How Do You Fix A Broken Piece In A Stained-Glass Window?
Here are the basics you need to know to repair a broken piece in a stained-glass window using the copper-foil method. Remove the section of the frame holding in the broken piece if your piece has a zinc frame soldered on it and the broken piece is along the edge. Use a small hand saw with a blade for cutting metal to cut the zinc in two places along the frame. You want to remove as little of the frame as possible. Be very careful not to run the blade into the glass, or you will break the saw blade. Heat the soldering iron and melt any solder that was holding the frame to the glass. You will want this edge of the piece to hang over the edge of your work area just enough that the melting solder can drip to the floor. Lay some newspaper to catch drips. These drips are very hot, so wear shoes. Carefully remove the zinc piece from the glass with pliers. Remove the glass from the copper foil using pliers and your soldering iron. You may need to melt the solder from around the piece until it
