Can I Make Stained Glass Panes From Sea Glass (Beach Glass)?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ส.ค. 2022
- This video is long, because it details the trial and error process of making stained glass style lantern panes from pieces of naturally-shaped seaglass.
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*Why not just pour resin all over it?* - I considered that, and I discarded the idea ( 21:32 ) - I wanted to make metallic-set stained glass - in part because it has to withstand outdoor conditions - resin would not last well - and in part because I don't really enjoy resin casting projects all that much.
Some resins also react badly with UV and will yellow over time.
Resin would probably have a refractive index closer to that of glass so would reduce the frosted appearance of the seaglass, similar to how it is when wet.
Yes thank you, I'm sick and tired of youtubers doing "projects" that just involve putting stuff in a mold and pouring resin over it, then running some machine polisher tool over it
@@BrunodeSouzaLino aren't there some resins that are made specifically for outdoors use
@Marco Genovesi Yeah, I don't want to tear down creative people who specialise in poured resin projects, and I do watch a few of them, and sometimes I like the end result, but it's not something I really see myself doing much of. I did recently cast some resin keycaps, because I needed some keycaps. I cast a resin drawer handle because I already had the mould from making a metal one and it seemed like an obvious thing to try. Big blocks of stuff set in resin though... it sort of makes me feel uncomfortable for reasons I can't quite articulate.
I can't believe how close you are to a million subscribers!
Considering you are one of the last channels that exists the way youtube was originally intended it's even more impressive.
Thoroughly deserved and here's to many more fantastic videos
Are you joking? TH-cam’s original slogan was “Broadcast yourself”. Used to be entirely focused on stuff like this.
@@PoshBeard did you even read my comment?
I said exactly that you absolute massive. Shrimp even gave it a heart ffs 😂
@@PoshBeard yes, that is their point
I mean to be fair, I (and many others I assume) probably enjoy all the content he puts out, and the variety is great because it means each video that pops into my notifications can be something interesting about another random topic.
Between this, foraging, scambaiting and cooking/budgeting videos, it's fantastic.
i was going to mention the same thing.
not only looking at 1 million subscribers, but he hardly, if ever asks "please hit like, subscribe and comment... it really helps."
The combination of the "ironwork" of the lamp and the imperfect/handcrafted nature of the glass and solder is giving me very "arts and crafts" era vibes, especially with the classic shape of the light. Fantastic job Mr Shrimp, I could believe someone had paid money for that!
By the time you have gathered enough rare red and blue glass. Perhaps you will have the skill for your decadent rare glass lampshade.
this reminds me of a documentary I once saw about a company making custom wood flooring out of really irregular boards cut from crooked trees. They scanned every board they had in stock and an AI filled a given living space with the scanned boards in a way that they would aline with each other and only minimal off cuts had to be made (I hope I'm explaining it understandably). They would then fetch the boards from storage, cut a couple edges off and install the parquet. It was a very smart (if laborious) way to use trees that didn't grow as intended I think, and the final look was absolutely stunning. I've never seen it anywhere again.
I love the idea of that!
one of the reasons I love atomic shrimp is that his content doesn't follow a single theme, he just makes videos about whatever project or thing he wants whenever he wants reguardless of if the video will do well or not and there's a LOT of charm in that ^-^
I really, really, like that. The imperfections is the solder and irregularities in the glass make it. I thought you did a great job. Also your discussion on saw safety was well done and well demonstrated. I might even try this sometime. These lamps would make wonderful Christmas gifts too. Love it!!
You'd have to really really love someone to go to this much trouble for a Christmas gift - yet alone 'gifts'.
Your videos make me feel like things are okay for a little while. Love it. Thanks for making them.
That turned out an attractive piece! Even moreso than soldering, this was a good lesson in dealing with frustration in productive ways. Some projects can't be completed, some plans have to be changed, sometimes it just takes a fresh approach and some time away from the workbench.
I couldn't help but count and put into order, the various letter frequencies in your comment.
