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Making a pin tool tips

Making a Pin

To make a pin the the wire is held with a pair of spring tweezers vertically in a soft flame. --> Read More
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Making Adjustable Ingot Mold

To solve a big bugbears for me, I made an easily useable wire ingot mold. --> Read More
Twisted Wire - Jewelry Making Tips and Tricks

Twisted Wire

Trick for making large quantities of twist wire.  --> Read More 
Luxor Polishing Compound

Luxor Polishing Compound

The best allround polish for jewelry. --> Read More
Making solid metal sphere trick

Making a Solid Metal Sphere (Bead)

To make a solid sphere (bead) melt metal in charcoal hollow. --> Read More
Sanding Mandrels at the Ready

Sanding Mandrels and Sandpaper at the Ready

Having various mandrel shapes and sizes ready for use makes sanding and polishing easy and speeds up time spent on finishing jewelry pieces --> Read More
Sanding Tricks

Sanding Difficult Areas Trick

Sanding in v-shapes and grooves made easy.
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Protective Cover Flex Shaft Tool Tip

Protective Cover Flex Shaft Tool Tip

Make a cover to protect your eyes from flying particles when using flex shaft drill --> Read More
Polish Screw Caps Made Easy

Polish Screw Caps Tip

Large scale polishing of screw caps is made easy by putting them on a threaded rod. --> Read More
Tip on organizing burr tray

Burr Tray Organizing Tip

A tip on organizing a burr tray with result in reduced search time and frustration.
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Automatic Torch Lighter Handy Tool

Automatic Torch Lighter Handy Tool

A handy tool for any metalsmith  --> Read More
Quick and Easy Seamless Tubing Making

Making Seamless Tubing

Quick and easy way to make short pieces of seamless tubing --> Read More
Modified Square Needle File

Modified Square Needle File

All my square needle files are ground to a flat pointed shape. --> Read More
Optivisor Sweatband Tip

Optivisor Sweatband Tip

To cover the optivisor with a sweatband sew on an open ended zip on absorbent cloth --> Read More
Protect Gemstone Soldering Tip

Protect Gemstone Soldering Tip

When soldering to do a sizing / repair the gemstone must be protected from heat. --> Read More
Silicone Rubber Wheels Tool Tip

Silicone Rubber Wheel Tool Tip

This is an excellent polishing rubber wheel to bring the surface up to a fine finish. --> Read More
Sealed Acid Box Tool Tip

Sealed Acid Box Tool Tip

Keep acid / pickle in a sealed glass box on th eworkbench. --> Read More
Polishing Collet / Domed Shapes

Polishing Collet / Domed Shapes

Easy way to polish collets and domed metal shapes. --> Read More
Search for Gemstone in Ultrasonic Tip

Searching for Gemstone in Ultrasonic Tip

Tip for searching for a missing gemstone in the ultrasonic without pouring out hot cleaning liquid. --> Read More
Gemstone Setting Tool Tip

Gemstone Setting Tool Tip

Make a gemstone cup for quick picking up of gem when using a microscope to set --> Read More
Custome Shaping Rubber Wheels

Shaping Rubber Wheel Tool Tip

Custom shape your rubber wheels for the best polish of intricate corners. --> Read More
Making your own buff (emery) sticks

Making Buff Emery Sticks

Making your own buff sticks also called emery sticks from a soft fine grained wood is easy and you can make profiles as needed. --> Read More
Making Your Own Rotary Burnishing Tools

Making Rotary Burnishing Tools

Make your own rotary burnishing tools which are used in various metalsmithing applications to smooth out and cover up porosity holes in metal. --> Read More

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