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Step-by-step process for making stained glass kaleidoscopes
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I Am An Artist That Makes Kaleidoscopes!
My Studio
Creating Works Of Art
I Order Supplies From Many Sources
Pattern Books Can Also Give You Ideas
I Design Patterns
Some Patterns Are Very Complex
Glass Is Chosen To Match the Design
No Scrap Is Wasted
The Morton System Is Used To Cut Glass in Geometric Shapes
Breaking Pliers Snap The Glass Along The Score Lines
Rough Cut Pieces Are Matched To The Pattern
Glass Pieces Are Smoothed With Different Grinding Heads
Copper Foil Is Added To Allow The Solder To Join The Glass Pieces
The Chemical Flux Is Applied
Solder Is Applied To Join The Pieces
3D Shapes Create Bodies and Stands
Mirrors Are Inserted
Wheels Are Constructed To Match Body Size
Many Found Items Are Used To Decorate The Bodies And Tumble In The Cells
Many Different Optic Cells Can Be Created
Scopes With Tumble Cells
Scopes With Pieced Wheels
Metal Scopes
Scopes For Special
Collectors
More Collector Scopes
Your Imagination Is Unlimited
Skills Used Are Transferred To Other 3D Objects
Skills Can Also Be Applied To Flat Work
Artists Show Their Work at Conventions
Stores Sell Kaleidoscopes
Store Displays