A tip from @mklahn on filing a 90 degree notch in your bench pin to hold tubing or heavy wire, and rotating it while sawing.

Learn how the Foredom bench system builds from a flex shaft hanger with add-ons like an LED light bar, bur holder arm and tray arm.

Learn to mark the collets of your gravers with numbers so a beginner engraver can tell which tool is which, an idea from @jakemartinmetalsmith.

A reflection on my third engraving class at GRS with @todddanielsdesigns and the progress that practice and good teachers bring.

Learn how small knobs carved into a modified bench pin give you something to press a tiny bezel against while filing.

A tip from @faephilosophia on drilling pilot holes in corks to make comfortable needle file handles that don't cramp or stab your palm.

A tip from @thesaltyplumjewellery on threading abrasive cord through pierced work and tensioning it in a saw frame to sand inside details.

A reminder to register for an all-inclusive in-person laser and pulse arc welding training in Orlando.

Learn to strengthen bent corners, like on a princess cut setting, by pick soldering hard solder into each bend.

An invitation to read my blog articles on email marketing, ordering materials and choosing a torch.

A tip from @thewildpine on using carabiners to keep chains untangled and to patina many chains at once.

A tip from @jen_surine on reshaping brass lined flat pliers to make sharp or rounded right angle bends.

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