A tip from @jas_jewellery_ for numbering secondhand texture hammers and matching them to textured copper wire samples.

A tip from @jwjewelrystudio for cleaning and resurfacing a charcoal soldering block by rubbing it on concrete or an asphalt driveway.

A tip from @jewelryinstructor for stretching a too tight bezel with half round pliers, squeezing from both sides and checking fit often.

A tip from @drugstorecowgirljewelry for adding a forgotten maker's mark by stamping over an upturned dapping punch held in a vise.

Learn how to calculate an open ring blank length using a method from @rosyrevolver, and how a flat back forming mandrel shapes flat top rings.

A tip from @lucywalkerjewellery for enlarging a slightly small bezel by gently squeezing all around with round and flat pliers, then flipping it.

A tip from @mineralandmine for keeping small amounts of paste flux and Luxi in travel cosmetic containers and storing batch made components.

Learn how to use the pins in a ceramic honeycomb soldering board to prop up cross locking tweezers that hold your work while soldering.

A tip from @BlueGlassDesign for holding stud earrings in a miter jig hole while hammering texture with a small ball peen hammer.

A tip from @mineralandmine for stamping centered, level words by stamping out from the center along a tape guide line.

Learn how a dehumidifier lowered studio humidity from 85% to about 45% to keep jewelry tools from rusting in a humid climate.

A tip from Stacy Goldberg Kropp for flipping your tripod and setting the screen on its legs so the ring does not act as a heat sink.

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