Copper Foil

Foiling

• Limitations - and advantages
• Foil allowance - the influence on strength
• Small pieces - how to foil
• Widths and thickness - which to use
• Backing colour - some choices
• Hand foiling - a method of hand foiling
• Tight curves - method to reduce splits
• Foil splits - ways of coping
• Foiling edges - foil on the edge of panels
• Spacing pieces - allowing space between
• Wide foil and strength - relation of beads and joining top to bottom
• Hinges - description
• Combining Lead and Copper foil - a method 
• Hanging sun catchers - tips on hanging points

Soldering 

• Liquid flux - some tips
• Temperatures - melting and pasty ranges of solder
• Assembly - ways of putting a panel together
• Filling gaps - tips on avoiding melt through
• Edge foil - making it stick
• Running beads - some methods
• smooth solder beads - some tips
• Even solder beads - the importance of the heat
• Touch the foil - the foil needs to be hot to fix to the solder
• Beading edges - keeping the edge horizontal
• Fragile glass -avoiding breaks
• Foil not covered - treatments
• White corrosion - avoid baking soda

Patination

• Method and materials
• Application - clean, apply, preserve

Cleaning and Polishing

• Cleaning solder beads - an essential step
• Cleaning multiple small pieces - some approaches
• Waxing solder lines - some tips
• Painted surfaces - precautions

Three Dimensional Projects

• Plating - description and methods
• Soldering - a process described

Boxes

• Box hinges - cutting the hinge tube

Lampshades

• Lampshades - an overview of construction
• Lamp panel lengths - two methods
• Panel lampshade dimensions - designing size
• Cartooning tools - what is needed to design the lightshade
• Placing design on the form - designing a round form
• Lampshade pattern templates - for round forms
• Attaching a spider - method for secure attachment
• Fitting vase caps - various methods described
• Tinning vase caps - some methods
• Attaching vase caps - secure attachment
• Reinforcing - using wire for panel lampshades

Repairs

• Foil splits - fixing foill splits
• Panel repairs - the process described