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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,…
How To Copper Foil Stained Glass
The Secrets Of Neat Copper Foiling This instruction to make stained glass shows you how to wrap and burnish your stained glass pieces neatly with copper foil. This is so that you can solder around each piece and join them all together. There's also information on all the different colours,…
Cutting Stained Glass Circles
No Circle Cutter Needed Cutting stained glass circles can be done easily with basic stained glass equipment. Expensive circle cutters can help you - and they do work, but here you'll learn how to cut perfect circles with just a cutter and a pair of grozer/breaker pliers. Not even a grinder! The…
Cutting Stained Glass
Learn How to Cut Stained Glass - Tutorials For All Skill Levels Learning how to cut stained glass is the most scary process you'll have to do when making stained glass. But that's only because it's such a different material from anything you're used to. There's nothing quite like it.…
What Shapes Can You Cut In Glass?
Cutting Stained Glass Shapes When you're first start cutting stained glass there's so much to take in. How to hold the cutter, how hard to press, how to open the scoreline. It's all new. But what about what shapes you can and can't cut in stained glass? I often get…
Soldering Copper Foil
How to Solder Stained Glass Stained glass soldering joins all your foil-wrapped pieces of glass together by running a bead of solder along each seam. It isn't the easiest technique to learn but it's one of the most exciting, as it allows you pick up and see your project for…
3 Methods For Cutting Glass Shapes
Increase Your Cutting Options You've got your stained glass pattern and you're wondering how to approach cutting glass shapes. Is it best to use a template? And if so, do you stick the template on or do you trace around it? What about the "English method" that you've heard of but…
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…
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…