Lead Came Construction
In this section you’ll find all the making stained glass tutorials related to the Lead Came Technique. They take you from Choosing Lead Came right through to Cementing and Polishing.
Choosing Colours Wisely
Save time, money and precious glass with this little-known technique called Lead Lining. It will help you get your colour choices spot on right at the beginning and reduce disappointment.
Lead Came Neatness is Yours!
Guarantee your stained glass is strong, weatherproof AND lasts a lifetime by finding out how to cut and shape lead came accurately. With tips on cutting those tricky long, thin angles.
Create Solder Joins To Be Proud OfMake sure that your stained glass solder looks professional and tidy with these simple to follow instructions. Includes tricks on filling in gaps and answers the most common soldering problems.
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Tips on Lead Came for Stained Glass
Stained Glass Lead Came Made Easy Stained glass lead came comes in 6ft lengths sold in single lengths or boxes or in spools which have to be unwound and stretched before use. There are many different widths and depths and a bewildering array of profiles or ‘sections’ – for example,…
Stained Glass Leading Technique Answers
Assembling leaded stained glass is a logical process if you know what you're doing. These answers to common problems will fill in the gaps and make leading up stained glass easier for you. Assembling Leaded Stained Glass Diamonds There are a couple of ways to lead up a diamond in…
Stained Glass Colors – Lead Lining
Helping You Choose Stained Glass Colors Stained glass colors are what makes a window 'sing'. If you get them right your window will hit the high notes. If you get it wrong it will seem out of tune. Lead Lining is a little-known technique that will help you make the…
Stained Glass Lead Soldering The Easy Way
Stained glass lead soldering is FAR easier than soldering copper foil . The main reason for this is that you are only soldering a small area each time rather than along a whole seam. Think cake decorating; it’s the difference between piping a whole border and piping a Swiss dot.…
Cutting Lead Came Angles
How To Make Accurate Straight Cuts & Angles Cutting lead came for stained glass isn’t as hard as you might think. To make an accurate cut on both sides of the panel you have to cut straight down. This is so that you will have neat lead came angles without…
Making Leaded Stained Glass
Simple Instructions For Making Leaded Stained Glass This is where making leaded stained glass really gets exciting! Once you have cut all your glass pieces out, the next step is to join them together using stained glass lead came. The lead comes in 6' lengths or on a spool. It…
Make Your Stained Glass Panel Shine!
Polishing Lead Came The final step of stained glass making really adds class to your panel. It is done after the black cement has dried and hardened. The cleaning gets rid of any black cement that has squeezed out from under the lead came during drying. The polishing blackens the…
Copper Foil vs. Hobby Came
Copper Foil vs Hobby Came Explained I am a copper foil guy and have not used lead came before. What are the advantages and disadvantages over copper foil? Milly's reply: Great question, thanks Joe. It's really a question of personal choice, but some things lend themselves more to copper foil…
Cementing Lead Came
Weatherproof Your Stained Glass Panel Up until now your panel has been a bit delicate and easily harmed. The cementing stage will make it strong and waterproof. A black putty mixture is pushed under the lead came, which hardens to make the stain glass panel firm. What you need Tools…
Stained Glass Soldering – Lead Came
How To Solder Stained Glass Lead - Step By Step Tutorial Stained glass soldering is one of the most exciting steps because it allows you to pick up your panel and see the coloured light coming through it for the very first time. Woo hoo! Here's where you find out…