DICHROIC GLASS
By Janet Parkhurst
DICHROIC GLASS MOST INFO FROM HOWARD SANDBERG OF COATINGS BY SANDBERG Dichroic glass is one of the most beautiful things SGE carries and it has been one of the most...
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Tips from the Glass Academy: Lead Came or Copper Foil
By Janet Parkhurst
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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Award Made From SGE Glass
By Janet Parkhurst
Olympia with award made from SGE glass. This is, of course, Olympia Snow in 2012 getting an award from the State Chamber of Commerce. For many years, the State Chamber...
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Tips from Janet: Know Your Tools—Pliers
By Janet Parkhurst
I just went to the retail display where we keep pliers. There were 7 different ones. So many pliers—so many uses! Or just a little difference, like the width of the...
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Soldering Iron Temperature control
By Janet Parkhurst
Plugging a soldering iron into a rheostat (or temperature controller) does NOT reduce the temperature. It reduces the amount of electricity coming in but doesn't change the temperature the iron...
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Glass No Longer Available.
By Janet Parkhurst
The tough economy of 2011 and 2012 caused some glass manufacturing to cease. The GNA (German New Antique) factory has now been closed for some time. At first it was...
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How To: Frame Stained Glass Panels using Zinc Came
By Janet Parkhurst
Intermediate / Advanced How To: Frame Stained Glass Panels using Zinc Came "Came" is a channel made from a variety of metals and is available in various shapes. The two...
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Here's How You Get Shiny Copper Patina
By Janet Parkhurst
(example is from C Rhodes Glass Art on Esty) Don' you love how your piece looks when it is foiled before it is soldered? That shiny copper foil just sparkles. Why,...
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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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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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WHICH GLASS MEDIUM?
By Janet Parkhurst
mosWhen 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...
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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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SOLDER - WHY DIFFERENT ONES
By Janet Parkhurst
60/40 60/40 solder is 60% tin and 40% lead. It stays in liquid stage longer, giving you more time to set a smooth bead. It melts at 372 to 374...
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