Here is a tip for sawing, filing and sanding your bezels from @redappleroadjewelry - “I use an old Magic Rub eraser to hold small, medium and large bezels securely when sawing and filing. Applies nice even pressure without bending the bezel and it's... more
This is a review of what was inside the August 2020 #benchtooljunkies box! Full disclosure I receive the box as a PR gift but all opinions and reviews are honest. This large box included an adjustable ingot mold from our friends @pepetools_usa With... more
Here are two tips I picked up taking a course with @lucywalkerjewellery (and sharing with her blessings 😉) using double sided tape to attach your drawing or printout to your metal works AMAZING. As Lucy will tell you it is a bit of a pain to remove... more
Here is a sawing tip from @seungwoosun - “When sawing, everyone will have experienced the saw blade breaking and the saw hitting the workpiece. This can mark up your metal, to prevent this I use Blue Tack on my safe frame knob. This quick, extra step... more
Here is a tip for sawing tubing from @llmexclusive - “I use my Miter jig to hold tubing while I saw. To prevent the tubing from flying out, I used a piece of masking tape, no more searching for little tubing on my hands and knees. P/S - I put the... more
Here is a sawing tip from @lucywalkerjewellery - “Quick tip for extreme saw blade control - check out my thumb guiding the blade from underneath - this works a treat when cleaning up the sides with a saw instead of a file 🥰🙌🏻” THIS 🙌 thanks for... more
Here is a jump ring forming and sawing tip from @marquisjewelryacademy - “You can use wooden dowels from craft/hardware stores, hand made shapes, or found, like I've taped together 4 coffee stirrers to get my ideal shape. I formed my links around the... more
Here is a sawing tip from @maggiethebear - “Here’s at a tip on how I put my designs onto silver. I use double stick Scotch tape! Rubber cement is often a suggested adhesive, but I find that it reacts to the heat & sweat of my fingers, causing my... more
The @grstools Benchmate system is one of my favorite tools! You can purchase the bench pin and mounting plate from our friends @gesswein.jewelry with code MSS5 (your purchase supports the page as well!) modifying a bench pin only take about a half... more
Here is a great bench pin modification from @mklahn - “Use the corner of a square file to carve out a 90° angle notch in your bench pin at the top of the V you use for sawing. Cut through the notch a little bit with your saw, and you can use it to... more
Here is a fabulous sawing tip from @saltwater.and.silver - “ The easiest trick to get that perfect saw line around a decorative edge ⚡️ I think this has become my motto around here…. “Just grab a sharpie!” I swear it’s my most used tool in the... more
Sawing tip from Alycia of @oxbow_studio - “When sawing sprues off small components, I like to do two things! First, I use a ring clamp to hold the piece. This allows me to have a better grip, hold it steady, and protect my fingers. Second, I like to... more
Love this bench pin tip from @ciaomonica_ @metalsmithsinflorence - “Since I live between two places and I only have a full bench at one, I have to resort to have my other “bench” at the end of my dining table (which sits a bit low…A simply built bench... more
Here is a bezel tip from @reinsteinross - “When you are making small bezels like I do for several classic @reinsteinross styles, they can be very tricky to hold. There’s also a good chance of the saw blade popping through the seam and into the bezel... more
Love this #benchtip for sawing out a design from @arrowsandstone - “When trying to get an even cutout around a design use a sharpie to draw around the design line I did with this fern. Use your saw cutting the inner or outer line. Make sure you keep... more
If you are serious about making jump rings, @riogrande posted this ingenious rig for cutting them. - “The difficult part of making #jumprings for me has always been holding the coil while cutting off the individual rings. I use a saw to get the best... more
If you work with tube wax regularly to create rings this Matt Miter Box & Saw saves so much time. I have mine held in a vise and then within seconds I can saw out multiple rings in whatever width I set. I used to saw pieces off of the tube and would... more
This method for applying an image directly to sheet metal is ingenious! You spray hairspray directly onto your metal and let it dry (do that twice) then take regular stamping ink and a rubber stamp and apply it to the area you sprayed - that’s it! You... more
Here is a tip for holding a tiny coil of jump rings while you saw them from @maridesignjewelry -“I found an easier way to cut jump rings. I always had a hard time holding the wire coils while sawing them (especially when cutting only a few) and tried... more
For this #tooltalktuesday I wanted to discuss a fantastic time saver that recently came into my life 💕 the @pepetools_usa Combination Disc Cutter 😍 if you design with circular elements you need one of these. First you want to create a shim, you can... more
