Reddit mentions: The best stainde glass making supplies

It's actually pretty awesome how little you need. I got this kit on Amazon that includes a stand, solder (the metal stuff you melt), the soldering iron, and interchangeable tips for the end: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01M4JW8YK/ref=yo_ii_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1



You also need copper tape https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01CH4LYZ6/ref=yo_ii_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1 to wrap around where you want it on the stones, since the solder won't usually adhere to stones directly.



Down the road I really should also get some flux, which is a liquid that helps the solder flow more freely, and a third hand, which has a bunch of clamps to help hold things exactly where you want. Let me know if you want to see some online tutorials, I can send you some of the links I liked learning from!

If you want to get into stained glass, the bare minimum tools are pretty affordable. Start with a small (flat) panel project using copper foil. (Don't get into leaded stained glass until you know you want to do big ol' windows.)
For that you'll need a glass cutter (http://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result?q=glass+cutter), grozer pliers (http://www.amazon.com/Delphi-Glass-Breaker-Grozer-Pliers/dp/B00IOOS77C), and a used ceiling tile (as a work surface). (Should be less than $15 all together. Don't go fancy.) (If you want more, then spend another $10 on a pair of running pliers. And you're better off learning how to properly break glass without needing a grinder, so no grinder.)

Then go to a stained glass store and buy the cheapest scraps of glass you can stand for your first project. (Try to under $20.)

If you get those cut out into a shape you like without giving up on the whole hobby, buy some copper foil tape (~$10). They'll sell you a plastic tool to flatten it down with, but honestly just get a random piece of plastic from Goodwill that's about that same hardness and that'll do you just as well. Then the expensive bit will the the solder, flux and soldiering iron. A pound of solder is easily $20. A can of solder flux paste is ($5-10)(though it'll last till the end of time). And the soldering irons start between $30-$50. If you can find one of the right size/temperature used, then get it used.

So that's around $30-40 to see if you like working with glass and another $100 to turn that glass it into a something decorative. And most of that money is for things that could be resold if needed.

Maybe add in $5 for some New Skin.

Here's an overview of how to do it:
http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Stained-Glass

If you decide to try it and you want more details or have questions, just message me.

Hi DIY!

I'm trying to assemble a list of products (via amazon prime for time and location reasons) to do a project with my partner on his birthday Sunday with a budget of $25-30. I think he'd get excited for (and I can manage!) LED paper circuits. Luckily we have a soldering iron and multimeter around the house. Here are the products I've whittled down to with no idea at all what I'm searching for except advice from tutorials:



Copper tape - Amazon link HERE


LEDs - Amazon link HERE


Batteries - Amazon link HERE


Do these choices look okay, and if not would you suggest any alternatives? Thanks so very very much for any help!

Love the copper theme. I feel like the fan should have a copper strip around it the outer edge to complete effect. Something like this would work.

Perhaps a bus bar is what you want?

Another good option is double sided adhesive copper tape. Just stick it down wherever you want. If you need to turn a corner, just put another piece on top-- it will conduct through the adhesive. This makes it absurdly easy to put ground wherever you want. The downside is that you'll have to solder wires on to connect to your switches. Also, it's not great for the positive side due to the risk of a short.

I have used copper channel for “framing” a copper foil project. It takes the solder and provides good support for mid-sized projects.copper channel

I haven't had any issue yet, but now that you mention it, I might have to pick up some foil tape to coat the inside of my next one, just to be safe.

It looks awful, but it looks like the copper foil tape used for stained glass soldering:

https://www.amazon.com/Bullet-Face-Double-sided-Conductive-Electrical/dp/B01MR5DSCM/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1521330979&sr=8-6&keywords=soldering+foil+tape

Copper Tape over the lead should do the trick. If you can find 1/8th size you won't have to cut it in half.

Copper tape with conductive adhesive.

You can find some really thin rolls on [Amazon.] (https://www.amazon.com/Copper-ROLLS-4inch-Conductive-Adhesive/dp/B01CH4LYZ6)

How thick? You can buy copper foil in rollsin a variety of widths, but that may be too thin for your use?

If you want to just darken the cracks and letters use pewter black showen bellow it will turn the entire piece black then rub it with 000 steal wool you can get at lowes. If you want to paint a part look into the paint they use for toy soilders. Ive never done it so i dont know what they use but it can be done

https://www.amazon.com/Jax-PBP-Pewter-Patina-Black/dp/B00YFPQ7YY

Find ways of protecting yourself while you're sitting still and sleeping, as that's when you're most vulnerable. I've written about radiosurgery, which is the act of destroying select tissue with electromagnetic radiation. There's a real threat of permanent brain damage. Do what it takes to stay healthy.
What is your budget?

I've tried the following (from /r/emshielding sidebar):

• Twin-size 8ft x 4ft conductive blanket: PET felt sandwiched around a copper layer (copper taped to the PET felt's aluminum backing), w/ground braid to wall outlet. Try without grounding first. Use hot glue for a flexible bond between the layers.
  
• Aluminum panels connected end-to-end with aluminum tape, with outer copper flashing layer, around the perimeter of a bedframe, to test nearby horizontal line-of-sight vectors (even if through the walls).
  
• Steel panels coated with layers of butyl rubber products for damping.
  
  I would recommend instead of the above (which was me prototyping and testing vectors), do it the right way the first time, and build my ventillated sleeping enclosure (~$1,000 for aluminum, plus add'l layers), and coat it with layers of shielding materials (copper flashing > butyl > sheet steel > buytl > sheet lead > butyl), until you achieve complete relief. Don't skimp on the fans and power supplies.

Thanks! And yes, copper tape. This stuff specifically. Some people were saying that the adhesive side isn't conductive on certain tapes, so they were soldering their large pieces together, but I had zero trouble with that. Checks out on the multimeter. I just cut lengths of tape with the paper still on the back, held them firm in place, and then pressed around the edges of the cavities to slightly bend the shape into the copper. I cut them out with scissors, and stuck it all in there. Then filled in all the spots that didn't connect with smaller pieces of tape. It took a little bit of time, but I think it would go faster the next time I do it since part of the time spent was just getting used to working with the stuff.