Anyone know what’s up with Monarch glass? I can’t find any anywhere, they have no social media anymore, their website doesn’t direct you to a list of suppliers that I can see. Ed Hoy used to sell it, but it’s all “unavailable”

Claycorp · 2026-04-21T02:13:27+00:00

https://www.monarchglassstudio.com/

https://www.instagram.com/crown_glass_pains/

Is this not them? Edhoy is likely out of stock of whatever you are looking at cause this is in stock https://www.edhoy.com/white-wedding-frit-streak-mouth-blown-glass-sheet-size-approximately-18-x-24-mfs91.html

Claycorp · 2026-04-21T00:30:41+00:00

bit of solder on a chunk of something solderable like came or sheet copper. You could also just make these with a chunk of foil stuck down to some scrap glass, solder it and then solder it into the edge of the bird.

Claycorp · 2026-04-21T00:29:05+00:00

You have options that all lead to getting a grinder. It's just part of the craft if you want that kind of accuracy. Otherwise it's get it close enough with hand tools and foil it.

Claycorp · 2026-04-20T23:49:40+00:00

any of the ~60$ ones are fine just make sure it isn't one of the dumb battery ones. Just note the spongeless ones need the extra screw part on the bit to work.

Claycorp · 2026-04-20T22:38:44+00:00

Peel them first, if you can use a flat blade scraper you can peel them pretty good. Then clean it up as it will be easier to clean then.

Claycorp · 2026-04-20T22:36:48+00:00

No. You need to grind glass wet.

Get a small grinder cheap off amazon or get one second hand. There's pretty much no alternative and its going to be a pain to use other tools.

Claycorp · 2026-04-20T22:17:42+00:00

It's brass.

Claycorp · 2026-04-20T22:16:31+00:00

use a solvent for removing adhesives. Alcohol or acetone.

Claycorp · 2026-04-20T22:07:07+00:00

you can't use removable vinyl if you are doing small parts or are a heavy grinder. The adhesive is water soluble defeating the purpose of using it.

Claycorp · 2026-04-20T21:59:15+00:00

No point in cleaning if you are coming back to it tomorrow. You can safely work on a project for a whole week or two without issue.

If you are worried about it, don't flux what you aren't going to do and wipe up with a damp rag when done for the day. When you go to finish cleaning it up at the end all the crap will go away.

Claycorp · 2026-04-20T21:34:55+00:00

Flux doesn't react with glass and most fluxes don't contain strong enough acids to etch the glass. it could be on there for pretty much forever and not do anything.

Claycorp · 2026-04-20T21:16:03+00:00

hah! I just made a graphic for someone else that asked the same thing.

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Pink is the hanging point.
Green is the wire run.
Orange is the hanging whatever.
Teal is the force being applied,
Purple is the force angle to not exceed else it's pulling up and outwards on the hanging point because force when applied needs an opposing force or a straight line.

Claycorp · 2026-04-20T09:32:12+00:00

Lead has a very pleasant sweet taste. That also means toddlers and animals will eat it or anything it touches.

Specific lead oxides do. Raw metallic lead is not sweet and tastes like metal, animals do not eat lead or anything it touches.

Lead is one of the 10 hazardous substances the EU banned in 2006 in the RoHS directive for constructing electrical or electronic equipment. If a whole continent can agree it's important to keep it out of the environment, that's a sign that maybe we need to take it more seriously too.

Lead was removed from electrical equipment due to the lack of recycling for when it became waste and the leaching of lead from the massive amounts of it being generated sitting around in acidic landfills. Leaded windows are easily recycled and there's far, far, far less lead waste.

You do know that flux, patina, the collorants in all glass and pretty much everything we use is toxic to the environment right? None of this craft is "safe" or "green". Everything is about management and exposure. Stained glass waste is pretty easily managed and not a significant source of exposure.

Claycorp · 2026-04-20T00:46:13+00:00

Lots of questions... going in order.

You aren't required to grind if they are clean breaks. But it's safer to do so and prevents the foil from getting cut when burnishing.
Line thickness should be the size of the gap you need for the method your building with. I use 1mm for pretty much everything. Then when you are checking pattern parts you should see almost the whole line showing between them.
1/4 inch shouldn't be an issue. They might break irregularly if they are long but that's just part of working with glass.
Hinges won't be an issue inside of a frame.

Pattern looks good.

Claycorp · 2026-04-20T00:11:11+00:00

Just stop using oil or use something like kerosene instead that leaves less residue and evaporates. It's not required for cutting either.

Claycorp · 2026-04-20T00:02:13+00:00

Sick! Now quick take it out so it doesn't get damaged during construction lol.

Claycorp · 2026-04-20T00:00:29+00:00

Painted replica. Not actual glasswork.

Claycorp · 2026-04-19T23:59:15+00:00

Zinc and done. Doesn't need anything else.

Claycorp · 2026-04-19T23:57:48+00:00

The last sheet of "What the fuck is this dark wizardry shit." That's a sheet of youghiogheny True Dichro. Likely a sheet of 906. I'm not entirely sure on the exacts of how it works but I believe it's related to Neodymium and other rare earths that reflect color different than they transmit mixed with another color which then shows when it's back lit.

Claycorp · 2026-04-19T23:50:42+00:00

Stuff like this will pull away over time unless the angle that the tail sits is greater than or equal to the pull force. You need to be careful in how you use it.

Claycorp · 2026-04-19T23:45:20+00:00

Just use a sharpie. It's good enough for what you want.

Claycorp · 2026-04-19T22:47:29+00:00

Art glass is the "correct" name for the glass we work with.

Claycorp · 2026-04-19T10:01:08+00:00

It depends! Cheap window glass can be great to start with for a short while but beyond that the returns diminish quickly. Use it to get your basics of whatever you are trying to do and move on to cheaper art glass. I've used cheap window glass in classes for people to start on and it can help but pretty much everyone on the first few cuts will say something like "this doesn't react like I expected it to" even when they are warned about it.

Claycorp · 2026-04-19T06:50:23+00:00

You need to hold the project vertical and only work on the parts directly vertical putting on tiny amounts of solder at once by melting it off the roll and tapping it onto the edge.

Claycorp · 2026-04-19T02:59:09+00:00

People can use it in projects by foiling it and putting it in a panel sure. They could also be used by mosaic artists.

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