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It's
our anniversary! Jeanne and I have been
married 38 years! We visited the Hines
Mansion to celebrate. Lot's of stained
glass being built, almost like we're in
business! Have to learn to work fast all
over again!
We've
completed several projects in the last
month and have been teaching several
students, so it's been a busy and
enjoyable time for us. We've created a
facebook group for Gomm Stained Glass,
please join by clicking
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Here
is a stained glass panel in the Hines
Mansion built by local artists in the
Provo area around 1920.
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And
here Jeanne ascends the stairs of the
Hines Mansion, climbing up and over the chandelier.
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| Jewelry
By Jeanne has a new necklace that has
really taken off, it is very popular and
we've sold quite a few ..click
here to learn more. Last
month we showed how to reclaim solder
in our article and this month as we teach
how to build a four sided lamp, notice
that we are using the sticks of solder
from that solder reclaiming lesson. A flat
panel, four sided lamp shade is the
easiest to build and if you've done a few
projects, you ought to consider building
one.
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Building
A Four Sided Lamp
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The four sided lamp is made of four
flat panels. This is a traditional mission style inspired by flat panels
of the 19th century. (you can download the pattern by clicking here).
The sides are built using the same
techniques as any flat panel. Precision is more important, because the
pieces will need to be the same to fit together properly.
Select opaque glass so that light
from the bulb doesn't burn through the lamp when it's in use.
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Once it's laid out, solder each of the four panels
as you normally would and tin the edges. Use care to make the tinned
edges smooth so they will fit together easily.
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Once all four are soldered, you'll be able to start
putting the lamp together. Start with two of the panels and tack solder
them, then add another panel and the last. The shade will be very
unstable and may not even be as square as you want it, but that won't be
the case much longer.
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Measure for the top cap that will hold the shade in
place. We used a brass kick-plate for this shade, copper and brass are
the most common materials for top cap and can be found at most sheet
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Tin snips make it easy to cut the square to size.
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You may then need to flatten it back to a flat
shape.
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Since we have the sander left over from furniture
building days, I smoothed out the edges, an extra step that wasn't absolutely
necessary.
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Then I stamped our name in the cap, since this is
not only a piece off art, but could be collectible in years to come.
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The finished stamping. |
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Then drill a center hole just the right size
for the pin on the lamp to fit through.
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Now place the cap at the bottom of the shade and
square up the panels so that there is the same amount of gap on each side.
This will insure that the whole shade is square.
Solder the cap to the shade and the shade will go
from weak and unstable to firm and fairly rigid.
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Now you can solder the outside led lines completely.
Place the lamp shade in a box filled with crumpled newspaper and shift it
so that the lead line you're soldering is horizontal.
Turning the temperature down on the soldering iron
may help to keep melt through at a minimum.
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Once the outside is soldered a quick pass along the
inside corners will smooth them nicely.
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Then clean, patina and polish as you would any other
project.
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The completed lamp is done and
looks marvelous.
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