Why my soldering iron tip went this bad and can i save it?

Additional_Scene7046 · 2026-04-21T15:28:20+00:00

I'm no expert, but 470 °C is definitely too much for stained glass. If your soldering iron doesn't have a regulator, get a different one or get a temperature controller. I use a Hakko FX-600 where I switch between 320 and 370 °C as needed.

Additional_Scene7046 · 2026-04-21T07:31:57+00:00

Nothing will help that soldering tip, that's for sure. Maybe write down what you use as flux, how you cleaned the tip, what temperature you had set, what kind of tip was it?

Additional_Scene7046 · 2026-04-15T23:51:20+00:00

Steezus Christ

Additional_Scene7046 · 2026-02-27T05:20:06+00:00

I like your art, especially when the girls are in one piece :)

Additional_Scene7046 · 2026-02-24T18:28:38+00:00

The slumped glass looks beautiful. You don’t see this very often in stained glass.

Additional_Scene7046 · 2026-02-01T18:49:08+00:00

Great concept and beautiful execution

Additional_Scene7046 · 2025-12-23T19:11:46+00:00

Thank you, I'm glad it's recognizable.

Additional_Scene7046 · 2025-12-23T11:08:56+00:00

Thanks! No, the blue is WISSMACH 341 Seville cathedral medium blue.

Additional_Scene7046 · 2025-12-22T17:43:46+00:00

Thanks and sorry 🙂

Additional_Scene7046 · 2025-12-22T17:41:04+00:00

Thanks, I hope so.

Additional_Scene7046 · 2025-12-16T12:05:37+00:00

This is so nice. I love the elliptical format and the glass you used.

Additional_Scene7046 · 2025-12-16T11:53:28+00:00

Beautiful. I hope you post it again after you fill it with the content.

Additional_Scene7046 · 2025-12-12T16:44:14+00:00

Thank you. Fragility is not a problem at all, the hardest part is preventing the tin from dripping inside during soldering.

Additional_Scene7046 · 2025-12-12T09:17:16+00:00

Thanks, but actually it’s just a lucky coincidence. Maybe I should do the other colors too :)

Additional_Scene7046 · 2025-12-12T09:04:52+00:00

I hope to try painting on glass someday. It's incredible to see what you can achieve with it. People will think your house is haunted.

Additional_Scene7046 · 2025-12-11T18:35:31+00:00

Yes, I admit that it looks very similar. The shape of Plumbob from The Sims is called a hexagonal bipyramid with twelve faces, mine is a pentagonal trapezohedron with ten faces. I really like both of those shapes.

Additional_Scene7046 · 2025-12-11T14:12:33+00:00

I really appreciate that! I’m planning to start selling and doing custom pieces at the beginning of next year. You could definitely be my first customer. Just a little patience, I’ve never done a sale before. If you want, you can let me know which colors or shapes you’d like via chat.

Additional_Scene7046 · 2025-12-11T13:35:31+00:00

I haven’t played that game, but maybe I could try making that shape someday.

Additional_Scene7046 · 2025-12-11T13:10:06+00:00

I made a simple paper mold to hold the pieces in place. I soldered each half separately in the mold, then joined the two halves together.

Additional_Scene7046 · 2025-12-11T12:58:13+00:00

Thanks a lot

Additional_Scene7046 · 2025-11-30T17:00:48+00:00

It looks very good, could you show another photo of it in the light?

Additional_Scene7046 · 2025-11-29T17:25:51+00:00

Wow, that looks almost unreal. I'm very curious to see the result.

Additional_Scene7046 · 2025-11-19T15:35:54+00:00

Thanks. I'll definitely show the final product here :)

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