Making Smooth Solder Seams and Touch-Up Soldering

Here I show some common problems with soldering- run-through, solder blobs, accounting for gaps in seams. I show what a good solder seam looks like, and what to do to try to make them smooth.
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[@porpozontokonto9161]

the best how to stained glass video uploader ever. thank you!

[@LadyBerz]

thanks for watching!

[@kw9299]

I'm so impatient! That's my problem. I feel like I need to complete an entire piece in one sitting. I'm just beginning. I've made less than 10 pieces and expect to be an expert. That's on me.

[@suzieguirsch1065]

So helpful, thank you

[@LadyBerz]

You're so welcome!

[@yuliashevchenko7138]

Find it quite useful. Thank you :)

[@LadyBerz]

Glad it was helpful!

[@elizabethsomoza4879]

Sorry I’m asking this question here because in the one teaching about to glue paper over the glass didn’t have the option for comments. What rubber cement glue you are using? Thanks so much for your teaching and help.

[@LadyBerz]

Just Elmer’s rubber cement. Thank you for watching :)

[@slaterrox23]

Thanks for the video. Just curious, why only keep flux on one side at a time?

[@LadyBerz]

When soldering the 2nd side, the flux, combined with the heat, can accelerate the seeping through to the 1st side. Also, we just try to keep our work neat throughout the process. Leaving flux on starts the solder corrosion process, too. We currently are using EZ-40 flux, which is organic and non-toxic. It doesn't have the corrosive zinc chloride in it. It can be left on, but it gets unpleasantly sticky! Hope that helps :-)

[@slaterrox23]

@@LadyBerz Makes sense, thank you!

[@genevievehusson6767]

J'aimerais tellement en français !

[@LadyBerz]

je suis tellement désolé :(

[@colbyfish2564]

@LadyBerz how would I go about creating textured ripples in the surface of the solder?

[@LadyBerz]

Hi, If you have a temperature controlled iron, you can turn it down a little. Or, you can try ‘dripping’ the solder onto the seam. Hard to describe, but it involves laying down a bead first, then hovering just above the seam and melting drops in a row, onto the foil. Not going to lie, I only try do smooth seams, instead of textured. I’m sure there have to be others here on YT who do what you’re asking regularly and who can describe/ show it better. Good luck!

[@qualitysteamcarpetcleaning1710]

How do you know what temperature you set the gun too?

[@LadyBerz]

Our solder melts at 375 F, and our irons we keep between 700 and 900 degrees. Hope that helps!

[@colinbrittle3598]

Ive watched your videos and do not understand why you would cut paper patterns. Why not just place the glass over the original pattern to cut? This saves so much time and work

[@LadyBerz]

Hi Colin- I know that the method you've suggested is popular for studios and for folks working at home. However, I'm in a public school classroom, with 20-30 students 4x a day. This method was the way I was taught, and it works well, as we don't have enough light boxes for shining through the glass. Thanks for watching, and for asking :-)