FOOD SAFE ISSUES
By Janet Parkhurst
I think I have not researched an issue and come up with less concise data ever. Here are some things I did find. FUSING The causes of concern when fusing...
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How Can You Tell a Stained Glass Worker?--Safety
By Janet Parkhurst
Just look at their thumbs! They are lined with little cuts! Right! So annoying! Comes from pushing little pieces of glass against the grinding wheel. Unlike when we started out...
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Tips from Janet: Know Your Tools
By Janet Parkhurst
Probably the most important tool decision you make is your glass cutter. There are a lot to choose from. There are two things to consider. What the wheel is made...
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Heart of Glass
By Janet Parkhurst
Valentines Day is Coming To make the heart shown, use four 1x1" bevels and 2-2" half circles. You can also make it large by using 4- 1 1/2x 1 1/2...
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Tips from Janet: Know Your Tools—Pliers
By Janet Parkhurst
I just went to the retail display where we keep pliers. There were 7 different ones. So many pliers—so many uses! Or just a little difference, like the width of the...
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Soldering Iron Temperature control
By Janet Parkhurst
Plugging a soldering iron into a rheostat (or temperature controller) does NOT reduce the temperature. It reduces the amount of electricity coming in but doesn't change the temperature the iron...
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Know Your Glass
By Janet Parkhurst
(Picture from Brooks Mosaic And Glass -Ebay) Cathedral. Glass that you can see through. Opalescent. Glass that you cannot see through. It allows some light to show through, but not...
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Tools for Effective Soldering
By Janet Parkhurst
How to Effectively Solder Stained Glass By James Veilleux Note: Soldering Stained Glass can be a fun but sometimes frustrating process. There is a definite learning curve involved but, with...
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Specialty Frits
By Janet Parkhurst
SPECIALITY FRITS Frit is crushed glass, ranging in particle size from a fine powder to fine, medium, coarse and mosaic. It is made from crushed, screened and cleaned COE tested...
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