Arm Yourself With These Lead Came Tools to Make Your Project Easier

Remember there are many types of stained glass tools, discount stained glass supplies, and variations that can be used in your projects depending on your comfort level, experience level, and budget.

Here are the eight glass art tools and supplies that we suggest using for lead came. Feel free to contact us to modify or add to this list.

1. Leading Knife:
This is used to cut lead cames into the different lengths needed. The end of the knife is used to help tap the glass into the channel. This knife must be sharp at all times, which means you’ll also want to have a sharpening stone on hand.

2. Lead Nippers:
The nippers are important because they help to trim the came and cut straight. A must have stained glass tool to put in your arsenal.

3. Came Saw:
This is an amazing power tool that allows you to cut hard metals. It is circular and must be handled with caution as should any saw.

4. Came Bender:
It is pretty much what it says. This tool is useful for preventing scratching the came face or crushing the channel. For the best results, we recommend securing this tool to your workbench.

5. Fid:
Utilize this unique tool to open crushed channels.

6. Lead Vise:
The vise will hold one end of the came while you stretch the came by holding the other end with pliers and pulling/stretching the came. The benefit is this adds strength and removes and kinks.

7. Came Notcher:
This beautiful little tool allows you to cut U-shaped hard metal at a 45 degree or 90 degree angle (there are two types) without cutting through the back of the came.

8. Horseshoe Nails:
The final of the lead came tools we suggest are the nails. These are used to hold the pieces of glass in channels while you are leading up the design. This also helps to hold the design in place.

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This concludes the lead came tools our experts recommend. The next phase is the lead came assembly into the glass pieces!

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