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We
have really been blessed to have a great
deal of work recently. Jeanne has prepared
designs for several shows and we've
finished the third of five panels for the
"Reach" project. (Click
here to view progress)
We
feel that we have much to be thankful for
this year (especially now that the political
turmoil is over), whether you're for them
or against them, you get tired of hearing
the messages.
Hope
your Thanksgiving was good and we hope you
have a Merry Christmas.
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Jeanne
placed her "Tree of Flourishing
Life" panel in the Springville
spiritual art exhibit. It was accepted and
will be on display through Jan 16 2013.
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Two
of her "Plate Panels" are
hanging on display at the Provo Library as
part of the UVAA show. We'll be hanging
three more of them at The Covey Center in
December.
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For this
newsletter
we show how to replace a piece of broken
glass in a stained glass panel. The thing
that is unusual about this project is that
this is a very large piece of glass being
replaced in a very large stained glass
panel.
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Fixing
A Small Break In A Big Piece Of Glass
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Here's the pattern for the piece of glass I need to
replace. You can see it's got a very small chip in it, just a crack that went down
and came right back up.
I put foil on the broken glass and soldered over
it. It looked fine until Jeanne cleaned the glass and then it stuck out
like a sore thumb, there was no way to cover it up, so we have to
replace it.
"The difference between a professional and
an amateur is that a professional will fix their mistakes" -David
Gomm
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I drew a line on the glass to show a method I
considered, just placing foil on the curve of the red mark and making a
false lead line. This would have been okay, but it would have diminished
the look of the big panel.
I did an article about that type of repair and
you can view it by clicking
here.
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I start by scoring the piece of glass many times,
cutting it in strips about 1" wide. When I finish cutting in one
direction, I go in the opposite direction.
I make sure to get a score right into the corner
so I can remove that glass easily.
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I then need to slide the glass out so that I can break
it loose. As I do so, I find that the end of the panel is wobbly, so I
slide a stick under the panel to provide extra support.
The stick spans from the worktable to the saw
table.
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I place a trash can below the window.
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Then I can begin breaking out the pieces of glass.
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When I get to where I tried to patch the break in
the glass, it's pretty easy to see.
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I continue to break out the pieces of unwanted
glass.
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Then I take a hot iron and melt the solder. I hold
the foil, that was holding the old piece of glass in, gently and pull it
as it's released.
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With the foil removed, I run the iron under the
edge of the glass to get rid of any "ice cycles" that might catch as I
slide the panel back onto the bench.
I remove the stick that has been holding the
end of the panel while I support the panel and slide the stained glass onto the
work table.
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The replacement piece of glass takes up a good
portion of a full sheet. I trace it out and then score and
break off the extra glass.
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I then cut it out like any normal piece of glass,
using a hand cutter and our orange glass cutting oil.
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Then Jeanne grinds the rough edges off of the glass
so she won't get cut.
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Then she dries the glass off with a towel.
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And she foils the glass with 1/4" copper
foil.
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She goes all around the piece, pinching and holding
the foil in place.
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The she uses a fid to burnish the foil tightly to
the glass.
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I can now place two pieces of scrap glass onto the work table
to hold the replacement piece to the correct height.
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I set it in place and check that the edge lines up
with the other glass.
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Since the nails and pattern are removed, I use the
stick I used earlier as a straight edge to insure that the glass is flat along the bottom of the panel.
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I apply flux to several spots along the replacement
piece.
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And I solder the joints to hold the replacement piece
in place.
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I then completely solder the repair in place. Later
I'll turn the panel over and solder the backside.
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