Thank you to @foxtailjewelry for sharing your jewelry bench modifications! It’s so awesome, and I love that you did it on a budget 🙌 “This bench has been my cockpit for nearly 4 years, and I built the entire thing for less than $100. I’ll upgrade to... more
Here is a soldering tip from @rsalley.designs - “I took the paperclip idea that was recently shared and use titanium wire (1.3mm). The advantage of titanium is solder won’t stick to it.😊 Thanks for the tip. It’s fabulous! I additionally use the... more
Resharing this DIY polishing bit shared by @jennistuartjewelry in case you missed it the first time! "An easy way to make your own polishing wheel using cardboard! Wheels can be made to any size and experiment with types of cardboard to see what... more
Comment SOLDERING for a link to this FREE YouTube video! Check out Lucy Walker’s step-by-step method for making solder stay put when you’re soldering ring bands—it’s seriously a game changer! Not only is this video super satisfying to watch (if... more
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This tip made me smile from @silvergypsea - “If you’re anywhere near as accident prone as I am and have speared your leg, hip, arm, head, etc. with your bench pin on more than one occasion, voila, introducing “Pin Pants”. I wish I would have thought... more
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Here is a tip to shape a ring from @shimell_madden “We use a collect block to shape and straighten rings.” Thank you so much for sharing with us, I could watch this on repeat 😍 if you have a little bench tip you want to share please email me at... more
Why did I add the Reliable 4100CJ Steamer from @gesswein.jewelry to my workshop? 💨✨ This baby gets into all the tiny nooks and crannies of my jewelry pieces, blasting away grime, polish, and buildup using high-pressure steam. It’s also gentle on... more
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Thank you @persta.paris for this DIY sanding disc tip - “I cut sandpaper discs with a small machine, a hole punch found in a stationery shop, I think all stationery shops sell them :) it takes 1 second to get a perfect round. Very simple and... more
There are about 250,000 of you that have not yet listened to this awesome episode of my podcast with the amazing @ringgoldnicole Comment “outside the box” and I’ll DM a link!! Thank you to Nicole for your time and for a great convo!... more
Protecting your fingers with this tip from @brianaharrison_metals - “where are my alligator tape lovers at ? at the day job, one of my jobs is to grind the sprues off of castings . it gets HOT ! bulking that tape on and making it last as long as... more
Here is a tip for carving stones from @c.albritton.jewelry - “While I do have a lot of equipment to do my inlay jewelry, I enjoy making my own tools or figuring out alternative ways of doing something because it’s fun to get a bit inventive and do... more
Three years ago @alisetalberga shared their #DIY finger brush to use while sawing and I have just finally made one and I LOVE it - “Just take a small brush and remove it from the wooden handle. Mine was falling off anyways since it was quite old.... more
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Love this #diyjewelrytool created by @dmdmetal - “to create this texturing tool I used a medium grit diamond cut off disc- same kind that comes with the an Orion welder for shaping anodes. And then I used a blue and then yellow GRS diamond grit... more
Here is a tip for marking your work and being able to see it! From Christina of @inizibychristina - “Do you know who one of my best friends is when I’m at work? It’s Sharpie,I use it to colour my work so that markings are easy to see.” Thank you... more
Here is a clever use for a disc cutter shared by @warped_wire_studio "Creating a jump ring that aligns to a curved shape is easy if you have a circle punch (disc cutter). The fiddly part is holding the little jump ring at the edge of the hole punch.... more
Here is a tutorial on doing a flush/gypsy setting from @thediamondsetter “The only thing you need is an old bur that is transformed into a burnishing tool. Just cut off the head and use a diamond polishing wheel and form a cone with an angle of 90... more
