Here is a great soldering tip from @objectif.bijoux - “Create a nest with binding wire! So that the flame can pass below, I place the jewelry on an 22 gauge iron wire rolled into ball, which I crush slightly afterwards. Thus, the heat spreads better,... more
Love this soldering tip from @tribomo - “When I plan to make a batch of studs I like to have the earring posts pre-soldered and ready to go. Here is a short video of me doing that (sorry for the shaky hands!). — On the charcoal block you can see the... more
Here is a tip to make uniform balls with bezel wire from @mimicha__fira - “I always use yellow gold bezels for my work, and have many gold bezel scraps after each sawing that are too short to be used for anything. So I recycle by turning them into... more
Here is a soldering tip from @madalaynas_fire - “To protect elements while soldering I’ve been using a product called Thermo Trap and it is working great! For this example I put a generous dollop of the paste onto the stainless steel chain I want to... more
Here is a granulation tip from @jessjewelry - “Wearing a mask, I use a ball burr and make round depressions about half of the burrs depth (this one was about 3mm but you can use other sizes.) After, I tap the charcoal dust onto a magazine so I can... more
Here is a tutorial for doming a ring from @tracey_michelle129 - “ Here is how you fabricate your own domed ring band with minimal tools, you will need: 1. fabricated ring blank 2. ring mandrel 3. doming block 4. steel bench block mallet. 1. Fabricate... more
Here is a tip to prevent your paste flux from drying out from @ezukowskie - “I’m a sporadic solderer, and use mostly paste flux. Approaching the torch after a few months I discovered the usefulness of this idea. I keep a bit of paste flux in a small... more
Here is a technique to saw out duplicate shapes from @hanamadenz - “I have a really simple tip to share that has changed my life since I was told it by another jeweller a couple (how I didn't figure it out by myself I don't know) If piercing two of... more
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Here is a tip to prevent solder from sticking to your soldering stick from @myth_and_stone - “I learned this tip at the New Approach Jewelry School.....dip the tip of your titanium solder pick in a 50/50 mixture of boric acid and denatured alcohol and... more
Here is #diytool for fixing pitting (porosity) on castings from @kendrarosejewellery - “First you need an old/broken flex-shaft bit that you can grind to a dull point. Next you hold it with pliers and heat it up about halfway with your torch until it... more
Here is a tip for soldering multiples from @mineralandmine - “Recently I wanted to do a whole bunch of solder joins that required a 3rd hand. I only have one 3rd hand, but I have lots of cross locking tweezers (I use item 115580 on Rio Grande, well... more
