Top Ten Mistakes to Avoid When Learning Stained Glass.

Awesome video all should view... on the Top 10 Mistakes to avoid when learning stained glass...👍By Ed & Barb
1. Not enough practice cutting glass. Practice Practice Practice cutting window glass.
2. Not cutting your glass to fit your pattern correctly. Place the cutter wheel on the inside of the black line while scoring your glass.
3. Using too much cutter oil. Only use a little bit of oil with your glass cutter.
4. Using the wrong solder. Use 50/50 on LED and 60/40 on copper foil.
5. Not cleaning after applying flux and patina.
6. Using too much flux.
7. Do NOT Leave flux or patina on your glass project overnight. Clean your glass with a mixture of baking soda & water to remove flux & use glass cleaner w/ 91% alcohol to remove patina.
8. Not using a rheostat / temperature controller. 100 watt soldering Iron at a #8 setting.
9. Not following Studio Safety Precaution. Have / use safety glasses, Band-Aids, don’t wear open toed shoes.
10. Getting frustrated & giving up too soon.

I’m so glad I came across y’all’s channel and videos! I’m only three projects in and now I know why my cutter isn’t working properly. The directions only said not to overfill and it didn’t come with a pipette. It’s also not a see through pencil cutter, so I poured some in and have had the worst time. Now I realize it’s likely because I have too much oil in my cutter. I don’t have issues with the ones in my class. We also weren’t taught about patina or waxing so now we will need to scrub our finished projects and patina and wax them.

Thanks again for another great video Ed and Barb!

#9. Safety first

Oh, the irony. There is much more than glass when it comes to safety...

What wattage is the iron set to on setting 8? I can get a fancy station, but i have a 35 watt weller. Thanks

wish I had seen a video like this when I began with Stained Glass all those years ago!

Is that lead poisonous and what is the patina?

I wish I had seen this a couple of months ago! Thanks for sharing all the things to not do. Now I will know better for my next piece.

Thank you!

Thank you for this helpfull video Ed and Barb! ⭐️

I told the guy at the glass shop I was a beginner, he did not stop me buying loads a textured glass bout £300 worth and I chewed through a bit and though hang on I need some flat clear glass to practice with first, I wish I had seen your Video, Anyhow thanks you good man,from Pete in England.

Can you drill small holes in glass for jump rings?

And for jump rings, I know you put it on a joint but do you put it on top of the joint or in the joint with a longer piece if wire thats longer than the circle?

Ok I didn't catch what to do after you patina, do you have to let it dry then use window cleaner then wax?

Thanks so much for the info.Just had my 3rd lesson and enjoying it

THANK YOU for teaching me these tips

Thank you for the advice in your video!

Thanks 😊

He said, "Don't avoid using a rheostat." Sounds like a double-negative. Do you mean we should USE a rheostat? I'm confused. : )

MORE CLOSE-UPS! Let's see that oxidized solder really close up. Thanks for this vid.

So if you use 60/40 you have to patina it ? You can't just leave it silver ?

Thank you so much! Took classes awhile back and your tips and classes have been great to refresh my memory and skills . 😊

With what do you wax?

Thank you for this video. I started doing (trying) 15 yrs ago. I took a few classes thought I could do it. I quit. Recently I decided to try again. This video helped me more than any class I took. There were no learning tips like u gave. I’m excited to try again. I would love to get good enough to make things for friends and relatives. Thank you again. You told things I never knew and they made perfect sense. Would love to take classes with you but I live in Missouri. Keep putting out videos. 😀

What if you don't have patina?

Why doesn't patina come in more colors?

When I use my glass cutter and practice on plain hobby glass I hear the the cutting sound but when I use it on the stained glass I don't hear that cutting sound and get worried. Does it vary with different types of glass?

Thank you, sir! I've been so inspired by you!

I want to learn how to make and work with stain glass !

I'm not much for comments but thank you for the great video.

I started watching this video in 2022, and finished it in 2023.

Very good video

I’m a little speedy, I must admit. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Learning to control my speed 👀 so I don’t get into trouble with the glass cutter police 👮🏻‍♀️

Thank you so much. I have had a passion to learn this beautiful art for many years and I am getting started buying the proper products I need now. I am looking forward to all videos you are going to share and looking back at all you have made in the past. I need all the help and guidance you can give me. Thank you once again!

Very educational....the BEST one for me is #2...I've been struggling because of how I was cutting the pattern. Thank you so much

Thank you so much! I have been cutting my glass wrong and I never heard of baking soda for cleaning. Things are going to change in my studio. Thanks again.

Thank you SOOO much.
Wasn't that great at glass work years ago and am picking it up again and want to do it correctly!
You're advice is well heeded here.

Thanks so much for this. I have reached the 10th .. I will keep with it for awhile.

You rock!

Thank you!!!

If using a weller 100 wat temp control iron do I still need to use a reostat? I thought that iron maintains temp.

I learned a lot. I've been literally soaking my pieces in flux. What a waste. Also, why is 50/50 best for leaded work?

Thank you so much for this! I've been doing stained glass for 2-3 years after taking an "enrichment" class. I was never happy with my results. Your video taught me a lot of what I'm doing wrong. Thank you so much for this!

Hi! What temperature do you have your soldering iron set to?
Thank you!

Hi! What is your opinion on Gel Flux and/or Paste Flux?
Thanks for this great video! Listening and watching as I foil!
Good stuff! 👍😀

Thank you. Learned a lot

Never did glass art in my life, but watching this video was oddly entertaining

I keep telling myself to drive a little 4 cylinder pickup truck glass cutter instead of a Ferrari glass cutter. It keeps me from making mistakes and going outside of the line. Ed and Barb are the best teachers ever!!

Ty so much!!! The race car! Lol 😊❤️

Great tips

Great video! What brand are those mini running pliers?