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Stained glass/leaded window repair
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Hi, can anyone point me at info about repairing a leaded window?
Son managed to bend the pane outwards so much that two pieces of
glass have cracked badly. One of them has a huge hole in it.
I've found some links that suggest you could repair in-situ but they
don't offer much detail.
TIA
Cheers PJ
Ok, Ive not done this but apparently it works.
You have to cut teh leading with a dremel or stanley knife in the corers
enough to lever up a bit to get the old galss out: replacement glass can
be obtained (typically 3mm horticultural) and inserted, and then you
carefully bend the lead back: a blob of electrical solder (soldering
iron or gun: not blowlamp, though if you are careful an oxy torch works
I believe) on the cut parts restores all.
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