An hour long video on a Saturday morning?? What a treat! Better get a brew going for this one 😊
Thank you as always Mr Shrimp 🍤 hehe
I honestly didn't realise that was an hour, Mr Shrimp makes time fly.
I really enjoyed this video! I know you criticize yourself for still being in the learning stages of a craft, but that's exactly what I like about your videos. So many crafting channels on TH-cam show the creator making something perfectly the very first time, without ever mentioning the process of trial and error that goes into learning a craft, or revealing the fact that they still make mistakes after years of practice. I feel like that creates the illusion that something "should be easy" and when people try it for themselves and discover that it isn't, they give up because they think they aren't good enough. However your channel shows perseverance through those difficult stages and the learning that comes with it. I love it because its...well, realistic, down to earth, and encouraging. Yet at the same time, your spirit of discovery sends the message that one should never be afraid to try something new and stretch boundaries.
As always, wonderfully done. I thoroughly enjoyed the classic atomic shrimp sense of humor in the midst of it all as well.
It's interesting, because for a while I thought that was something I had to do too - I thought I had to present as the flawless expert, getting the right results effortlessly every time (internet critics sometimes feed that fire - because you feel like you need them to stop), but I've gradually come to realise - of course it's amateurish and full of mistakes - I'm an amateur that makes mistakes. I think it's more helpful to other hopeful amateurs to show the process, including the mistakes, and how we either overcome them, or sometimes, they overcome us.
@@AtomicShrimp I for one am very, very glad that you continue to post videos that show all of the ups and downs of creating something rather than letting the harsher critics get you down. I have often felt the same way about my own creative process, thinking that I need to be perfect the first time, and it was such an unhelpful mentality that ultimately resulted in unhappiness. I honestly feel more encouraged to try some of the crafts you have showcased on your channel because of your approach. Thank you for what you do, and for refusing to back down from creating content like this in spite of the critics.
From what I know (I don't 100% recall the name but I think it was one of How to Cook That debunking videos), TH-cam encourages videos to appear to be easy and fast to do even if the shown process becomes false due to that.
@@AtomicShrimp I am a huge fan of your videos for those reasons. Most of us, realistically, are going to be interested in many more things than we can reasonably master in a lifetime.
The sort of hyper-specialised global market framework we live in tends to leave us with the impression that we should just pay someone to do something properly. Life is to be lives though and when we do something it doesn't need to be world class, it just needs to make us happy.
I actually really like how messy and "rustic" it is tbh, it reminds me of those old fashioned stone walls you find around lots of the UK. You did a great job!
Creative, calming and inspirational.
Careful with amber on the Baltic Sea shores, some of it isn't actually amber, but white phosphorus that will start burning when dry.
You are a wizard my friend. Four weeks of commentage within a one hour released video. Eigther youtube screwd up or you managed to find that unlisted video four hours before listed as released.^^
@@olgerkhan9331 Patreon perks, ever heard of those?
@@CoookieKira He doesn't have one. He does, however, release the vids early on Discord.
@@CoookieKira didt realized he got patreon.
@@ConstantlyDamaged He has a patreon but if he releases them early on Discord okay, didn't know that.
My girlfriend and I went down to Lyme Regis to hunt for fossils. She was far more interested in collecting lovely pieces of sea glass than fossils. We’ll definitely be following along with this one. We also gathered some lovely large pieces of slipper limpet shell on Brighton beach! We call them shark’s teeth.
Exeter cathedral has examples of bomb damaged windows where the damaged glass has been reused into new images (not a random design). You can see the glass has been reused because the designs that have been painted on the glass are randomly orientated within the new design. Very clever. You could star at the detail for hours.
Morning 🙂. I did loads of copper foil stained glass work years ago. It was lovely to watch this. Blackening the solder hides a multitude of sins 😃. Thanks for another great video.
Hi Tess, I'm new to this. How do you blacked the solder in a way that's not going to rub off? Vinegar or something? Cheers.
