I'm looking for lead with a tall heart to glaze 2 pieces of glass back to back. I'm also looking for lead to glaze 2 thicknesses against 1 glass thickness. I don't really want a case of it though, and I live in Houston area. Anybody got a source for me?
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I'll also be interested to learn if these lead profiles exist ....could be quite handy. But as far as I know the "Hi-Heart" cames I've used will accomodate thicker than normal pieces of glass (greater than DS or 1/8"), but I've not used a came that will allow double layers in the same channel. I did use a special zinc came once, that had a heart that might accomodate 2 layers ... maybe. It was a 'Colonial' profile, with a large heart, but not sure if it was that big. It was from Chicago Metallic, who were very helpful in sending me a catolog of all their cames, and in locating a dealer who would sell me less than a case lot for the restification I was doing at the time.
regards, Jacques Bordeleau
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"Liam" I'm looking for lead with a tall heart to glaze 2 pieces of glass back to
There is a lead smelter in Conyers, GA (Atlanta Suburb) that does custom lead profiles. I can't remember the name of the place, but it seems like it is 3 initials run together, like CGM or sumptin' like that. They have lots of dies, and may be able to make what you need. As I remember from a couple of years ago, their minimums weren't too bad.
Tiffany and LeFarge did this with foil and called it plating. It is amazing how strong 2 or 3 layers can be when soldered together. However, you may mean that you want to 'glaze' the layers into the same frame?
Hal
Try DHD Metals, do a google or try looking at SGAA website, seems they were listed there as a supplier member, or however that works. I think they used to be White metal rolling, tried to get them to do the old "tree bark" lead years ago. No go unless you pay for the die to make it, which is considerably more expensive than a case of lead.
Tiffany used lead in all his windows prior to 1901. After 1901 his windows used foil, lead or both. LaFarge NEVER use foil in any windows. All his windows were in lead. They cut, trimmed and reformed "stock" lead to conform the the problem at hand. Having restored a few of these, I can tell you tht the LEAD work is amazing, and a real pain to replicate. After 1887 all LaFarge windows were made by the Decorative Stained Glass Company in NYC.
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