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Application 1.      Clean glass is a must! Use ammonia or alcohol if needed. Avoid touching glass surface with your hands. 2.      Remove the wax paper barrier before soaking. 3.      With...
By Janet Parkhurst
Intermediate / Advanced How To: Frame Stained Glass Panels using Zinc Came James (Red) Veilleux    Came is a grooved strip of metal used between and around glass panels. ...
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By Janet Parkhurst
INFO ABOUT CREATION IS MESSY RODS We feel very fortunate to be able to stock CiM rods. It has become harder to affordably offer hot glass. Happy to say we...
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By Janet Parkhurst
Can't keep your foil under control? Here is an idea! Of course, you can use a foil dispenser.  Copper Foil Dispenser – Stained Glass Express It helps if you bag...
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By Janet Parkhurst
This info all comes from Stellar Technical Products. It has been edited to remove the info not related to stained glass.  Solder is used in many industries from electronics and...
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By Janet Parkhurst
CLEAN-ALL SOAP. I am shamelessly saying you should buy this. It is for your own good. (I am old—I can say things like that).  https://www.stainedglassexpress.com/products/clean-all-heavy-metals-hand-and-body-soap?_pos=1&_psq=clean+all&_ss=e&_v=1.0 We were told to...
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By Janet Parkhurst
If you think something is bothering you when you do stained glass, it probably is not the solder, it is probably the flux. What can you do? 1.       Wear gloves...
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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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Dichroic Glass is a multi-layered coated glass borrowed from the optics industry and NASA. To create the coating Quartz Crystal, Titanium, Zirconium and other metal oxides are vaporized with an...
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Glass etching is really, really easy. The most common is to use etch crème, which actually etches the surface slightly, leaving a frosty appearance. It can be used for cabinet...
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When Stained Glass Express opened in 1988, we were literally a Stained-Glass Store. We sold stained glass and the supplies that went with the copper foil method. We were a...
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By Janet Parkhurst
A glazier named Frank, once taught me to cut glass with scissors! No kidding. You have to do it under water and not have high expectations. Go ahead try it...
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