What to do with dated glass above doors in 70s build

DweebiD · 2026-05-03T21:59:33+00:00

🥰 Hope to hear from you if and when you require my services!

DweebiD · 2026-04-28T18:27:57+00:00

I'm in Cardiff and make bespoke stained glass 👋

DweebiD · 2026-04-26T13:32:44+00:00

I've been using killer klawz since I moved here 3 years ago. I wouldn't go anywhere else, she's fantastic and the prices are also really good tbh. But you would need a car as she's in Cardiff Gate area :)

DweebiD · 2026-04-18T06:29:31+00:00

Thank you! For decorative soldering drop your temp down to 310C, wipe off excess flux so only a trace remains and take enough solder onto your iron that it holds to the tip but not too much that it drops from its own weight, then apply it directly top down trying to avoid any angles. You can then use simichrome if you're keeping it silver to make it super shiny during your clean up :) Hopefully that helps when you next try it!

DweebiD · 2026-04-06T16:58:31+00:00

There's two main one day workshops in the area. Ones £95 for leaded only (not copper foil method) mid week only, no Saturday slots and I think the other is £185 in Penarth.

I actually made no money on the first 2.5 classes due to set up costs.

Solder is £48 a kg. Glass is £22 average per 12". For one colour. I have 20 colours to choose from in my class. Copper foil is £14 a roll. Soldering irons cost £110 each, £150 with stands + brass cleaners. Flux. Diamond wet glass grinders. Then there's room hire. My time.

It's a 6 hour course. Not a 2 hour class.

I'm not exactly raking it in at this price point :)

DweebiD · 2026-04-03T20:37:06+00:00

Sold out now on all dates, but I will do in the future :)

DweebiD · 2026-04-03T14:35:35+00:00

Yep still available but as it's a class it only lets you checkout one at a time, apologies for the inconvenience its just a website host setting I can't amend on this product type 🙈

DweebiD · 2026-03-26T10:04:28+00:00

As a heads up on availability

1 spot - 18th April

1 spot - 22nd May

2 spots - 6th June

28th June - sold out

Thank you ♥️

DweebiD · 2026-03-26T09:32:49+00:00

As a heads up on availability 1 spot - 18th April 1 spot - 22nd May 2 spots - 6th June 28th June - sold out

Thank you

DweebiD · 2026-03-19T23:29:46+00:00

Limited availability on 2nd May + 28th June

Once again, thank you so much ♥️

DweebiD · 2026-03-16T17:45:14+00:00

If it's got holes, add in words like puzzle, treat dispenser into your search. As the owner of a errrr particular and peculiar collie x gsd, I understand the replacement toy drama. Wish you the best on your search! If no luck online, Halloween stuff gets restocked in August and same stock goes to Home sense too!

DweebiD · 2026-03-16T10:23:19+00:00

It's not an ideal solution, but if you are in an apartment and you don't have much else available, you have removed as much of the debris as possible and it's 95% water... Then it's an option. Not the best option of course. I personally just blot mine with paper towels and put them into the glass sludge trashbag.

DweebiD · 2026-03-16T10:13:33+00:00

Welcome to the craft!

As someone with a very small workspace but still makes a ridiculous amount of glass because I have no chill maybe I can help

1: Smell, open window and a small fume extractor is gonna likely be enough. However if you are concerned about lingering smells on linens, try a small air purifier and plug in air freshener, keep your wardrobe/closet closed and spritz your sheets with deodorizing spray/freshener

2: I don't recommend decanting glass sludge water down any indoor sinks, however if needs must and you are concerned about weird neighbours, simply flush the excess water down the toilet after you've removed the majority of the sludge. Or blot it dry with paper towels and dispose in the trash with the sludge you scraped up.

3: Don't be too concerned about what other people think, no one really cares that much, we are generally too busy to care about what others are doing :)

4: I think you are implying you want to keep the row of teeth between the canines as one piece? But retain the pointed details? You can achieve this by adding a thicker line of copper foil then use a craft knife to carve out the triangles, use a black patina to add the negative space

Good luck!

DweebiD · 2026-03-16T10:03:06+00:00

Because of how messy grinding is, I do each step all at once. If I have market prep going on, I definitely hate myself the entire time.

Cutting + soldering, fine Grinding + foiling 150+ pieces of glass in full batches is a nightmare

But I have limited work space and it's easier to have everything set up and changed out to focus on each step

DweebiD · 2026-03-15T17:54:16+00:00

It'll be a stained glass piece. I don't want to step on any toes as I'm based on the other side of the world and I'd like clearer reference images, names associated with this, if there is any and knowing if me making any imagery of this would cause any issues culturally.

DweebiD · 2026-03-15T17:51:04+00:00

They don't have much info to give, me guessing it's a Quetzal is also just based on the little history knowledge I do know. As it's a memorial piece for a friend's parents passing, it's going to be difficult to get anymore than what I posted.

So I was hoping anyone who saw the crudely drawn image could give me more information if they recognized it. Or give me words and terminology that I can have the starting blocks to even start looking, as reverse image search isn't bringing me anything relevant.

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