@@Shaun.Stephens It's so long since I've done it I can't recall the name of the solution you use but there's a solution you just rub on it to colour it black. Sorry, not super helpful.
@@Shaun.Stephens There's a solution called pickle, just look it up
@@Shaun.Stephens Black patina, it's a liquid you sponge on for 20mins or so then rinse off. Makes the lead black.
@@e2linuxos Thanks!
that was an interesting process to watch and it was surprising how the colour changes with and without the light on it
Yeah, I always thought of the brown seaglass as a bit dull and boring, but with the light shining through it, it's really pretty
@@AtomicShrimp A reminder that brown doesn't exist, as Mr. Watson teaches us.
15:26...he was never heard from again.
Rumor has it that atomic shrimp collects sea glas on this beach to this day. If you're lucky you may spot him collecting away while whispering "one more piece"
The electrical solder has a rosin flux core which the plumbing solder doesn’t. It is the rosin flux helping the solder run.
Some acid flux would have helped a lot with the finish.
@@Mr.Unacceptable I was thinking the same, I did stained glass and copper taped piece work in high school, that's what we were taught, not bad for a first time, eh? The hard part was sorting out and arranging all those pieces!
I came here to say just that - also lead free solder is an abomination, and the flux it uses is very aggressive and will break down electrical connections over time - treat yourself to some decent branded 60/40 or 63/37 and soldering becomes a pleasure
@@Tsnafu ; Lead has issues on it own.
@@FirstDagger Life has issues on its own.
I don't know why it came to my mind, but if I had to describe what a human is, you'd probably be a good example ; To try a lot of things and figure them out, challenging yourself to create an object or food, and accumulating knowledge as you go.
Anyway, great video, very inspiring !
I'd sure like to think if there ever was a Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy our boy would get a couple of mentions or better still --a job-- _at least a few contracts_ as a writer.
@@EggBastion What a wonderful thought, I completely agree
I'm pretty sure he's a human as well.
I really loved how you showed off all your mistakes, and explained the thought process behind them, I think its very important to show what the wrong way is as well as the right way.
That's really nice work - not just the lamp, but the careful attention paid throughout the video itself. You've taken us through your thoughts about the sourced glass, and even took time out to talk about safety because, even though we might not like the word, you recognise your position as "an influencer". You bring positivity and thoughtfulness to a site that doesn't always reward that, and I hope you realise that your effort is appreciated by so many of us, even if we're not always the sort to throw down a comment.
Thank you for being you!
We once used cowries as money in Nigeria.
Cowries look so cool
Cowries were once used as promissory tokens in South India too!
ooo, interesstying!
It always makes me very curious when I hear about shells used as money.
Did some kids go down to the beach to look for more cowries in order to buy food from adults around town?
Did adults go hunting for shells?
If so, was it frowned upon?
Did anyone ever get too rich by finding too many shells? Did they get in trouble for it?
How rare are the shells?
We all love learning about Nigerian culture from you, thanks for what you do to increase the knowledge around the world!
@@GirishManjunathMusic i think China too
Cockles, he said.
Mussels, he said.
Alive, alive-oh, I thought.
Alive, alive-oh, he said.🤣🤣🤣
Really interesting video yet again. Cheers and thanks from Herefordshire.
'A Jigsaw puzzle designed by a maniac' sound like a very fitting autobiography title
That is definitely one of the soldering jobs of all time.
You did amazing!! Love your perseverance. Did laugh when you pointed out what was the sausage and your finger. .. your sense of humour always shines thro. 🙂👍
It was truly a challenging task and I believe I can hear some of your frustration in some parts in the video while at the end you seem to sound at peace. It could be just a video of making a creative lamp but honestly I saw it more as a fight. I was constantly waiting for you to give up because I believed myself that this project was too difficult, even impossible. Seeing your success was a relief for me... It reminded me that with motivation and creativity (especially when solving problems) we can get through even the hardest events in life. That may sound kinda cheesey but I sincerely felt that way and it motivated me to continue fighting with health problems I'm facing in my life. Thank you for creating all of your content and for inspiring your viewers!
