Here are some tips on Bulino Engraving from @birchwolf - “Sharpen your graver to the finest point possible. I like a Triangle, though other shapes will work. You'll need to resharpen throughout the process. sharpen at a high angle and the point will... more
Here is a tip for drilling on curved surfaces from @shira_hanna_designs - “Riveted cuff in progress (among a few other things!). This $11 table leg from @homedepot worked like a charm for drilling the holes in the top layer of my formed piece. I love... 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
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 are some great rolling mill texture tips from @kkmetalwerk4640 - “I like to use paper patterns for the rolling mill and frequently cut my own using an x-acto knife or punches. Pretty much any type of substantial weight paper will work, but I like... more
Here is a #diyplanner idea from @saracarroll_jewelry - "For the past two years I've used a free design/template program to create an abbreviated version of an annual planner to fit my needs. It took me a long time to stumble across these template... more
Here is a tip to use your flex shaft as a lathe from @emballistic - “No lathe? No problem! 👩🏻🏭 Anybody out there with a tiny creative space can relate to the limitations square footage can pose. A lot of the bigger, fancier tools that we all swoon... more
Here is a tip for melting silver balls from @ada_cioba - “I found a technique for creating granulation balls at the same time: I made holes in the top of my charcoal block with one of my dapping tools!” Thank you for sharing this with us! Creating... more
Here is a super cool #DIY finger brush to use while sawing from @alisetalberga -“Just take a small brush and remove it from the wooden handle. Mine was falling off anyways since it was quite old. Then i just took a thin strip of metal, one can use... more
