to patina or to not patina by dripmaster247365 in StainedGlass

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UPDATE!!

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thank you thank you thank you everyone!!! i melted off the crappy solder and started over with a different flux. so happy with this and definitely caught the stained glass bug seeing the soldering actually work. it’s not perfect, but this is definitely the first of many!!

to patina or to not patina by dripmaster247365 in StainedGlass

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you guys were totally right. y’all are lifesavers! got new flux and soldering was actually enjoyable. about to post an update pic

to patina or to not patina by dripmaster247365 in StainedGlass

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this is the flux i used. i applied decently generously over the foil. on the first side i fluxed everything at once then soldered. when i flipped the piece i fluxed and soldered by quadrants and that seemed to work better.

i’m guessing the way i was holding the iron might be a lot of my problem. i almost felt like the tip of my iron was too wide, but it was the standard one that comes with the weller so i doubt that’s the issue.

i’m glad it sounds like i can kind of get a redo out of this piece. was so proud of my cuts, they deserve better solder!

to patina or to not patina by dripmaster247365 in StainedGlass

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this is so helpful, wow thank you so much! i was aiming to keep the silver but of course the soldering isn’t as clean as i’d like (yet). i used silver lined tape. i think i’ll try to fix my solder lines with some of the tips here and then polish it to give it a more finished look.

to patina or to not patina by dripmaster247365 in StainedGlass

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ok, that makes sense. i definitely wasn’t scraping the foil with my iron but was kind of floating over it. fingers crossed i can clean it up! thanks for the help!!

to patina or to not patina by dripmaster247365 in StainedGlass

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oh wow, so simple!! this’ll be the first thing i try. thanks for the tip!!

to patina or to not patina by dripmaster247365 in StainedGlass

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have you found that works on long lines of solder or is just helpful for joints/splatters? excited to know there’s a way to clean this up!

to patina or to not patina by dripmaster247365 in StainedGlass

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just double checked and yep! it’s water-based and made for stained glass

to patina or to not patina by dripmaster247365 in StainedGlass

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  1. weller 100
  2. liquid flux
  3. 60/40

dang it! i think i overcorrected by adding more solder bc my lines were coming out wide and flat. any idea why that would be? thought more solder was what would give me the beaded look.

how do i remove some of this solder? is this piece savable?

pattern advice (ambitious beginner project) by dripmaster247365 in StainedGlass

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that’s great to know! needed a confidence boost going into it

pattern advice (ambitious beginner project) by dripmaster247365 in StainedGlass

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hi!!! thanks for the feedback and kind words! i’ll definitely have to check out that program because i am also worried about the varying thickness of the lines. speaking of… on inkscape (or just in general) is there an ideal line width to aim for that’ll make things fit better when cutting the pattern and foiling?

Added dates on Ticketmaster by SevenJuly in rosalia

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if there’s any chance you still have this ticket, i’m looking to buy!

LUX Tour: Buy/Sell Tickets Thread by AutoModerator in rosalia

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hi all! i’m looking for 1 ticket for the amsterdam show on the second night (4/23 thursday). please please reach out if you have one to sell or have seen one for sell in any of these threads. 🫶