A tip from @monteazul_walter showing a homemade jig for cutting wax tube to the same length.

A tip from @makeitwithkim on using a potato to hold prongs in place while soldering and protect areas from heat.

A tip from @jackiejordanstudio for holding little findings in the pickle pot with a high temperature glass tea infuser.

Learn to cut worn paper off a mounted sandpaper roll cleanly with a blade, and save the bits for your refining bucket.

A packaging tip from @dangbravegirl for cutting jewelry hanging cards from used shipping boxes and stamping a logo on them.

A tip from @wire_and_wood_jewellery: flip the block over an edge and tap a round needle file through to free a stuck collet.

Tips from @estherkaojewelry on making a setting from one piece of metal and carving the seat with ball burs instead of soldering one in.

A tip from @lanadiajewels for storing dainty findings in stackable gemstone trays that protect earring posts and show inventory at a glance.

Photography tips from @radi_cal_jewelryco: shoot silver outdoors under blue sky, lower exposure, use a white phone case and edit in Lightroom.

Learn to apply Black Max oxidizer precisely with a refillable watercolor brush so you use far less patina.

A tip from @seaandsolder for soldering large bezels to a base by lifting the work slightly so it heats evenly and solder flows faster.

A tip from @mageofmetals on gathering silver dust for refining: pull saw blades with a magnet, brush up the dust and sift it with a fine strainer.

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