How to Attach a Vase Cap to a Stained Glass Shade
- 1). Brush flux on the vase cap, and melt a thin layer of solder onto the vase cap with the soldering iron. You can either apply solder to the entire piece or just to the area that will be connected to the lamp with solder. This is called 'tinning' the vase cap.
- 2). Set the vase cap into place on the top of the shade and make sure it is level.
- 3). Brush a dab of flux to a couple of spots along the seam where the vase cap connects to the top of the lamp shade and use the soldering iron to melt a drop or two of solder where the flux was applied. This will hold the vase cap in place while the rest of the solder seam is applied.
- 4). Brush flux onto the entire seam where the vase cap connects to the lamp shade. Melt solder onto this seam with the soldering iron. Build the line of solder up so that it forms a nicely rounded bead around the edge of the vase cap.
- 5). To solidify the lamp shade seam, repeat these steps on the inside of the shade where the vase cap connects with the top of the lamp shade.
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