Achieving the Perfect Fit with a Jewelers Miter Jig Vise

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One of the more important steps to clean soldering is to pay extra attention beforehand to create the perfect fit between two metals. There are no shortcuts to this process. No matter how clean your work might be, solder will not jump over a canyon. Your bezel might look straight and your filing precise, but stare at your connection through a jeweler’s loupe and you will wonder what demons came to your bench and ravaged the ends while you weren't looking. The Mighty Jewelers Miter Jig Vise to the Rescue

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