Glass Tips from Verrier

There are a lot of views on what amount of space is required between copper foiled glass pieces.   Some say the pieces should be tight, oth...

Foiling tight curves often leads to splits in the foil.  This note gives information on how to generally avoid the splits and a repair metho...

There are several approaches to dealing with small pieces in copperfoiling: No-foil approach One approach is to have some of the pieces h...

Heat transfers to the glass during soldering. Normally this does not produce any difficulties. However with slender pieces, deep curves, o...

Gaps along the bead line When you have a gap between pieces of foiled glass, fill the gap with small pieces of lead or copper foil tape th...

After soldering, inspect the solder seams for small areas or strips of copper foil edges that aren't covered with solder. If this expo...

Liquid Flux It is important to put the minimum amount of liquid solder on the copperfoil seams. A surplus of liquid flux will bubble and s...

When soldering 3-D pieces together, first tack the panels together with a single tack at each end. If it later turns out that there is an al...

Foil pulling away from the glass on perimeter If this is happening to you, there are several things to remember. Clean all the edges and...

Tip size Soldering copper foil is ideally done with a smaller tip than for leaded glass. A 3/16" long taper tip is useful. Use the tip ...

Brass transmits heat much more quickly than lead, so a considerable length or the whole of the piece, e.g., a vase cap needs to be heated to...

When finishing soldering on a suncatcher, coat the edges with flux, tin the upper edge with solder, repeat on the other side, then flux and ...

Copper foil splits often occur at tight inside curves. This is caused by the inability of the copper to stretch enough at the edges to make ...

The only technical purpose the adhesive on copper foil serves is to hold the foil on the glass until it is soldered. It is not intended to, ...

Tip size Soldering copper foil is ideally done with a smaller tip than for leaded glass. A 3/16" long taper tip is useful. Use the tip...

Good smooth soldering occurs when the temperature of the iron is correct for the job and the solder being used. The problem of bunched up ...

If foil is pulling away from the glass on the perimeter of pieces, there are several things to remember. Clean all the edges and surfaces ...

Unsupported windows Windows without either rebar or internal support via Strongline or re-strip should not measure any more than 610mm in an...

Before polishing, clean the solder (see cleaning tips) and apply the patina, if any. Use a good quality furniture polish or wax. Shake the...

Cut the finished template into sections (if you are using a 360 degree form) The masking tape template will need to be cut off the curved fo...