What REALLY makes a smooth solder seam? You all know that lumpy solder seam feeling. You try and TRY to improve your stained glass soldering techniques but STILL you can’t get a nice smooth finish. Well … (read more)
How to add stained glass hooks to a suncatcher. Use recycled wire to make your own hooks and learn how to attach them neatly. Packed with explanatory photos.
3 Ways to Solder Over Gaps in Stained Glass I get asked quite a lot about how to solder over gaps in stained glass. Here are 3 ways of filling in different shaped gaps. Filling … (read more)
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 … (read more)
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 … (read more)
Stained glass soldering temperature is something I get asked about a LOT. Here are answers to common questions. Stained Glass Soldering Temperature Questions Temperatures For The Hakko FX-601 The temperature you need for soldering a … (read more)
Soldering Problems – Quick Tips Nothing is more annoying than spending hours designing, cutting and assembling a piece, only to feel disappointed at the end because stained glass soldering problems have spoilt the final finish. Here … (read more)
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 … (read more)
How to Solder Stained Glass Beaded Edges Learning how to do stained glass means getting to grips with learning how to solder stained glass beaded edges. You don’t want to let untidy finishing spoil your beautiful … (read more)
Pretty Dripped Solder Edge Decorative soldering for stained glass is the difference between a Victoria sponge and a Wedding Cake. It really is special and adds that ‘WOW’ factor to your projects. You can go … (read more)
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