A tip from @ritualremains for sorting flex shaft bits and findings in small parts organizers labeled with grit and reorder numbers.

A wax carving tip from @madneeco: scratch lines into the wax so you can file the model symmetrically.

A revisited video with tips for soldering decorative wire around a bezel, featuring a stone from @turquoise_moose.

A tip from @martindenoch for fitting a bezel to a ring by sanding the bottom of a taller bezel against a doming punch.

A tip from @kkbmetalstudio for using pre 1982 copper pennies to hold or lift parts while soldering.

A hinge tip from @elmharris: hold knuckles in line with graphite pencil leads, which also keep solder from flowing inside.

A tip from @thenomadicpine for brushing on Jax Silver Blackener, neutralizing, then removing excess with a radial bristle disc or steel wool.

A tip from @fifthelementjewelry for soaking a rusty file in Coca Cola overnight, then scrubbing it with a soapy brass brush.

A tip from @silversmith_classes_vernonbc for blocking openings with safety pins so tumbler shot does not get stuck in hollow forms.

A tip from @marionwild for weighting cross locking tweezers with binder clips so gravity holds parts like earring posts in place.

A tip from @thesilverschmidt for tracing a consistent border around a bezel by running a Sharpie along a wire scrap guide.

A demo with @emilymarquisdesigns of a steel circle template from @lionpunchforge for dividing a ring for flush set stones and engraving.

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