Cutting Stock to Equal Lengths With a Bench Template
A tip from @allieperrydesigns for cutting multiples to the same length using a machinists square, coins or washers as a template.
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Finger Guards Now Available for Jewelers
My favorite finger guards are now at @pepetools_usa, with a reminder to protect your fingers and wear two sizes for thumb and pointer finger.
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Ring Clamp for Holding Small Pieces While Filing
Learn why a ring clamp is an inexpensive essential for holding small castings securely while you file them.
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Forming Tiny Cabochon Bezels With Round Nose Pliers
A tip from @junipersilvercompany: form a small circle with pliers, set it over the tiny cab, pinch it to shape, then pull tight and mark.
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Organizing Wire by Size in a Document File Case
A tip from @akka.jewelry for keeping wire tangle free by sorting it by size in a basic document file case.
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Truing Heavy Jump Rings and Bands in a Dapping Block
A tip shared by @lm6d and @refraction_manufacturing for rounding heavy gauge jump rings or ring bands with a few hits in a dapping block.
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Painters Tape to Protect a Stone During Polishing
A tip first shared by @fioneharveystudio: cover a set stone with painters tape to keep it safe during final polishing.
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Soldering Multiple Bezel Seams at Once
A video from @lucywalkerjewellery showing solder placed beneath bezel seams and heated from above to pull it through, soldering many at once.
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Clamp On Bench Pin for a Low Dining Table
A tip from @ciaomonica_ for a bench pin clamped to a table at mid chest height, with flat and angled surfaces for sawing and filing.
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Paste Solder for Bezels, Jump Rings and Findings
Learn how syringe paste solder works on bezels, chain jump rings, earring posts and repairs, and why to flux and heat before applying it.
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Cleaning a Rotary Tumbler and Steel Shot With Flat Coke
A tip from @zoombadordesigns for cleaning steel shot and a tumbler by running very flat Coca-Cola for about an hour, then rinsing.
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Jewelry Studio Organization for Stones, Wire and Tools
Organization tips from @radi_cal_jewelryco: stacking stone drawers, a labeled wire file shelf, a pegboard for tools and note cards for collections.
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