Tools

The Tools category at Art Glass Supplies covers the hand tools, consumables, and accessories used across stained glass, copper foil, and kiln fusing work. You will find scoring cutters, breaking and running pliers, grinder bits, copper foil, solder, flux, kiln shelf paper, adhesives, and finishing supplies from brands and lines such as Aanraku, Canfield, Edco, Bullseye, Fiberfrax, and other stained-glass and fusing tool suppliers. Browse the full tools sub-category to see related accessories in one place.

Cutting and Breaking Glass

For scoring, the category stocks large wheel cutters, an Easy Cut lens and circle cutter, and a narrow clear-plastic cutter for tight detail work. To separate the score, Running pliers and breaker pliers, including Leponitt tools, help separate scored glass along straight runs, curves, and waste edges.

Grinding, Drilling, and Frit

Aanraku Twofers 3/4" grinder bits are offered in regular, fine, and ultra-fine grits so you can match the bit to the edge finish your project needs, and 1/8" diamond core drill bits cover small holes in sheet glass. For fusing work, the Aanraku frit maker piston and frit sifter let you crush and grade scrap glass into usable frit at home.

Copper Foil, Solder, and Flux

Edco copper foil is stocked in 1mil and 1.25mil thicknesses with copper, silver-back, and black-back options, including 12" x 12" sheet foil for backing larger pieces. Canfield 50/50, 60/40, Quik Set, and Ultimate solder come on 1lb spools, paired with Classis 100 flux, flux brushes, CJ flux and patina remover, and Hakko soldering irons and accessories to clean lines before patina. Hand foilers and foil crimper/burnishers from Creator's, plus lathekin and Fid'l Stik burnishers, take care of the foiling step itself.

Fusing and Kiln Supplies

For kilnformed projects, Bullseye GlasTac liquid and GlasTac Gel hold parts in place during the firing schedule. Fiberfrax fiber kiln shelf paper is available in 1/32" and 1/8" thicknesses to protect shelves and give fired pieces a matte underside. Clarity devitrification solution and finishing compound address surface haze, test supplies help confirm compatibility before committing to a larger firing, and fine-line applicator bottles fit liquid stringer for detail work.

Etching and Finishing

Etch cream provides a frosted surface on sheet glass and finished pieces for decorative marking and stencil work, and the same burnishers and fids used during foiling double as finishing tools for tight corners and stubborn seams. Together these are the everyday tools that carry a project from raw sheet to a soldered panel or a finished fused piece.