AboutDavid Gomm Expertise Copper Foil stained glass panels are our specialty. Both architectural and residential questions can be asked.
We build windows and teach classes in our studio. We design custom patterns by hand and then draw tham using AutoCAD. We recently donated over 100 square feet of glass to the Covey Center For The Arts in Provo, Utah.
I write a monthly newsletter that gives tips and tricks for the stained glass trade at www.betterstainedglass.com We also teach classes because the joy of new stained glass students rubs off on us and keeps the hobby fun.
Experience Started business in stained glass in 1983. We build and design architectural and residential stained glass and we write a monthly stained glass newsletter at www.betterstainedglass.com
Publications Go Articles,
Ideamarketers, and
Ezine Articles. We also contribute to newspapers and ezines. Also have several videos on You Tube
Education/Credentials Bachelor of Arts in Education, Missouri Southern State University. Taught college course at MSSU, currently teach classes in our studio. Write monthly newsletter.
I am in the process of soldering my work together. I am using 50/50 solder. How do you achieve a good beaded look. Do I need to use extra solder to obtain a bead. At the moment most of my lines are filled in with solder but are flat. Few of the lines have a vague beaded look but it's not consistent...
It looks something like this...bead...flat..bead...bead...flat. If that makes sense.
Many thanks
Jess
Answer In our studio, we do traditional, copper foil stained glass. The decorative soldering techniques don't come up very often because they lie in the realm of gifty or trendy decor. However there are times when we want to achieve decorative soldering to achieve a look.
That said, there are no short cuts to decorative soldering. What you've described is exactly what we go through. A spider deposits an exact amount of glue in droplets along it's web because it flicks the string and that causes the droplets to form at a perfect interval. Unfortunately, the only trick to good consistent beads is practice and your ability to place them where they need to go.
When beading, I use a smaller iron and turn the heat down so that I have more control over the results.
This is probably not the answer that you wanted to hear. But keep practicing and you'll find that you'll begin to pick up methods that will serve to make your soldering look better and better.
