Learn what a 20lb capacity rotary tumbler offers, including variable speed and tiny steel media that reaches small grooves.

A tip from @anamericanmetalsmith on storing stones in baseball card sleeves in a binder, labeled with type and price.

A tip from @mageofmetals on scoring and folding sandpaper around old sticks for tighter wraps, plus a suggested grit set.

A tip from @jansartjewelry on organizing multiples of the same design in a painter's palette.

Learn to depletion gild sterling by heating and pickling 4 to 6 times to raise a fine silver layer, without overheating to red.

A tip from @lb_westdesigns on storing pliers on a magnetic strip.

A tip from @rustycreekdesigns on using an inexpensive desktop vacuum to clean the bench and collect silver dust for refining.

A tip from @calinsarac on using magnets to hold and organize flex shaft bits at the bench.

A tip from @oxbow_studio on holding small castings in a ring clamp and bracing it on a second bench pin when sawing off sprues.

A tip from @dreamsmith.jewelry on setting the stone in a saucer of water and aiming the flame upward when soldering near a gemstone.

A tip from @jessjewelry on sifting enamel onto clean copper, firing from below on a trivet, and coating the back first to prevent cracking.

A tip from @ericabellojewelry on depletion gilding sterling and using a brass brush between picklings and after applying gold foil.

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