Question: What are the dangers of soldering with lead? I repaired an old cigarette lighter case that had split at the seams, by soldering it with 60/40. It’s a copper/metal case. Having never soldered in my life … (read more)
Lace Soldering Question I’ve seen some lace soldering and was wondering if you could tell me how it’s made. It’s like lace created with solder and joins 2 pieces of glass in a project. There … (read more)
Tiffany style lampshade by Robert Jameson I have a lamp shade half done but haven’t worked on it for over five years. I would like to restart the project but was wondering what procedures I should … (read more)
Painting on sandblasted Glass If I do glass painting on frosted or sandblasted glass, will there still be a tin residue that I need to avoid? Thanks! Laurinda Milly’s reply: Thanks for your question Laurinda. … (read more)
Frosted Fish Tank Rick Burris I bought a old fish tank and the back texture glass was painted like this. Looks like it was painted and put in the freezer. Who can help me find … (read more)
Firescreen frame by Morgan Hi Milly, I want to make a tri-panel, hinged fireplace screen out of stained glass. I know how to make the panels using the copper foil method and I know how … (read more)
The Dangers Of Making Your Own Etching Paste I want to know how to make white glass etching cream for frosting the glass. I have already bought the white powder (dudhi) and hydrofluoric acid and … (read more)
Adding Shells to Stained Glass Door Inserts Sigmar Polke – Zurich I am making cabinet door inserts for relatives in Florida. How would I go about incorporating real shells in the glass? Have seen it done … (read more)
Oven Fired Glass Paints I am using glass paints that say you can fire the paints at 150C for 40 mins in an oven. This obviously does not work, the paint either flakes or peels … (read more)
Question About Firing Patinated Glass Patina on old bottle I collect, among many, many other things, old glass. From nearly perfect whole bottles and jars to tiny broken bits, what draws me to them is … (read more)
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