It has been a while since my last post, so I thought I would give an update on my progress...
It took a while for me to get up the courage to go back to the stained glass supply store after the horrible failure of my first attempt on making this lamp. However, I did manage to drag myself there... finally. I talked to the owner about my troubles and, amazingly, felt better about everything afterwards. She agreed with me that part of my problem may have been because my soldering iron was getting too hot. I was able to purchase a temperature controller, so hopefully that will no longer be a problem.
Then came the hardest part...picking out new glass. Normally, this is not that bad, especially if you have an idea already in your head. However, I had already found the perfect colors the first time around. You cannot always find the exact same colors because they obviously run out of certain colors and sheets of glass vary from one to the next. After what seemed like hours of looking at every single sheet of glass that she had, I had to make a decision. I tried to get the exact same ones but, as I just explained, that is not always possible. I managed to find ones that are pretty close though, so I think it will still turn out the way I had originally imagined.
Since then, I have cut all the pieces of glass. Now I just have to grind the edges down, foil, and then solder. I'm hoping for better results than the last time and hope to have another update soon... and pictures...
