Safety Tip—What Makes A Flux Dangerous
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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SAFETY—HOW TO TELL A STAINED GLASS WORKER
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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Know Your Glass—Dichroic Glass
By Admin Office
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
By Admin Office
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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WHICH GLASS MEDIUM?
By Admin Office
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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CUTTING GLASS
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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Antique Glass—Know Your Glass
By Admin Office
A. Full Antique: Term applied to art glass produced by the historical mouth-blown cylinder method. The craftsman blows a glass cylinder which is annealed and cooled. The Cylinder is then...
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Just the Basics—Beadmaking
By Admin Office
It is possible to fuse or cast beads, but the most popular right now is the mandrel-wound method. This picture show students using hot head torches and map gas. This...
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KNOW YOUR GLASS—IRIDESCENT
By Admin Office
Iridescent glass has been flash-fired with a micro-thin layer of metallic crystal, creating jewel-like colors in reflected light. Louis Comfort Tiffany started making a type of iridescent glass back in...
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SOLDERING IRON TIP MAINTENANCE
By Admin Office
Do you soldering iron tips ever look like this? When people complain that their soldering iron does not heat up anymore, or that it does not get hot enough to...
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GETTING STARTED--FUSING
By Janet Parkhurst
Most Info taken from Spectrum Glass--System 96 Getting Started with Kiln-fired Glass 1. WHAT IS FUSING? Stacking two or more layers of compatible glass to make a design...
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LEAD CAME OR COPPER FOIL?
By Admin Office
The basic thing to remember here is that Lead Came stretches. That really is the base fact in deciding when to use what. Use Foil. 1. Lamp Shades should always...
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