Ways to put a colored, rounded edge on glass?

Before assembly of the pieces, you could grind and polish the pieces to a round edge. Or before cutting the pieces, you could fuse the glass, producing a rounded edge all round from which to cut. Don't know of any easy colored edge, but remember, the solder is what is keeping the glass in place, the copper is just a form on which to put the solder. If you take away the copper you got to think of serious glue.

Have you thought about fingernail polish? I've used various colors to put an interesting finish on an edge before. Looks very nice. Barbara Dream Master

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put the unfoiled pieces in a kiln. it'll do that with about a 5 minute hold at around 1300F. you then have to grind off the other edges, since this will round off all edges. note that if it's a normal 1/8" piece of glass, it's going to shrink, so you should actually make it be somewhat oversized, and cut it after it comes out of the kiln.

regards, charlie cave creek, az

i'd be surprised if the place he bought the glass didn't have one, or know where to find one in his area.

I didn't mean to sound so blunt or offensive, and you are absolutely correct.

it's ground, not polished.

there's only two ways to get a shiny edge. heat work it in a kiln or polish it by hand. that would involve various grits (100-220-400-600-800-cork-rouge-cerium), and is a lot of work.

How about the plastic coating that is put on electrical tools?? I think its called "Dip" and I think it comes in red, green and maybe orange. All right it's not the best colors but it should protect little fingers from being cut...

John