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Stained Glass Tools


Basic Tools

Other than a good glass cutter, you'll need the following:

  • soldering iron
  • 1 or 2 pairs of pliers
Solder and Flux

You can start with a one-pound spool of solder which is 60 percent tin and 40 percent lead. This combination melts quickly, but produces a strong bond.

Liquid flux is an absolute necessity. You need to brush this fluid on the lead just before soldering each joint. If you don't, the solder won't adhere properly.

There are several kinds of flux, but your best bet is either oleic acid or zinc and ammonium chloride.

Lead

Lead "came" is available in various sizes and shapes. Since you'll probably begin with small pieces of glass, you should purchase came which is no larger than 1/8" (3/32" is preferable, since it's easier to handle and looks nicer on small glass items).

In addition to lengths of came, you will need:

"H" channel
"U" channel

The "H" channel is used as a common border whenever two pieces of glass are butted together. The "U" channel is placed around the outer edges of the entire piece (FIG. 1).

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