You need a tinning pot of melted solder to tin the copper tape. Makes soldering easier. You needed some acid flux with the plumbers solder to get the smooth finish. A hot air gun to heat one side at a time so it doesn't glob up and melt to one side to finish off.
If it's any consolation for the amount of adversity you faced, I could watch you do this forever. Beautiful results too!
You’re content fills such a strange place in my heart. No other TH-camr could make me watch an hour long video about finding glass and making a lantern with it. Your commentary is just so delightful!
thankyou :) occasionally a day gets a little less chaotic when i have an hour of shrimp to watch
If you were to try this again, I could definitely recommend using a method they use to cut thin sections for rocks/petrology. Adhere those pieces of glass to something like a piece of wood with some dissolvable glue, then press the glass up against a very fine belt sander. Repeat for the other side and you will end up with some incredibly thin slices of the sea glass that will allow more of the light and colour through it. Polish it afterwards and it will be ultra clear!
He didn't want it clear and transparent though. He said that even if he hadn't used sea glass, he would have sandblasted it to make it frosted
@@JustAnotherBuckyLover That part went right over my head. Oops!
@@UristMcPerson LOL no worries, happens to me all the time. Otherwise, your idea was fantastic.
All safety demonstration videos should include a "Test Sausage"😄
Glad to see that Eva got some of the 'safety sausage'.
Love those panels, Mike - there's something very 'Wabi Sabi' about them. And that's a good thing.
Nice one. 👍👍👍
Enthralling to watch, and as it happens, beautifully rustic to the eye. I daresay Jenny will love it when it's all in working order, not only because you made it with your very own hands, but also because it does look very good indeed. As an artist myself, I'm so impressed, and motivated to try it too. Awesome video; thank you! :)
I never thought of using sea glass this way, I love the effect it gives. Thank you for the idea.
Found myself making an audible "oooh" when the first shot of the taped glass came up. Despite the issue with the tessellation it still looked great.
31:27 THANK YOU for including the footage of Eva fossicking for bits of flung test sausage in the grass. That really made me smile.
I genuinely enjoy the rustic effect of the hand-made stained glass. I have a soldering iron and a group of friends with a creative mindset, so one day I might stumble down a similar path! I would probably paint the lamp a similar color to the solder, for a more comprehensive, sort of is-as-intended look.
Ocean Glass, don't take my by my hand, spare me the cutting edge, that you understand.
This is really random, but I love these types of videos because the sound of footsteps crunching over pebbles is one of my favorite sounds. It’s so satisfying! Beautiful project too!
It's like getting the micro - mosaic look. I think its a great idea. Even using deep green wine bottles or broken unwanted glass wear such as glass plates !
The "inperfections" are just making it look rustic! This was so much fun! Might try it myself as I walk on the beach collecting glass and Stones quite often 💜 thx for the journey and the inspiration ☺️ good job.
I watched the whole video, didn't think I would, but I just found it very intriguing.
How you were determined to finish the project even if it meant scraping you original idea.
Thoroughly enjoyed this video 😊
You may be able to reflow the solder and tidy up some of the uneven texture by reflowing with a blowtorch briefly which would allow the solder to reflow and find a more smooth look
i love this video so much. this is the kind of project that combines many of my favorite things: combing through rocks in search of treasure, making irregular pieces fit like a puzzle, arranging colors in a pleasing way, and stained glass!!
im glad u persevered because the end result is very cool, personal and unique with its flaws and all. and the light shining through it definitely obscures a lot of that amateurness
Woah, that noise at 1:25 of the stones grinding over each other really gave me that "Fork-on-a-chalkboard" vibe and actually gave me goosbumps down my spine - not something i've ever encountered before from a video!
Fitting the pieces together is quite reminiscent of morterless stone masonry I've seen done in Polynesia...Very much a free form jigsaw puzzle that takes a special type of spacial reasoning.
