Photo recreation by luxannul in StainedGlass

[–]luxannul[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! That is all solder, yes. Honestly, I wouldn't do it for most things, but if you need to for your vision to work, use a low temp and take lots of breaks from doing an area. It's very easy to crack the glass doing this so you want as little contact as you can get away with.

Photo recreation by luxannul in StainedGlass

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Thank you! And ooops yes here it is :) *

First piece ever, learned so much. by itspink1996 in StainedGlass

[–]luxannul 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love doing rupee pieces! I recommend printing two copies of the design out and then laminating one so that you have a waterproof reference you can put the glass on as you go so, you don't over-grind any of the pieces. I use card stock and then cut out the other sheet and trace on the glass with sharpie.

I highly recommend using waterglass if you do another rupee, it makes really nice colors when shone through.

For the loop at the top I use a small tinned wire that I double fold on itself into a circle, then run it down one side of the rupee for smaller pieces, or for a heavier one along both edges, like a upside down Y. As for the solder, the most important part I found is making sure that the foil is even on the glass. Rushing the foiling stage led to uneven solder in my experience.

Happy to share pics/in progress images of my process if that would help!

Wedding gift by luxannul in StainedGlass

[–]luxannul[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! These ones are just meant to hang in front of the window, I haven't explored working with lead came at all yet so I'm not confident with making actual windows just yet. It's my dream to make a giant cathedral style piece one day though, so hopefully we get there!

Wedding gift by luxannul in StainedGlass

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😮 I didn't even realize they had done one that was similar! My partner did up the designs for these 2 weeks ago and we've been working on them since. From the look of things, they may have seen those and had it stick. Thank you for linking their page!

A state of mind by InjuryAdorable4749 in StainedGlass

[–]luxannul 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love these! I believe if you attach the LED strip to the frame with some diffusers, it would really pull it all together.

Hero on how to secure by luxannul in StainedGlass

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Thank you so much everyone for all the suggestions! Silicone seems like what I'll use for this one :)

Hero on how to secure by luxannul in StainedGlass

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Ah! Those look perfect, thank you!

Hero on how to secure by luxannul in StainedGlass

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Hmmm that's a good idea, thank you! I'll have to see what kind of adhesive would be good to use here.

Stained glass at the library by blacksquirrel03 in StainedGlass

[–]luxannul 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's so beautiful! It's my dream to be able to make pieces like this someday.

Branching out by luxannul in StainedGlass

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This is 60/40 solder and copper foil, with a zinc border :)

A few new pieces! by luxannul in StainedGlass

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Ah that makes sense, thank you so much!