I have all my tools and grinder in a box in my storage shed from 30 years ago. I think I’m going to start doing stained glass again as a hobby now that I’m retired. Great video
Hi Mr. Stained Glass, I'm new to your channel. Thanks for these videos. They are very helpful. I'm retired and just getting back into working with glass after a 40 year hiatus. I find I spend an awful lot of time grinding due to poor cutting and grozing skills. Especially with smaller sized pieces. I suppose it will improve with practice. Any advice on how to practice? Also, I am shopping for a new grinder as the one I have is quite old. Do you have a mid priced one you would recommend? Thank you!
Hi! The best way really is to just keep practicing. It may be wise to buy some cheap 1/8" clear glass just to practice scoring. Gryphon gyphette is a nicely priced smaller grinder. We use them often.
Great video. I am making several windows that will be exposed to wind and weather. Should I use copper foiling or lead for that environment. My project is a for a charity and I am paying for the glass. Where’s the best place to buy large quantities of glass with a fair price and inexpensive shipping online?
When you use regular scissors.. are you cutting down the middle of the black line? I’ve been just cutting out on either side of the pattern line. Time consuming for sure. How do you make allowances for lead or solder. I hate my pattern sheets!! And.. your channel has been the best instructional one I’ve found!! Thank you so much!!
Happy to help! For copper foil, straight down the black line using regular scussors. For leaded glass, I'll use the copper foil pattern shears to allow for the heart of the lead. Let me know if there's anything else I can do to assist you.
Your shop looks like Delphi, when you mark pattern on glass, your mark stays? spray adhesive, cut pice, spray on back, adhere to glass, cut to line. residue washes off then use glass
Never been there! Our facility is ~30k sqft. It stays well enough to get the first score off and an initial round of grinding. Occasionally may have to remark if your score was really off. I find the cutting of the pattern, gluing, etc is a big hassle personally! But it works!
Good info. But Pattern shears should not exist LOL I have taught Stained glass for many years, and only one student stuck with pattern shears. They dull quickly, they are usually not the correct "gap". Just say no to pattern shears LOL Regular scissors and Xacto blades are best IMHO.
When I started my stained glass journey 30 years ago I purchased all of my starting supplies and my glass from Cavallini, I continued to buy supplies there until I left San Antonio. I'm so happy to see you are still there. Great products, service and always able to ask questions or opinions.
Great video! if I want to use square pieces of stained glass to create my piece, what's the smallest size of squares you recommend to use? ( the picture is very small, so I must use small pieces)
One of my favourite videos so far. I took a couple of six week courses away back and needed a quick review of what I need to start again. Thanks, you didn’t miss a thing.
Great video instruction! You have a talent for this creative work! My like and subscribe to you! Keep growing your youtube channel and making art beauty! You are great at this job! I wish you creative inspiration! Best regards Mr.Hi! :)
Thanks for this awesome overview! Additionally I recommend using ffp3 masks, while sanding glass, so you don’t get glass dust particles into your lung, cloaking up over time. Also you could use an art scalpel for cutting your paper templates. This way you cut paper sheets almost like you cut the glass. In addition you have much more control over the line thickness and be much more precise then with scissors. It is common among architects and designers, handling paper and likewise materials.
wow I bought a ton of glass back in 1980s a nice oil scorer, other tools designed one window completed it and have not done anymore,, you make it look easy, thank you for the inspiration I am going to try smaller first,,,
I am not into this craft, just love it. Have you seen the technique of cutting glass under water? The glass behave so different under water, you can cut it with scissors! Wonder if professionals use or can use this trick somehow...
Very informative video. I have a question about glass cutters. How do i know if the head needs to be replaced? I'm fairly new at this, I've only done a few panels so far. It feels like I'm not getting a good score line but it could be just my technique. I might be pressing way too hard with the cutter. I'm finding that I'm doing a lot of grinding because of rough jagged edges.
Rough jagged edges means that you are not holding cutter at a 90 degree angle to the glass, it's slightly angled to the left or right. Especially prevalent on curved edges. Try cutting on some scrap glass and purely focus on the cutter being perfectly perpendicular to the glass. Break those and see if you're having the same problem. Also make sure your cutter is oiled up
I have all my tools and grinder in a box in my storage shed from 30 years ago. I think I’m going to start doing stained glass again as a hobby now that I’m retired. Great video
Awesome!
Hi Mr. Stained Glass, I'm new to your channel. Thanks for these videos. They are very helpful. I'm retired and just getting back into working with glass after a 40 year hiatus. I find I spend an awful lot of time grinding due to poor cutting and grozing skills. Especially with smaller sized pieces. I suppose it will improve with practice. Any advice on how to practice? Also, I am shopping for a new grinder as the one I have is quite old. Do you have a mid priced one you would recommend? Thank you!
Hi! The best way really is to just keep practicing. It may be wise to buy some cheap 1/8" clear glass just to practice scoring. Gryphon gyphette is a nicely priced smaller grinder. We use them often.
Great video. I am making several windows that will be exposed to wind and weather. Should I use copper foiling or lead for that environment. My project is a for a charity and I am paying for the glass. Where’s the best place to buy large quantities of glass with a fair price and inexpensive shipping online?
