The making of prototype #2

I learned how to do stained glass today! Colin showed me how to solder. He used to share his studio with a stained glass artist, so he picked up some tips from him, and passed them to me.

I got a crapy glass cutter at Lowe's which doesn't really cut curves at all. This morning I went over to the Blue Moon Stained Glass store and got the owner Diana to cut this piece. She recommended the $40 glass cutter with the oil in it. She said even she can't cut with the $3 glass cutters.

While I was there I picked up some came in two sizes. The first is a U shape on both sides, and the second is a U shape only on one side. The first one goes between the glass panels, and the second borders the entire piece. 

Colin made this steel frame and cut out the same shape as the glass. He also cut two shapes I had sketched out where the light will shine through. He used a hole saw to cut two holes to insert marbles into.

After soldering the came together around the glass we inserted it and glued it in with e6000.

Tomorrow I will mosaic the entire piece! I already like this prototype WAY more than the last one so I'm excited.