Lengthy though fulfilling. The coffee brakes were not only necessary but constructive to the completing of the project. I personally celebrate homemade items. Well done Mr Shrimp
Beautiful work, bumps and lumps and all! And some very appreciated bits on safety.
My kids gathered around like moths to flame to watch this. Thank you for the halcyon 55 minutes.
We all had a good chuckle at, "I am going to carry on fixing this until it is broken."
That is our creed.
I'm gonna fix the wheels right off this thing!
In the hundreds of times I've been to the beach, not once have I ever seen sea glass.
It's lovely! Your persistence and patience with a project is amazing. I took a stained glass course a long time ago and really enjoyed it so I can appreciate what you've created here.
My old friends owned a stained glass studio and publications company here in the States.
I watched many a prototype piece of stained glass being assembled. They used a glass cutter and glass pliers to break the pieces to size. They also used mostly a 100 watt iron to solder the glass. The higher temperature made the solder flow smoother and with the larger pieces of glass, helped keep the joints quite smooth.
(Small hobby irons like you used take a much longer time to recover the heat, and depending on the condition of the glass, cause it to crack.)
They also used Eutectic rosin flux as needed. I also watched them assemble huge-6' x 8' windows for their own home using lead came.
I really liked the project you did. Especially all the sea glass.
your videos are so pleasant and relaxing, thanks for them.
"Tessellation" what a brilliant word!
Gorgeous work!
"I'm actually quite happy with that". You should be, it looks really good
incredible! And the colors look almost natural together. I believe you can lay down decorative solder over the joining solder although it can't have oxidized.
I loved that this DIY video was a long one. The lamp turned out beautiful! A lamp made from sea glass is such a great concept. And you're such a trooper for carrying on when it got rough. Thanks for making this video about it. For me this was an hour well spend ☺
It turned out really lovely. I like the rustic uneven look in it. It adds character and uniqueness
Fantastic like all stained glass when the light shines through the beauty shows. Well done Mr Shrimp you never fail to impress.
46:38 the term "fixing it until it's broken" has its own word in german: verschlimmbessern
It's such a joy to watch something from the UK that's not doom & gloom. This is as relaxing as it's informative.
Another option could have been to cite the solder to size around the joints, place it on the joint then place the entire thing in the oven. This may have gave you and much smoother joint. This method is often used in the electrical manufacture industry
The lamp is so beautiful in the end! I would honestly pay a lot of money for one of those. You should be really happy if you're not already!!!! So awesome looking.
I wouldn't have had the patience, even if I had the nimble fingers, to do that but, this 71 year old granny with arthritis, found that absolutely fascinating and beautiful, thank you.
Also, you saying about the stained glass windows. I went on holiday to Poland in 1988 and visited the Royal Palace in Warsaw. There is a small wall inside built of stones and pebbles the people picked up, when it was razed to the ground in WWII. It was very moving to look at.
3:51 Every time I hear cockles I sing that song haha, glad to know i’m not the only one
Towards The End When You Held The Last Panel Up To The Light It
Reminded Me Of A Clarice Cliff Style Design ~
Art Deco
What a stunning end result! Definitely worth all the effort and false starts. I'm inspired to give this a go myself. May be easier with a chisel tip soldering iron with high thermal mass.
Mike, I love this video. This is your best video ever. Your patience and willingness to try new skills is inspiring.
The result is magnificent and there is no other lamp in the whole universe, it’s you and yours and you just can’t buy that. Well done Mike!!! Wonderful!
What a great project - and I'm sure your soldering will get smoother the more you do it. The sea glass is gorgeous here
Something quite soothing about the crunch/movement of a pebble beech underfoot
I have professionally done stained glass for over 12 years. With what you have absolutely yes you can but that would be a challenge for even the most advanced artists in the industry.
I had doubts when I saw the souldering but the end effect stills works really well. Nice work
I could honestly watch three hours of you just picking up beach glass and random fossils while giving historical anecdotes.
