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Mirror Discoloration
Tips for Using Mirrors in Stained Glass Mirrors can be used very creatively in copper foiled stained glass work. You can use them as a regular looking glass, or incorporate them into lamps or panels. All you have to do differently is make sure you treat the mirror pieces with…
Repairing a Broken Stained Glass Window
Methods For Repairing Broken Stained Glass Fixing broken stained glass is a necessary evil. With glass as a material breakages are inevitable. You know the scenario; you're happily soldering away on your latest piece only to turn it and realise there's a crack in the glass. And you don't have…
How to Reinforce Stained Glass Panels
How to reinforce stained glass is a question I get asked over and over and OVER :-) Sadly, there isn't a 'catch all' answer. There are many different factors to take into consideration when reinforcing stained glass windows and they’re different with each window. When To Reinforce Stained Glass Windows…
Soldering Stained Glass Copper Foil Seams
When soldering stained glass copper foil you're aiming for a slightly rounded, smooth seam. There are lots of factors feeding in to your success with this! The main ones are: how hot your iron is your soldering speed sufficient flux and the cleanliness of the tip If you're having trouble…
Framing Round Stained Glass Projects
Framing Round Projects Framed round stained glass by Lori Telleman-Jones I'm making some round stained glass and want to know what metal framing material is best. I've used zinc for my square projects and they are fairly easy to do. So far, I've used a metal 9 inch in diameter…
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…
Don’t Give Up On Copper Foiling Without Trying These Tricks
Stained Glass Copper Foil Tips Oxidised Copper Foil Oxidised stained glass copper foil before cleaning, centre. Shiny after clean around glass shapes When stained glass copper foil oxidises it’s difficult to solder. What is the best thing to do when this happens? You might be surprised to learn that this…
Decorative Soldering Dots
How to do Decorative Soldering Dots Here's a brand new way of creating decorative soldering dots. It's neat, its foolproof and it's quick. You can't argue with that. It was suggested and demonstrated by Georgia Hamilton. A big hands together for Georgia. Gather all the tools together and start creating…
Dangers of Soldering with Lead
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 I forgot to use flux (because I don't know what I am doing); I soldered…
Zinc and Leading Queries
Where Can I Buy Stained Glass Lead Came in the UK? I have recently moved back from the States where all of my stained glass supplies were in abundance and easily available. However I am struggling to find a supplier of the H and U shaped leading for my stained…