CHANGING THE WAY I THINK (AND SPEAK)
By Janet Parkhurst
Shoplifting becomes a topic of conversation often in a retail store. We think we have something in inventory because our computer data says we do, but when we are looking...
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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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Get Reactive
By Janet Parkhurst
Glass is made from sand, limestone and sodium carbonate. To get stained (colored) glass, other minerals are added. Glass Pigments Compounds Colors iron oxides greens, browns manganese oxides deep amber,...
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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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THE ART OF RESTORING GLASS
By Janet Parkhurst
One of the very exciting things we get to do in this industry is to restore windows. These are generally from churches, and they are usually over 100 years old....
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A Trip to the Morse
By Janet Parkhurst
I recently visited The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum. It was my third trip, so that tells you something. The bonus was that I took my adult daughter, Soo, and she...
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Torch Maintenance
By Janet Parkhurst
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....
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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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Kiln Mold Preparation
By Janet Parkhurst
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...
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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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