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Stained Glass Snow Flake - Free Stained Glass Project

Stained Glass Snow Flake

Materials:

· See Category: Bevels 
   1” x 1” Pyramid Bevel Clear

   6 - Item# 41166

   1½” x 2½” Diamond Bevel Clear 
   6 - Item# 48039

   ½” Circle – Blue (4 packs)
   18 - Item# 96137

· Tinned Copper Wire 18 gauge 
  Item# 41081

· 7/32” Silver Backed Copper Foil
  Item# 41234

· 1 foot  Item# 48000 Jack Chain

· Lead Solder – 60/40 
  Item# 48028
or
· Lead Free Solder – Pewter Finish 
  Item# 48030

Tools:
Item# 48023 – Burnisher/Fid
Item# 41100 – Flux Brush
Item# 41010 – Weller 100 Soldering Iron
Item# 41012 – Soldering Iron Stand

Other Materials:
Item# 42000 – Suction Cup - Large
Flux
Flux Cleaner
Push Pins

· Step 1:  Foil Bevels 

Use 7/32” silver backed copper foil to foil all bevel pieces and the ½” circles. Position the glass in the center of the foil, wrapping the entire piece. Overlap the foil where the ends meet about 1/8”. Use a fid or lathkin to burnish the foil. Burnishing smoothes the edges of the foil and adheres the sticky side of the copper foil tape to the glass.
 

· Step 2: Assemble and Solder
Assemble foiled glass pieces using the picture as a guide. Hold in place with push pins. Use a flux brush to apply flux to the copper foil lines. Flux etches the copper foil, which allows it to accept the solder. Keep the pieces of glass from moving by tack-soldering each joint. Run a smooth, rounded bead on the front and back of the suncatcher. Tin the outer edges of the suncatcher.
 
· Step 3 – Attach Glass Hanger
Cut a piece of 18 gauge tinned copper wire 1 ½” long. Wrap the wire around a pencil and twist the end together 3 times. Shape the remaining wire around the top piece of the suncatcher as shown above. Solder the hook to the top of the suncatcher imbedding the shaped wire in solder.

· Step 4: Celanup
Clean with soap and water. A glass wax can be used if desired to polish and enhance the glass and solder lines.

· Step 5:  Attach Chain for Hanging (optional)
Attach chain or simply hang the suncatcher from a suction cup hook.


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