zinc and lead came size mismatch?

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zinc and lead came size mismatch?

by ken
(Davie.Florida,USA)

I am just starting to build my first leaded stained glass panel and have run across a problem. I have already purchased lead came that has a face size of 3/16th of an inch. My problem seems to be with finding the correct size of zinc border came at the same 3/16" face size as the lead came. I have not been able to locate any. I tried to use the 1/4" zinc but it does not match evenly. How do I work with this problem?

Thanks for your time,
Ken

Answer

I have never used zinc on the perimeter of my leaded panels, but if you must use it, get a wider zinc, perhaps 3/8" that would "frame" your panel. It would give the panel more balance, artistically, than using the same size as the internal lead.

However, I would use lead (again, a larger size than the internal lead) around the outside. Once your panel is puttied, it will have all the strength it needs.

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