As an extra aside on safety and greater usability it is really worth making yourself a zero clearance top for that tile saw. A large, flat ceramic floor tile is best for this and you might even be able to get one for free as a sample or scrap bin from a tile shop. Much less chance of your finger getting snagged in the gap or small pieces getting trapped/lost.
Very useful on normal table saws and especially bandsaws.
God I loved the sausage saw blade demonstration. Really made me laugh. Great stuff.
I love how you show the whole process, warts and all. Just like with your keyboard video.
Honestly the final result looks great! Not that I would know how hard it is to make them but I think you're a beast for trying to make it with random pieces of glass from some beach. It is cool to see how something that is just basically litter turned into something interesting.
“It might be impossible, but I’d fancy a go.”
- Atomic Shrimp
I like this quote, it perfectly describes my attitude to a lot of things mathematics. Reminds me of when I tried to divide by 0, good times.
I love how you did this! You are so clever!
What a beautiful lamp!! You did such a good job with it!
I have just been pondering the technique whilst walking the dog, I wonder if applying flux and cutting and laying on the lead based solder and then melting it with a heat gun/paint stripper and achieve the soldered joint in a similar way they solder surface mount components.
Risk it dripping through and pooling on the underside but the acid flux and a little heat gun treatment would help with a smooth finish.
you could fill it with solder paste which would flow around the glass. probably still need copper tape for it to stick to. like put it in a mold with the solder paste filling the gaps
I was thinking along this line, too, Tape one side of the copper wound pieces in the template, flip it over still in the template, fill in the wide gaps with copper balls, lay the two solders and melt it as one piece. Burn or sand off the tape and then polish. Just an experiment though, I've never done this.
Your content evokes a sense of individuality that used to be common on TH-cam but is seldom found anymore for one reason or the other. Been a subscriber for about 4-5 years and you never cease to be inspiring Mr Shrimp.
that turned out really nice shrimp, you should be proud of that effort, you made something incredibly beautiful from litter essentially, love all your content
wow, the final results with the light on inside the lantern is so beautiful!
this is the coolest thing you've made imo. Honestly if you were industrial minded you could sell something like this for 800 dollars easy. the amount of time effort and artistic talent required to make these is just amazing.
I feel like what you said while you were putting in the final screws sums up this project, and many of your others: It’s a bit fidly, but we shall prevail.
few people make the safety discussions so interesting.
Anyway I love the end result! I'm glad you didn't give up
Just a friendly suggestion: I think it would have been a good idea to fisrt classify the pieces by color and then by size, to make the whole arrangement process easier!
Well done Mike, that looks great, and the Brucey Bonus is that there is a bit less ‘litter’ on the beach.
ohhh man that is BEAUTIFUL, i loved this long video to see the process and watch you collect the sea glass, the end result is gorgeous!
Hello from Canada, Mr. Shrimp!
1) I think that you are on the right track with using big pieces on the outside, and then working inwards. This way, you end up with 1 odd shaped hole to fill, rather than many on the outside.
2) As a time saving measure, I think that you could just assemble it once through, and then grind off what you don't need. The idea is that grinding time is probably fixed in length, whereas searching for the perfect pieces can go all day, as we raise the standards and move the goal posts.
3) I'd like to try to do something similar, but use HDPE. A major problem is that HDPE probably won't last long outside in UV exposure, but it would be interesting, though.
4) Thanks for telling us about the history of that place and the ins and outs of glass collection. It is very fascinating.
There are various liquids that you can brush onto the solder to give it different patinas. Black might look really nice in your lantern when it's daytime. This project came out fabulous! What a nice video, thank you!
This is brilliant and extremely creative. The crudeness of the work ( I sat that lightly) just adds to the charm of the whole piece. I enjoy your videos shrimp. Keep up the good work 👍
The three minute safety section of the video was amazing.
I think 'dump it in a big pile somewhere' is mostly still our only system of waste management
Just a suggestion, put copper powder into a thin epoxy and carefully fill in around the pieces held in frame. Let dry and the then pour over clear epoxy to hold sheet together. Heat both to help flow and remove air bubbles, of course.