Turn your broken drill bits into DIY sandpaper rolls from @rollindesignspuglia - โTurning broken drill bits into a handy sanding drum ๐กโจI used a pink grinding stone burr to modify the bit!โ Thank you so much for allowing me to share this!!! I always... more
I love how @trailfolkdesigns used their wooden drawers: โSo happy to check this off my to-do list! I had drawers of cabs that were โsemi organizedโ ever since I started this metalsmith journey, but I snipped some $3 bamboo sticks to fit the various... more
Itโs another automation to deliver you info straight to your inbox!! ๐ฅณ Comment including the words โlearn about bezelsโ to get Lucyโs blog article all about Bezel Heights DMโd to you. What is too short? What is too tall etc. Here is a tip for uneven... more
Breaking news! @impressart has just launched their Burnishing Tumbler. A small, variable speed tumbler for jewelers that cost $135, ๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ โ๐โ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญโ ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐๐ง ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐จ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ค ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ก๐๐ฌ๐! ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐จ... more
Congrats @hello_heylo ๐ฅณ๐ฅณ๐ฅณ I use my @lindstromtools EDGE Flush Cutters DAILY (model 6152), they are available from @riogrande at the affordable price of $25. ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ โ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐ฌโ ๐๐ง๐ ๐โ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ค ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ซ๐... more
I bought myself a cake ๐ We hit 250,000 community members โฃ โฃ I have been posting jewelry making tips consistently for 6 years.โฃ โฃ We have shared over 2000 jewelry making tips!โฃ โฃ All the growth has been organic.โฃ โฃ I wrote a book.โฃ โฃ I started a... more
Here is another technique for when you have to solder a ring with a stone in it from @belightfulmaui - โWhen Blue needs to solder a ring with stones, he often uses the water method to keep stones protected from the heat. In this video he is soldering... more
Comment including the words โsend infoโ and I will DM registration (and scholarship) links for the @metalwerxstudio Virtual Spring Symposium! It is an affordable opportunity to watch ten presentations and demonstrations designed to introduce you to... more
CONGRATS @hannahlongjewelry ๐๐ฅณ๐๐๐๐พ Stuller has a new account we want you to check out: @stullerbenchjeweler โฃ โฃ To spread the word, we have partnered to give one community member a $500 shopping credit at Stuller. Entering is easy:โฃ โฃ 1. Follow... more
This was one of the first tips to get tons of engagement especially since back in 2019 the page had nowhere near the amount of community members. Brass knuckles are a restricted weapon in many places and trust me people let us know in the comments... more
Did you know I started a podcast at the beginning of the year? I am dedicated to posting a weekly episode for this entire year. Podcasts are a lot of work ๐ but if this thing is providing value I will keep going!!โฃ โฃ Recently I discussed Safety... more
Here is a technique for sawing identicals shared by @carry.a.torch - โSo I tried a new thing todayโฆ and I thought Iโd share the outcome. Itโs a pretty exciting breakthrough, if I do say so myself. ๐ Maybe yโall have done this forever, but itโs new to... more
Huge thank you to @hebel.design . who made this video for us to show her Kintsugi tip for when she has a broken gemstone.โฃ โฃ โI grew up with the belief that we had to throw away anything chipped or broken things for fear it would bring bad luck to our... more
Here is a production tip from @westry.co - โWhen making rings, whether I end up with a turquoise stone set in the middle, a small stacker, or one of my graphic art rings, they all start out with a blank ring shank. Which is why I like to make a batch... more
Wear a mask ๐ท Dust collection is ideal as well! In this video Iโm taking a flat file with a โsafeโ edge and making it a little safer by smoothing and sanding a little bit of the cutting tooth edge that was protruding. Itโs a good reminder that... more
๐๐ก๐ @๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฐ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฐ๐๐ฅ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ, I put together this compilation of some of the ways I have used it in my jewelry making to save time. Tacking, positioning, being able to repair or attach chains and findings. You can visit the link in my... more
Normally I post my LIVES exclusively to my Subscriber feed, but I wanted to share this one with the entire community because there are some fun announcement.โฃ โฃ The giveaway for Patreon in March will be a @sunstoneweldjewelry mPulse Pule Arc Welder... more
A tip for polishing inside small details from @suethomascreative - โGetting into tiny snooks and crannies, like this silver alpaca nostril! Finest gauge steel wool (0000) wound onto a pointed diamond burr. This finest steel wool on a very thin burr... more
Here is a tip for making even pieces of wire from @atelier32jewellery - โYou can use masking tape to tape a few pieces of metal together for filing or sanding, they don't move about and is super useful if they all need to be shaped to the same angle.... more
