Category: Tips

  All credit for this blog entry goes to Bethlehem Burners.  This is from their website.      Helpful Tips from Bethlehem Tip # 1: Do not use force when cleaning your torch. Using extra force when cleaning your hypo tubes may cause internal damage to the torch. Such...

SO MANY PLIERS! When customers are new to stained glass, it can be overwhelming figuring out which tools to buy.  As if choosing a soldering iron wasn’t complicated enough, something that seems as simple as pliers ought to be easy, right?  Maybe not!  There are several tools that are...

One of the most confusing issues in the industry is mold prep.  Part of this confusion has come from the elimination of some products and the decision on what to substitute. One of the recent questions I’ve had (and hear often) is What the difference is between the Hotline...

There is a lot to chat about when it comes to glue in glass fusing. Let’s start with these cute little owls with wonky eyes.  They started out with the pupils glued to the white nugget eyes. Since the glue cooks off at about 450F, the eyes just slid...

Glastar burned to the ground on October 18th. Glastar is a leading manufacturer of glass-shaping equipment, tools, accessories, and supplies. The warehouse next door exploded, and the fire quickly spread to the Glastar building. No one at Glastar was hurt, however two people were killed and two were injured...

The biggest question we get about grinder bits is “how long will it last?” Tough one! Depends on how much you use it. A bit can be adjusted up and down, and carefully you can use lots of the surface. Once you get a bare spot, move the bit...

Info taken from Spectrum Glass System 96 Getting Started with Kiln-fired Glass WHAT IS FUSING Stacking two or more layers of compatible glass to make a design and then melting it by placing it in a kiln. You can flat fire or slump.  Bring the kiln to 1300 –...

Temperature controllers are generally separate units that the iron plugs into.  They are small, easy to use and relatively inexpensive. It operates similar to a light dimmer switch.  By dialing the control to a higher or lower setting, more or less electricity is fed to the iron.  This increases...

Everyone is always asking what to do with scrap glass. January Make a pot melt. This is from GrandRidge Glass   February Make a heart.  Put a magnet on the back or fuse in a ring to hang.   March Make it tiny and use up scraps. From Stubridge...