3 ways to Reinforce Stained Glass Panel using copper V141 

Love how you explained this. Will share to my glass groups as ppl are always asking how and why to reinforce.

Thank you, for being so willing to share what you have learned. Priceless!

Excellent information, thank you!

I want to thank you for giving us so much help. I have watched a few of your video's and they are amazing. Thanks for taking so much time to really explain things in such detail so I can fully understand it. You are Amazing !!!

I have not had a lot of time to see vidios but I pulled yours up and there you were!!! Thank you! Missed you!!!

Thanks for getting back to me 👌👍 Patricia

thanks David, I could tell that was a difficult way to explain how things went, thanks for taking the time to explain what you could, as always take care

Thank you! When I saw that you were going to use re-stip in all 3 suggestions, I almost shut you off, but then, I thought I would give you the time to show me anyway and I am sure glad I watched. It was the suggestion on the angels that made me happy to see and I will be using that right now as I re-enforce a panel that I did!

Thanks Dave great tips!

I love your videos, you are a perfect teacher, I'm an amateur in this art, I'm doing a big panel and I don't know how to reinforced it because is a little complicated is an huron , you give me an idea, but I still have some doubts about.

So interesting and helpful thanks!

If I would have watched more, I would have got my answer. Thank you 😊

Reinforcing, so important when a project is in a big scale. I am on my 1st steps... ... just starting to decorate our home. Thnks so much for your continued support.

Thanks Dave.

Hi David. Sure would like to see how you soldered the restrip on top of the soldered lines and also how you did it for the galvanized strip.

Very informative. Thanks for sharing your knowledge :-)

Im glad i found your video i am fairly new to using came and zinc i will look for a video of start to finish of a small piece if you have one

This was perfect! Thank you for the information!

The photo of the rebar in the opening of the video is CONSTRUCTION rebar used in cement work, NOT in stained glass work

Strongline by Morton is much better to use as it’s the same height as most glass and re-strip is slightly higher than most glass and it leaves an “edge” on your window project.

Hi David. Thanks for a very informative video. Would it be effective to solder Re-Strip on top of lead strips to reinforce a large leaded panel that has already been soldered on one sideline? My panel is roughly 41”w x 43”h and is quite heavy as it has a lot of pieces. I have already soldered the front side and am now worried that it could bow or break once installed. I will also be ‘cementing’ it and framing it in wood. It will be installed inside in a wall opening. The panel will be very heavy when it’s completed. I’d appreciate hearing your thoughts on this. Thanks.

can you also use 18 gauge thin copper wire for reinforce on a larger stained glass window and solder following with the solder lines on the outer -not in between the glass

Thanks very much Could you talk about how you painted the eye on the angles What paint would you use I subscribed a long time ago Patricia

I have found that I had to trim down the re-strip wire cause it would be a little to high, I have had to use this as a filler not that , that was was it was suppose to be used for but it help fill in some gaps

Will you please give more detail about the galvanized metal strips you used to reinforce your skylight? Specifically, what metal and gauge? Thank you

Dear David, Thanks a bunch as I have learned so much from your videos. I understand that the strip has to go all the way across the length and the width of the design but I'm not clear when they cross each other at one or several points how they can be still be in one piece to make sure integrity as you mentioned. I didn't understand either why to black pieces of glass on the bottom og the glass got so far apart that you filled with lot of solder and hide them under the frame? Thanks again for very informative videos. In these examples did you use Zinc U channel framing? Thanks again. Cheers

just use lead profiles and use tiffany technik only for small sizes. then exchanging broken glass pieces is affordable for the customer. if you want to make it super durabel use brass profiles.repairing those copperfoil things is no fun ,greets from berlin

Can leaded glass be repaired in place? I have two side lights and a transom light that are bowing a bit due to several soldered wires that have come off the glass. The wires are looped onto several support bars behind the glass. Can I push the panel gently on the opposite side and flux the joints to reattach the wires?

If you are using copper or brass came instead of lead, do you need to reinforce? The window in question is 2 feet wide by 10 feet tall. Also can you give suggestions for where to find a company that will put a panel sandwiched between tempered glass? I live in DFW area and have not been very successful in my search? Maybe I just am not looking for the right type of company.

I am wondering if I could use cement decoratively on a panel? Any suggestions welcome!

I’m building a 6 foot tall by ~2 foot wide window using the tiffany method predominantly. The window is divided in half vertically and the two sides are a mirror image of each other. Each side is 10 inches wide and I plan to use a ¼ inch lead H came down the center between the two sections. How much reinforcement do I need to build into the piece? I was planning to use the leaded H came all the way around the outside of the window as well. I could then place a ¼ inch rebar in the outside half of the lead came frame to strengthen the vertical sides and the top. Is that enough structure to stabilize the window, or should I also use the rebar on the back side of the window at about 2 feet and 4 feet from the bottom? The window will not be exposed to the elements since it will be inserted inside a window sill and the existing exterior window will remain in place.

Hi my question is this...I'm making a set of windows (copperfoil) that range between 7ft/6.5ft tall by about 30 inches wide and they all are hanging pieces...Of course I'm going to be using restrip throughout the windows...i have already decided that I'm going to use brass U channel instead of zinc...I'm also going to place 2 sets of brass hooks at each corner so that would be 4 hooks total but the size still worries me...so what would you recommend I do to reinforce it in a way so that so brass won't pull away from the glass? I thought about soldering restrip over the corners at the top and also maybe soldering a small skinny L bracket to the back onto the face of the brass...if you have any other ideas or think that will work I would love to hear what your opinion is...thanks

Can you use restrip horizontally and diagonally?

What solder do you use??

I wish I could see how to fix a wobbly piece It’s a window catcher of a Santa Clause The head is wobbly