5 Replace New Piece into The Panel

This week We put up a video which is five steps to doing a simple straight forward stained glass repair. 

This fifth step is place the glass into the opening. We put a piece of scrap glass under so it sit's flush with the other glass. Then we solder in the piece, turn over the panel and solder the other side, after which we clean, patina and polish the repair which should look exactly like it did originally.

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4 Cut The Replacement Glass

This week We put up a video which is five steps to doing a simple straight forward stained glass repair. 

This fourth step is to cut, grind and fit the replacement glass. It doesn't have to be perfect. Remember that when building a panel you leave a little wiggle room, the same can be true with a repair.

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3 Tap and Remove The Glass

This week We put up a video which is five steps to doing a simple straight forward stained glass repair. 

This third step is to tap and remove the broken or damaged piece of glass. We do this gently so as not to damage the surrounding foil on adjacent pieces of glass.

Then as we remove the copper foil, we are careful to only remove the inner circle of foil. 

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2 Heat Up Your Soldering Iron

This week We put up a video which is five steps to doing a simple straight forward stained glass repair. 

This second step is to heat up your soldering iron so you can desolder the metal around the damaged piece of glass.

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1 Score The Bad Piece

This week We put up a video which is five steps to doing a simple straight forward stained glass repair. 

This first step is to cut and score the broken or damaged piece of glass. We do this in both directions so the glass will be easy to remove. 

Some students have asked if they could try to save the glass by de-soldering without scoring the glass. This can be done, but we're a production studio, which means that we need to get results quickly and the extra time and effort of saving a piece may not be worth it.

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5 Do the Other Side

In this weeks video, I show how a stained glass window has separated from the frame work and the steps to fix it.

The fifth thing is to do the other side. Place more foil directly over where you did on the first side, place re-strip and solder the panel.

Then clean and patina and it will be better than new.

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4 Solder The Re-Strip

In this weeks video, I show how a stained glass window has separated from the frame work and the steps to fix it.

The fourth thing to do is Solder the re-strip onto the copper foil, forming a lead line, being careful not to add too much heat and cracking the glass.

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3 Clip A Strip of Metal

In this weeks video, I show how a stained glass window has separated from the frame work and the steps to fix it.

The third thing to do is clip and place a strip of re-strip metal over the copper foil tape you just added. This will add a great amount of strength.

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2 Add Copper Foil To Begin to form a New Lead Line

In this weeks video, I show how a stained glass window has separated from the frame work and the steps to fix it.
The second thing to do is add copper foil tape where you want to form a strong lead line. Clean the glass well so the foil will stick readily to the glass, use a craft knife or box knife to trim the ends of the foil.

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1 Pull Metal Back

In this weeks video, I show how a stained glass window has separated from the frame work and the steps to fix it.
The first thing to do is pull the separated metal back into place. I simply nailed some wooden blocks to the work bench to give myself a clamping surface, then used wood clamps to gently pull the metal back into place.

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5. Do The Other Side

The Final Step in this process is to Do The Other Side. Just the same as before, it'll want to be clean, loosen all tape and paper and clean it well. Then mix up the envirotex lite and pour it on, letting it cover the entire panel and then blow on the surface to get rid of the bubbles.

This is technique is a last ditch attempt to save a panel. I hope you never have to use it!

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4. Blow On The Panel

The next step is easy, blow on the panel. The carbon dioxide in your breath will cause the bubbles in the epoxy to pop allowing the finish to become smooth and clear.

This is such a simple process, but I didn't do as good a job on the back of my repair and left some bubbles. So it's very important. And once it's hardened, there's no fixing it

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3. Mix and Apply Envirotex Lite

Third Step is to mix and apply Envirotex Lite. This pour on clear finish can by found on-line readily and has good directions on the box.

You mix the two parts together, stirring gently to avoid creating bubbles. Then gently pour onto the panel and then tilt the panel allowing the mixture to spread over the entire surface of the stained glass, much like you might spread oil on a cookie sheet or bread pan.

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2.Tap Pieces In Place

This second step is titled, Tap Pieces in Place ..and actually it's all about preparing the glass for the repair You will need to tap the pieces into place and clean the panel, anything left will get encased in the epoxy.

Another part of the preparation is to tape small pieces of paper on the back of the panel to keep the back sealed. You don't want epoxy to run through onto your work surface. It may be a good idea to lay down wax paper beneath the  glass to protect your work bench.

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Step 1. Evaluate

The first, and maybe most important step in repairing a severely damaged window is EVALUATION. You need to look long and hard at the severely damaged window. Is there really no way to repair it using conventional methods? If this last ditch effort is the only way to save the piece is it really worth saving? Remember this, if something goes wrong you may end up ruining the piece, so think about this when evaluating if the window is worth repairing.

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I just added a new youtube video. click here to see it. We are trying to put up 5 step videos to add to the joy and entertainment that our stained glass friends will find amusing and helpful.This particular window was especially loved by us. It became destroyed one dark night after hanging in out studio. Kids moving furniture denied any knowledge of the broken window. It was just one of those unfortunate circumstances and then I began wondering if we could coat the damage with the kind of resin they put on tables made of plywood, usually covered with pennies or cards.
                                        So, we tried it, and it worked.

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Taking Time

Sometimes, a project takes a lot longer to complete. Last week I started on a repair of a window that I imagined would take a day or two to complete. It's been more than 8 days and I'm still working on it.

Window removed from frame X's show breaks

Chalk dust on paper to form pattern rubbings

After rubbing with replacements penciled in

New pattern piece shown over broken piece

Pattern traced on glass

Broken Pieces Removed

Some Pieces replaced with more to go.

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Repairing a leaded window using a Dremel tool

This month I wrote a newsletter article about doing a repair to a leaded window using a dremel tool. The panel was perfect for this type of repair. It was small, in good condition and only one piece of glass was broken.

The steps are interesting to read about, but if I had to repair windows to make my living, I'd either have to raise my prices or change my occupation. It's not very rewarding work, since the object is to complete the repair so that no one even notices your handiwork.

Repairing A Window For An Artist

This month's newsletter is about how we fixed a window for our artist friend's, Randy and Lynde Mott. Because she is such an avantgarde person, she thought it would be fun to replace the broken pieces with different colors so that the damage could be remembered. We found that we had clear textured glass that would look quite similar to what we were replacing, giving the repaired window a professional look while "remembering" it's history.

When we finished it was stronger, and better looking that it had been in years. We'll be showing how we did it in the newsletter.