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1st side distorts (flattens) when 2nd side is soldered



 
 
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Old May 1st 06, 07:30 PM posted to rec.crafts.glass
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Default 1st side distorts (flattens) when 2nd side is soldered

Just finish soldering one side. Then when you solder the other side,
don't spend a long time on one area. Add a liitle solder at a time and
then move on. come back and do the touch up once those pesky areas have
cooled. If some solder melts through, continue on and then turn the
panel over and pull off some of the huge solder clumps and do a touch
up. No big deal. Practice getting your peices of glass cut so they fit
better.

Andy

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When soldering the 2nd side of a foiled stained glass piece, it appears
that the nice rounded solder bead on the 1st side gets distorted
(flattened) because it is heated from the heat of soldering the 2nd
side and the 1st side is resting on a flat surface. How can this be
avoided?


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Old May 1st 06, 07:40 PM posted to rec.crafts.glass
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Default 1st side distorts (flattens) when 2nd side is soldered

Everyone seems to have the same opinion, practice, practice, practice. I
don't use some of the steps described and while soldering the 2nd side I
still have an occasional melt through. With practice you will be able to
easily fix these melt throughs. The worst part is when I forget about it and
find it while washing the piece. Then it's back to the solder table and fix
it. I guess that's an old age thing. :-)
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Just finish soldering one side. Then when you solder the other side,
don't spend a long time on one area. Add a liitle solder at a time and
then move on. come back and do the touch up once those pesky areas have
cooled. If some solder melts through, continue on and then turn the
panel over and pull off some of the huge solder clumps and do a touch
up. No big deal. Practice getting your peices of glass cut so they fit
better.

Andy

wrote:
When soldering the 2nd side of a foiled stained glass piece, it appears
that the nice rounded solder bead on the 1st side gets distorted
(flattened) because it is heated from the heat of soldering the 2nd
side and the 1st side is resting on a flat surface. How can this be
avoided?




 




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