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I've got a "dumpster dive" find that I cracked apart today. The result is several pieces in stained glass that were extricated from a larger highly damaged piece that had been thrown away. I would like to make these smaller pieces stable so that I can hang them outdoors on our covered porch. Can I just use a regular soldering gun directly on the lead to secure the corners? What is the melting technique? Any advice would be very appreciated!
if your soldering gun will melt the solderthan it will work. you have to put the pieces together with the lead came, flux the edge to solder than i away's lay the solder on the edge to be soldered and heat with your soldering gun the flux helps the solder flow
Thanks for the response, Jerry! I appreciate the explanation of what the flux does. I had heard of flux, but wasn't sure why it was used or if I would need it. I'll give it a try.
Oh then Blissfull you should join us over on the Trash to Treasure forum... Since it was a dumpster find.. and you will be making a new treasure out of it.. :) And you may even find some ideas on what to do with it if you are looking for a few..
jerryhildebrand...I used to do stained glass a long time ago and have a large broken piece I'm going to take apart and put into a door. I had forgotten about using the flux. After using the flux and solder isn't there a powder that you brush on as a finishing? I can't remember how to go about the last part of putting a stained glass together once you get it all put together and move on to the flux and soldering part...step by step. Am I right that once you have your piece all laid out in the lead then you go back and brush the flux on - then solder the joints - then ???? Thanks for any help here.
scarediecat your right there was a powder you could use to clean up the glass after it was finished. But don't forget to fill the cracks between the came and the glass with a cement to make it weather tight. you can buy it at delphiglass .com
