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ART OF STAINED GLASS All the zinc frame pieces have been cut. To insure accurate mitering, you can smooth the cut edges with a metal file. 
I place the horizontal lead came, fit the glass in the grooves. Then I place the side pieces in the grooves of the zinc came. 
Then I continue fitting the glass and the lead came. Abutting a piece of wood under the bottom piece of the zinc came frame, I hit it snug with a soft-headed hammer, lightly. 
The corners are then soldered as below: 
In the video below, I used FLAT came. First, I spread flux on the area that will receive the solder with a brush, then I drop a bit of solder. After that initial solder is cooled off, I come back and put more solder, getting a bead that, in this case, covers the "Y" in the joint evenly. Once done, your pieces should feel a little loose and rattle when the panel is shaken. However, this being a small panel with a very simple construction, your pieces may be snug enough for this not to occur. Once this is done, solder the joints, and only the joints. The 60/40 solder melts at a lower temperature than the lead came, so you can drop the molten metal on the came without the came itself melting. If you stay on the came with your iron too long, it WILL melt, too, so don't linger too much. |