A tip from @juneshin, shared from @marionwild, for holding earring posts with binder clipped cross locking tweezers over a punched divot.

A tip from @wendyjonewmetaldesigns for filing band ends flush in a miter jig so they sit flat on setting backs for an open top ring.

Learn to thrum polish inside details with cotton string loaded with Zam, holding the work securely in thermoloc in a vise.

A tip from @kastjewelryco for opening wax bezels quickly with a flex shaft drill press instead of carving by hand.

A tip from @allieperrydesigns for melting equal jump rings on an inclined charcoal block so the balls roll into water without flat spots.

Learn to tack a bezel inside with a pulse arc welder after positioning it with super glue, so it cannot shift when you solder.

Learn to polish chain safely by hand, looped over a nail hammered into the bench, instead of on rotary tools that can grab it.

A tip from @zil.jewelry for storing wire spools in hanging file folders tagged by metal, gauge and shape, in sheet protectors.

A tip from @jblissstudios for roll printing textures, sandwiching annealed silver between work hardened brass to protect the rollers.

Learn how annealing gold differs from sterling silver, heating gold to an even cherry red, from my podcast episode on working in gold.

A tip from @lucywalkerjewellery for cleaning up excess solder with a sharp knife edge rubber wheel kept shaped with a diamond plate.

A maintenance tip from @down_to_the_wire_designs on when and how to replace worn carbon brushes in a Foredom flex shaft.

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