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Newsletter Archives - By Subject

Fixing Windows

Videos

Supplies

Repairing Severely Damaged Stained Glass (3/06)

Repairing A Broken Piece Of Glass (1/06)

We do a major repair (10/05)

How To Repair A Leaded Panel (6/05)

Faking a Repair (2/06)

Repairing a Window that has Separated (12/07)

Rebuilding A Leaded Glass Window (3/08)

How To Repair A Moderately Broken Art Glass Panel (7/09)

Repairing An Insulated Stained Glass Unit (1/10)

Changing the Border Glass In a Leaded Panel (11/10)

Repairing A Window For An Artist (9/11)

Repairing Panel using a Dremel Tool (10/11)

Organizing Your Studio

Tricks Of The Trade

Build Your Own Workbench (9/06)

Insulating Glass So It Can Be Hung In A Door (7/06)

Chemicals We Use In The Studio (4/06)

How To Move Glass (9/05)

Getting A Glass Order (10/09)

Cutting Very Rough Glass Into Diamonds (1/07)

 Building A Rack To Store Stained Glass (8/11)

Add Coining To A Panel For A "French" Look (2/08)

Converting Over To A Lead Free Studio (4/12)

How to Shorten A Stained Glass Panel (4/08)

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How to Shorten A Stained Glass Panel (12/08)

Bring New Life To Windows

Build a Jig to Cut Bevels (7/08)

Removing Corrosion From Stained Glass (6/06)

Cut out a Window Without a Pattern (9/08)

Re-Applying Patina (5/06)

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Cleaning A Heavily Soiled Window (11/06)

Reinforcing and Framing Glass

Clean And Patina A Window (10/06)

Reinforcing A Large Window (8/06)

Clean And Patina A Window Revisited (10/10)

Aggressively Reinforce A Window (3/07)

Easily Clean Corrosion From Windows (8/08)

Soldering A Zinc Edge On A Panel (2/07)

Solder A Zinc Edge On A Curved Panel (6/07)

Unusual Projects

Put Metal Around An Octagon Shaped Panel 11/08

Building a 3D Globe (11/05)

Building A Strong Wooden Frame For Shutters 12/10

The Painted Leaf Project (1/08)

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Shipping Stained Glass

How To Paint A Face On Stained Glass (2/10)

How To Ship Stained Glass (7/05)

Kiln Fired Glass Necklace (3/09)

Build A Solid Shipping Crate (12/06)

Stained Glass Picture Frame (4/09)

Build A Crate To Ship Several Panels (8/07)

Stained Glass Jewelry Box (Part 1) (5/09)

Build A Crate With Extra Foam Padding (9/07)

Stained Glass Jewelry Box (Part 2) (6/09)

Loading Glass On A Trailer For Shipment (7/11)

Stained Glass Charms (11/09)

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Fixing An Angel By Making Our Own Glass (6/11)

Lighting Projects

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Installing Glass In A Pool Table Lamp (8/05)

Soldering Techniques

How To Build A Window For A Backlit Space (4/07)

Fix or Reinforce Glass With Solder Bridge (5/07)

Reinforcing A Skylight (10/07)

Soldering An Art Glass Repair (8/09)

Creating A False Skylight (2/09)

Reclaiming Old Flux Core Solder (7/10)

Build A 4 Sided Lamp Shade (8/10)

Soldering-Fix A Foil/Lead Line Problem (12/11)

Repair A Cheap Lamp Shade (1/11)

Build A Lamp Shade using a Worden Mold pt1 (2/11)

Basic Skills

Build A Lamp Shade using a Worden Mold pt2 (3/11)

Cutting Stained Glass #1 Hand Cut (5/08)

Build A Lamp Shade using a Worden Mold pt3 (4/11)

Cutting Stained Glass #2 T-Square (6/08)

Build A Lamp Shade using a Worden Mold pt4 (5/11)

Cutting A Tight Curve In Stained Glass (10/08)

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Cutting Thin Irregular Pieces Of Glass (11/11)

Installing Stained Glass

Cutting Glass Using A Straight Edge (1/12)

Installing In An Existing Window Frame (7/07)

Installing Glass In Cabinet Doors (11/07)

Advanced Craftsmanship Skills

How To Hang Stained Glass in a Window (12/09)

Using A Taurus Ring Saw For Radical Curves 2/12)

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Drill Holes In Glass with diamond bit 3/12

Sandblasting Stained Glass

Drill Holes In Glass With Grinder 4/12

How To Sandblast Stained Glass (1/09)

How We Sand Carve A Stained Glass Transom (3/10)

Business Tips

Setting Up A Sandblast System Part 1 (4/10)

Marketing Stained Glass (12/05) 

Setting Up A Sandblast System Part 2 (5/10)

Help Your Business (And Yourself) Survive With Style (9/09)

Sand Carve A Rose in Glass (6/10)

We Do Make Mistakes and Then Fix Them (9/10)

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