Soldering Copper Foil
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…
How to Solder Over Gaps
3 Ways to Solder Over Gaps I get asked quite a lot about how to solder over gaps. Here are 3 ways of filling in different shaped gaps. Filling In Large Irregular Gaps The best way to fill this type of gap is to scrunch up little tiny bits of…
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…
Stained Glass Video Tutorials
Milly's Free Stained Glass Videos Often we need to see a stained glass technique before we understand how we can improve. Here is a selection of my free stained glass videos so that you can start correcting those niggling mistakes and start making stained glass you're proud of. Cutting Videos…
Stained Glass Soldering Temperature
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 Hakko FX-601 soldering iron The temperature you need for soldering a bead with the Hakko FX-601 is normally between 360C and 410C…
Stained Glass Soldering Problems
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 are some suggestions for the most common problems and questions I get asked which will…
Stained Glass Soldering Techniques – The Key to Smooth Soldering
What REALLY makes a smooth solder seam? Great soldering technique by Milly's online student Maggie Winters 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 I have a secret for you.…
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…
How to Solder Jump Rings To A Stained Glass Sun Catcher
How To Make And Solder Hooks To Stained Glass This stained glass tutorial shows you how to solder hooks to stained glass so that you can hang your piece up securely. You'll learn how to make recycled jump rings and how to solder them neatly to your stained glass sun catcher.…
Solder Stained Glass Beaded Edges
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 glasswork. This stained glass video and tutorial shows you how to solder a lovely rounded…