polishing machine or a flex shaft buff.

A tip from @torbjornjewellery for making round granulation balls in seats cut into a charcoal block with a ball bur.

Learn to drill a seat in a solderite board so a jump ring sits straight and centered while you solder it to castings.

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