2,655 Tips From The Community

Here is a tip for opening a bezel 🙏🙏 from @iamweathergirl - “I started using watchmakers tools to open bezels on my pieces for repairs and resizing...

One immediate benefit of using my sunstoneweld Orion 150s Pulse Arc Welder has been working with chain. First I hold the link I want to weld with...

⚡️Apron Restock⚡️ if you are on my email list you already know ☺️ I have three options: Black Denim (featured here) Black Cotton Canvas & Gray...

Here is a jump ring tip from @lucywalkerjewellery - “How to use your jump ring winder with the smaller mandrels that have no hole? 😏 All I can say...

Here is a tip for saving your metal dust from @kimafinejewelry - “I use regular black tissue paper to line the bench drawer in my standard Rio...

Trimming 28g (.32mm) bezel wire with Joyce Chen Scissors. When I need to trim bezel wire or a thin backplate, these are my go-to scissors for the...

Here is a texturing tip from @martindenoch - "Using a hammer handpiece to create some interesting texture on a silver ring". I’m mesmerized! Lol....

Follow up to yesterday’s reel ☺️ a bunch of folks asked about how you go about setting thicker bezels. I often hammer set when working with bezels...

This demo on shaping thick bezel wire (that is 1mm + in thickness) is sponsored by our friends at lindstromtools Using their ergonomic RX series...

Here is a post soldering tip from @baystateopals - “Even the most experienced jeweler sometimes has solder that doesn’t flow completely when...

Here is a refining tip from @jen_surine - “This tip is one I picked up from @metalsmithsociety a while back, but it is such a great one, I had to...

Here are some bezel setting tips from @spiritmountainsilver - “During the stone setting process a lot can go wrong… especially with a square cut...