We sell on our website. Cavalliniglass.com
I recommend leaded windows
When you use regular scissors.. are you cutting down the middle of the black line? I’ve been just cutting out on either side of the pattern line. Time consuming for sure. How do you make allowances for lead or solder. I hate my pattern sheets!! And.. your channel has been the best instructional one I’ve found!! Thank you so much!!
Happy to help! For copper foil, straight down the black line using regular scussors. For leaded glass, I'll use the copper foil pattern shears to allow for the heart of the lead.
Let me know if there's anything else I can do to assist you.
@@Mr.StainedGlass Thank you soo much!
Your shop looks like Delphi, when you mark pattern on glass, your mark stays? spray adhesive, cut pice, spray on back, adhere to glass, cut to line. residue washes off then use glass
Never been there! Our facility is ~30k sqft.
It stays well enough to get the first score off and an initial round of grinding. Occasionally may have to remark if your score was really off. I find the cutting of the pattern, gluing, etc is a big hassle personally! But it works!
Very nice overview. New to the craft and did not know about several of the cutting tools.
Glad I could help!
Great informational video👍 I’m ready to start!
You got this!
Good info. But Pattern shears should not exist LOL I have taught Stained glass for many years, and only one student stuck with pattern shears. They dull quickly, they are usually not the correct "gap". Just say no to pattern shears LOL Regular scissors and Xacto blades are best IMHO.
I agree James thanks for the tip!
Thanks a lot for your helpful videos
Happy to!
When I started my stained glass journey 30 years ago I purchased all of my starting supplies and my glass from Cavallini, I continued to buy supplies there until I left San Antonio. I'm so happy to see you are still there. Great products, service and always able to ask questions or opinions.
Fran, thank you for your kind words. Happy to help any way we can.
Great video! if I want to use square pieces of stained glass to create my piece, what's the smallest size of squares you recommend to use? ( the picture is very small, so I must use small pieces)
Probably 1/2 to 1inch is the smallest!
Thank you!
Excelente trabajo y gracias por enceñarnos hacer vitrales 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Thank you!
Are there any glass pieces that are too small to use letting.
If you can manage to use them, no reason you can't!
One of my favourite videos so far. I took a couple of six week courses away back and needed a quick review of what I need to start again. Thanks, you didn’t miss a thing.
No problem Connie!
Hi , which height of glass and lead H strip to be used for inner sections for window please
Normally 5/32 height and 7/32 width on profile.
@@Mr.StainedGlass thanks
Great video instruction! You have a talent for this creative work! My like and subscribe to you! Keep growing your youtube channel and making art beauty! You are great at this job! I wish you creative inspiration! Best regards Mr.Hi! :)
Thank you!!
Where did you buy your stained glass?
We sell all the supplies on our website
Cavalliniglass.com
Excellent Thankyou
You are welcome!
No silberschnitts?
😵💫 what's that?
@@Mr.StainedGlass 🥲one of the greatest tools I've used as a beginner! I encourage you to try them, they are a little pricy.
I would like to see how. Exactly how you cut an inside curve slowly
I'll make a video on it!
Thank you - I'm looking forward to it !
Thanks for this awesome overview! Additionally I recommend using ffp3 masks, while sanding glass, so you don’t get glass dust particles into your lung, cloaking up over time. Also you could use an art scalpel for cutting your paper templates. This way you cut paper sheets almost like you cut the glass. In addition you have much more control over the line thickness and be much more precise then with scissors. It is common among architects and designers, handling paper and likewise materials.
Awesome advice, I'll have to check out that art scalpel.
Silberschnitts for curves are a game changer. And colored carbon paper allows you to trace your pattern to darker glass without cutting the pattern.
I like the color carbon paper idea! A bit of work retracing but if you have no other option, seems easier than cutting out a pattern and tracing it
wow I bought a ton of glass back in 1980s a nice oil scorer, other tools designed one window completed it and have not done anymore,, you make it look easy, thank you for the inspiration I am going to try smaller first,,,
Happy to help Thomas, you can do it!
I am not into this craft, just love it. Have you seen the technique of cutting glass under water? The glass behave so different under water, you can cut it with scissors! Wonder if professionals use or can use this trick somehow...
🤣 I'll give it a shot!
silberschnitt pliers
👍
Very informative video. I have a question about glass cutters. How do i know if the head needs to be replaced? I'm fairly new at this, I've only done a few panels so far. It feels like I'm not getting a good score line but it could be just my technique. I might be pressing way too hard with the cutter. I'm finding that I'm doing a lot of grinding because of rough jagged edges.
Rough jagged edges means that you are not holding cutter at a 90 degree angle to the glass, it's slightly angled to the left or right. Especially prevalent on curved edges. Try cutting on some scrap glass and purely focus on the cutter being perfectly perpendicular to the glass. Break those and see if you're having the same problem. Also make sure your cutter is oiled up
Thank you, I'll work on it!
thank you very good explanation
No problem!
Excellent video that’s answered a lot of my questions
Glad it was helpful!
great video, thanks
No problem!
Excellent video!
Thanks Cindy!