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Print Free Stained Glass Project
NOTE:
Open the possibilities by using our fusible & mosaic
glass in a stained glass too!
Beveled
Glass Christmas Candle Stick Suncatcher
Materials:
· Yellow Flame
Item Kit#
16341 ·
Holly Leaves
Item Kit#
16200
· 1 x 5 inch Straight Line Bevel
Item Kit#
41172 · 7/32 Black
Backed Copper
Foil
Item#
41014
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Red Glass Gem/Nuggets (3)
Item#
41182
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Wire-Tinned Copper Wire 18 Gauge for Hanger
Item#
41092
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Flux
· Solder
· Black
Patina
· Flux Cleaner
· Step 1: Remove Glass
To keep from breaking the precut pieces of glass, remove them from the package using an
X-acto Knife.
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· Step 2: EXAMPLE: Foiling the Glass
Using the 7/32 copper foil, position the glass in the center of the foil, wrapping the entire piece. Overlap the foil where the ends meet about 1/8.
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Step 3: Burnishing the Foil
Use a fid or Lathkin to burnish the foil (use a hard,
thick and rounded edge of a plastic or wooden Lathkin to
press the foil flat on all sides and edge of the glass). Burnishing smoothes the edges of the foil and adheres the sticky side of the copper foil tape to the glass. Hold the glass pieces in place with push pins.
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Step 4: Create Hanger (see figure ->)
Cut a piece of wire 10 long and wrap around the flame forming a loop at the top. Cross the wire at the bottom of the flame and run it along the top and sides of the bevel. Trim wire so that it hangs down about 1/4 on each side of the bevel. This gives the suncatcher the look of a melting candle. The dotted line in figure 1 is the wire.
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Step 5: Fluxing the
Project
Using a flux brush, apply the flux to the copper foil lines. Flux comes in a liquid or paste form. The flux etches the copper, which allows it to accept the solder.
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Step 6: EXAMPLE: Soldering the Project & Cleanup
Tack-solder at the joints to keep the pieces of glass from moving. Run a smooth, rounded bead on the front and back of the panel. Tin the outer edge of the panel and attach hooks for hanging.
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