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How to repair a leaded glass panel
A client called and asked us to repair a window in his house. The window had a piece of broken glass and we need to take it from home, repair in our shop and reinstall it in your post.
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The window frame had met with 45 degree miters in wood, which requires that the nails were removed in order to get the wood out. Fortunately, pin nails used were very thin nails, similar to a staple in size, so it was able to break the screws with a thud on a spatula on each nail.
Once all the pin nails were cut, I was able to carefully remove the wooden frame work.
The lead panel was very difficult in the framework, which is weird, and I had to work carefully to not break free panel. This installation was a piece of tempered glass on the outside of the door frame and then the artistic glass. In our study we isolate window units so it is not tempered glass on each side of the glass art.
For tempered glass still in place, simply replace the wooden pieces back on the scene until the resettlement was carried out. Usually we put a piece of cardboard or plastic opening while awaiting replacement.
By the back of our study, first traced the outline of the panel. I knew that from this window was so strong, had to be absolutely sure that it did not grow on me in the repair process.
I heated the solder joints and, using pliers, hit the bar and back outside until the zinc strip outside detached from the panel.
Using a razor blade knife, loosen the cement joint between lead and glass so I could remove the broken glass.
Once the cement is released from the glass, I had the opportunity to de-solder joints and work unleaded glass.
Then apply clear tape to both sides of broken glass for that as I eased the round table would stay in one piece that could be used as a model for new replacement glass.
Once I had the cement and glass copies of each other, I applied a slight pressure on the glass and spread it well so it was easy to remove the panel.
I used to remove the glass piece as a template to cut my replacement pieces. Since the glass was a close game, but not perfect at all, I replaced the two pieces so that they both had the same look. His eye see the difference if only one parts were replaced, but could not see the small difference, since both were replaced.
Then nail the panel on the pattern traced before, to check that the window stayed the right size.
Then I slid both pieces of glass in place of the initiative came.
I hit them hard in place with light pressure from a glass hammer.
Then I stuck his head out, instead making sure that the glass was scarce within the pattern lines.
Until this step, the techniques I used are both a copper film artist Lead and an artist would use. From now on, I'll be focused on methods of sheet copper.
I put a strip of sheet copper in the bottom of panel, it would be something for welding a. We could have used to carry wine, but the wine we had in stock did not match the original initiative.
I frustrated the bottom three beveled pieces with copper foil, preparing to weld the panel.
A piece of zinc cut to fit the panel and nailed in place, ensuring that the panel still fits within the pen in the pattern.
Carefully welded joints in the lower panel, taking care to heat only the advantage to be given only sufficient for welding, trying to avoid is melted wine.
When welding lines completed, were a bit too bright to match the original window, so I cleaned with an ammonia-based cleaner was darkened and then added a dilute black patina to avoid damaging the color down.
After polishing and waxing the window corresponded to the original quite well.
When we returned to the house for the installation, Jeanne wiped the window down for a final cleaning to remove any remaining dust and stains.
I removed the molding that was in a limited period and a couple of nails wooden frame. Then followed the example of Jane and polishing the interior of tempered glass to remove any dust, which might have collected.
I used my knife as a lever to center the window in the opening.
Then I applied a strip silicone sealant around the frame.
Gently hit the wood in place.
Then, since I would not nail the trim back instead, I forced a stick into the opening between the molding so that would be hugged while the silicon dries. Silicon is a sufficient link good for maintaining both the window and the molding in place.
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About the Author
David Gomm has been building stained glass since 1983 and makes his living designing, building and installing stained glass art. Together with his wife, Jeanne, who also designs and builds stained glass, they have created books, articles and videos all about stained glass.
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