Stained glass is such an UNDERRATED craft. People choose not to look into it because it might bee too expensive or they're nervous of handling the glass. When working with stained glass you have to pretend you're at your grandmas house, don't touch e...
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PPE
Glass (where to buy)
Cutting glass
copper foiling
Disclaimer
Solder
PPE
This is a great tool to use when cutting glass. When cutting glass, the shards tend to go EVERYWHERE. The waffle mat stops the shards from going too far and can be vacuumed up or just dumped in the garbage. This is not a necessity, just handy. I woul...
Stained Glass Waffle Grid
You only get one pair of eyes, these are a must.
Large Safety Glasses
You should wear gloves when handling the piece after soldering!!
This is important when soldering. You DO NOT want to breathe this stuff in. You can buy a respirator as well.
N95 Mask - Prime Eligible
You DO NOT want lead poisoning, you will need something like this after soldering and DO NOT touch surfaces you have soldered on with your bare hands.
D-Lead Hand Soap (32 oz)
another good option for removing the risk of LEAD POISONING.
Lead Wipes
Glass (where to buy)
Amazon is where a lot of people buy their glass, it seems to be one of the cheaper routes. This is great for someone who wants all of the fun colors and is just starting out. They give you about a half sheet of each color in most of them.
Glass Sheets For Mosaics
Hobby Lobby is a great place for glass as well. They usually have a ton of options for some really awesome glass.
Stained Glass Supplies | Glass Sheets & Paints
Delphi Glass is another popular place for glass.
Delphi Glass Creativity Center
Cutting glass
Cutting glass is the hardest part, you need to first score your glass then chip away at it, these tools make it super simple.
A glass cutter is a must. You just score the surface and essentially pull it apart. There are a ton of different handles for these, so buy what you think you would be comfortable with. I prefer the pencil grip because it's very similar to an Exacto K...
Studio Pro Brass Pencil Grip Glass Cutter
Cutting oil is used in the glass cutter to ensure it glides well and cuts cleanly.
Cutting Oil
These are a must for breaking the glass when you score. They have a curved mouth which you just line up with the scored mark.
Running Pliers
Grozier Pliers are good for breaking off smaller pieces of glass that the other Pliers don't do so well with.
Grozier Pliers
Glass grinders is for smoothing your edges and ensuring your pieces will fit together and for the copper to adhere properly.
Glass Sander For Stained Glass
These are great when you are making your design.
30 Sheets Waterproof Printable Vinyl Sticker Paper
copper foiling
Everything you need for copper foiling
black backed Copper Foil is a must for stained glass. Without it, the solder has nothing to stick to. Pay attention to the size and backing color for transparent glass. If you are a beginner I would go a little bit bigger than 3/16 because it is diff...
Copper Foil For Stained Glass
A burnishing Tool is used to smooth the foil over the glass. You can use anything for this, you don't need these if you have something else to substitute.
Value Plastic FID Burnisher for Copper Foil
Use this and a pair of scissors to trim the foil
Xacto Knife
Use to cut the foil.
Scissors
Disclaimer
If you want to make things easy for you I would go with a good quality kit, like these!
If you want to make things super simple for yourself, just go with a kit that contains everything.
Stained Glass Supplies And Tools
This is another great kit for just the tools. This is great if you want flexibility in your craft. This tool kit can be used for Stained Glass, Tiles, Mosaic Cutting, anything with glass or ceramic.
Rizom Glass Cutter 2-20MM, 8" Tile Nippers
Solder
Everything you need to solder
You will want something to work on that can handle heat. I recommend trivets, they don't slide easily and are made to handle heat.
HEAT trivet, cork, 7
This solder was recommended and it works good for me.
Canfield Solder
This is a great option for a soldering iron. On this one you can control the temperature for complete control. This also has 4.7 stars on Amazon.
Soldering Station 60w
Tip Tinner is used to remove stubborn oxidation from soldering iron tips and re-apply a protective solder layer (tinning). It restores, cleans, and extends the life of heavily oxidized, non-wetting tips that cannot be fixed by standard brass wool or ...
Tip Tinner
Flux helps to clean the copper foil and ensures the solder flows smoothly. There's gel, liquid, and paste versions.
Stained Glass Flux
self-explanatory
Flux Brush
Hanging your piece
If you want to make your piece easy to hang.
You need to make sure whatever metal you're using to hang your pieces are solder-able.
