Glass Safety
By Janet Parkhurst
SAFETY June is National Safety month. Hopefully it is not a surprise that we are an industry that should be tuned into our personal safety. Not only do we deal...
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-Know Your Glass - Part 2
By Janet Parkhurst
In addition to there being different types of glass which we talked about in Know Your Glass (part 1) there are also different glass manufacturers. The manufacturers that we stock...
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PATTERN SHEARS
By Janet Parkhurst
Did you ever have a project that seemed to grow after it was foiled or leaded? A special type of scissor called pattern shears solves this problem. They have three...
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Why Does Solder Bubble and Splatter When Soldering
By Janet Parkhurst
It is caused by flux boiling through the solder you’re laying down. That’s why you notice it more on the second side of a project – by then you have...
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Helpful Items for Cutting Straight Lines
By Janet Parkhurst
Do you have trouble cutting a straight line? If you do, try a tracking head. If you already own a nice Toyo glass cutter and you want to change your...
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Solder Tip
By Janet Parkhurst
Common solders are a mix of tin and lead. The numbers that describe each type of solder refer to their % of each metal in that solder. The melting temperatures...
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So Many Pliers!
By Janet Parkhurst
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...
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Glue in the Kiln
By Janet Parkhurst
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...
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Grinder Bits
By Janet Parkhurst
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...
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GETTING STARTED - FUSING
By Janet Parkhurst
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...
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CONTROLLING YOUR SOLDERING IRON TEMPERATURE
By Janet Parkhurst
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...
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TIDBITS OF INFORMATION
By Janet Parkhurst
What is the difference between copper wire and tinned copper wire? They are both copper wires. The tinned wire is a bit easier to use if you are soldering it...
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MURPHY'S LAWS FOR STAINED GLASS
By Janet Parkhurst
(I would like to give credit for this, but I no longer know where I got it) Solder Law: Hot solder looks exactly like cold solder. Solder Law II: One...
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