| We recently repaired and replaced a
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| | I could make sure the window stayed the
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| leaded glass panel. This was a repair to
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| | right size.14. Then I slid both of the
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| a leaded window and we traditionally use
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| | replacement pieces of glass into the lead
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| the copper foil method developed by
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| | came.15. I tapped them into place tightly
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| Tiffany studios in the early 1900's. So
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| | using gentle pressure from a glass
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| we were mixing two styles of glass
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| | hammer.16. Then I nailed the outside
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| construction. The results were perfect.1.
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| | lead, in place making sure that the glass
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| A client called and asked us to repair a
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| | was tight and inside the lines of the
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| window in their home. The window had a
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| | pattern.17. Up until this step, the
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| broken piece of glass and we would need
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| | techniques I used are those that both a
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| to take it from their home, repair it at
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| | copper foil artist and a lead artist
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| our shop and reinstall it in their
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| | would use. From this point on, I focused
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| entryway.2. The window frame had been
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| | on copper foil methods. I placed a strip
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| assembled with 45 degree miters in the
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| | of copper foil along the bottom of the
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| wood, which required that the nails be
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| | panel, so there would be something to
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| removed in order to get the wood out.
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| | solder to. We might have used lead came
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| Fortunately, the nails used were very
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| | but the came we had in stock didn't match
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| thin pin nails, similar to a staple in
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| | the original lead.18. I foiled the bottom
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| size, so I was able to break the
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| | three beveled pieces with copper foil,
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| fasteners with a sharp rap on a putty
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| | getting ready for soldering the panel.19.
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| knife at each nail.3. Once all the pin
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| | I cut a piece of zinc to fit the panel
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| nails were cut, I was able to carefully
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| | and nailed it in place, making sure that
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| remove the wood from the frame work.4.
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| | the panel still fit inside the penciled
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| The leaded panel was very tight in the
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| | in pattern.20. I carefully soldered the
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| framework, which is rare, and I had to
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| | joints at the bottom of the panel, using
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| gently work the panel loose so as not to
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| | care to only heat the lead that was being
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| break it. This installation had one piece
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| | attached just enough to solder to, trying
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| of tempered glass on the outside of the
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| | to avoid melting the came.21. When the
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| door frame and then the art glass. In our
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| | solder lines were complete, they were a
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| studio we insulate window units so that
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| | little too shiny to match the original
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| there is tempered glass on each side of
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| | window, so I cleaned it with an ammonia
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| the art glass.5. Because the tempered
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| | based cleaner which darkened it and then
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| glass was still in place, I simply
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| | added a dilute black patina to knock the
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| replaced the wood pieces back in the
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| | color down.22. After polishing and waxing
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| frame till the reinstall took place.
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| | the window, it matched the original
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| Normally we put a piece of cardboard or
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| | pretty well.23. When we went back to the
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| plastic in the opening while it awaits
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| | home for the install, my wife, Jeanne
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| replacement.6. When I got the panel back
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| | wiped the window down for a final
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| to our studio, I first traced the outline
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| | cleaning to get rid of any dust and
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| of the panel. I knew that since this
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| | smudges.24. I removed the molding that
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| window was so tight, I had to be
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| | was in temporarily and a couple of nails
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| absolutely sure that it didn't grow on me
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| | from the frame work. Then I followed
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| in the repair process.7. I heated the
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| | Jeanne's example and polished the inside
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| joints of solder and, using pliers,
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| | of the tempered glass to get rid of any
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| rocked the outer bar back and forth until
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| | dust that might have collected.25. I used
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| the outside strip of zinc came loose from
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| | my putty knife as a lever to center the
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| the panel.8. Using a razor blade knife, I
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| | window in the opening.26. Then I applied
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| loosened the cement joint between the
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| | a small bead of silicone caulk around the
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| lead and the glass so that I could remove
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| | entire framework.27. I gently tapped the
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| the glass pieces.9. Once the cement was
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| | wood back in place.28. Then, since I
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| loose from the glass, I was able to
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| | wasn't going to nail the trim back in
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| de-solder the joints and work the lead
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| | place, I forced a stick in the opening
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| free from the glass.10. Next, I applied
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| | between the molding so that they'd be
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| clear tape to both of the broken sides of
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| | held tightly while the silicon dried. The
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| the glass so that as I eased it out of
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| | silicon will form a good enough bond to
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| the panel, it would stay in one piece
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| | hold both the window and the molding in
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| which I could use as a pattern for the
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| | place.Just a few simple steps later, we
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| new replacement glass.11. Once I had the
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| | had the job done with very satisfactory
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| cement and glass loose from each other, I
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| | results.David Gomm started building
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| applied gentle pressure on the glass and
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| | stained glass windows professionally back
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| spread it apart so it was easy to remove
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| | in 1983 and has become an expert at many
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| from the panel.12. I used the removed
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| | aspects of stained glass building, design
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| piece of glass as a template to cut my
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| | and repair. He writes a monthly
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| replacement pieces. Since the glass was a
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| | newsletter at also has a website with
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| close match, but not quite perfect, I
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| | many other articles at articles may be
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| replaced both of the pieces so that they
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| | distributed freely on your website and in
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| both looked the same. Your eye would
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| | your ezines, as long as the entire
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| notice the difference if only one of the
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| | article, copyright notice, links and this
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| pieces was replaced, but couldn't see the
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| | resource box are unchanged, or if using a
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| small difference since both were
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| | portion of the article, it points back to
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| replaced.13. Next, I nailed down the
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| | one of our pages where the entire article
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| panel on the pattern I traced earlier, so
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| | resides.
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