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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)

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

Bring New Life To Windows

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

Removing Corrosion From Stained Glass (6/06)

Build a Jig to Cut Bevels (7/08)

Re-Applying Patina (5/06)

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

Cleaning A Heavily Soiled Window (11/06)

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Clean And Patina A Window (10/06)

Reinforcing and Framing Glass

Clean And Patina A Window Revisited (10/10)

Reinforcing A Large Window (8/06)

Easily Clean Corrosion From Windows (8/08)

Aggressively Reinforce A Window (3/07)

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

Unusual Projects

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

Building a 3D Globe (11/05)

Put Metal Around An Octagon Shaped Panel 11/08

The Painted Leaf Project (1/08)

Building A Strong Wooden Frame For Shutters 12/10

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

Kiln Fired Glass Necklace (3/09)

Shipping Stained Glass

Stained Glass Picture Frame (4/09)

How To Ship Stained Glass (7/05)

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

Build A Solid Shipping Crate (12/06)

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

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

Stained Glass Charms (11/09)

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

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

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

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Soldering Techniques

Lighting Projects

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

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

Soldering An Art Glass Repair (8/09)

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

Reclaiming Old Flux Core Solder (7/10)

Reinforcing A Skylight (10/07)

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

Creating A False Skylight (2/09)

Build A 4 Sided Lamp Shade (8/10)

Repair A Cheap Lamp Shade (1/11)

Basic Skills

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Cutting Thin Irregular Pieces Of Glass (11/11)

Cutting Glass Using A Straight Edge (1/12)

Installing Stained Glass

Installing In An Existing Window Frame (7/07)

Business Tips

Installing Glass In Cabinet Doors (11/07)

Marketing Stained Glass (12/05) 

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

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

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

Sandblasting Stained Glass

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How To Sandblast Stained Glass (1/09)

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

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

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

Sand Carve A Rose in Glass (6/10)

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