Framing Stained Glass Panels With Solder

• 1). Clean each glass panel thoroughly, then dry it completely.
  
  
• 2). Lay the panels out in the formation in which they should be assembled.
  
  
• 3). Line the frame of each glass panel with a thin layer of copper-backed wire.
  
  
• 4). Apply flux to the wire with the applicator brush or paintbrush, slowly and evenly. Before you work with flux, protect yourself with work gloves and a cotton mask, because flux is a corrosive, deoxidizing chemical.
  
  
• 5). Heat the soldering iron.
  
  
• 6). Drop small dots of melted solder onto the copper wire, starting in the corners to secure the glass panels in place.
  
  
• 7). Continue soldering slowly along the rest of the wire.
  
  
• 8). Examine the design for any gaps, and burnish with a thin layer of solder to smooth them over.
  
  
• 9). Reinforce the outer edges of the panels with a further layer of solder.
  
  
• 10
  
  Clean the glass with flux remover.