What I have is a good list of items you can use for stained glass art for beginners and advanced artists.
Glass Cutters- One of the most important tools you will use in stained glass making, good glass cuts will make or break your project. These range from very inexpensive carbide steel wheel cutters (you will need to add cutting oil as you go along) to slightly more expensive self-oiling tungsten carbide or pistol grip wheel cutters.
Solder- The type you will be using in stained glass making should be an alloy (mixture) of tin and lead. This usually comes in a spool of either a 50/50 or 60/40 blend. The 60/40 is slightly more expensive, flows more smoothly and is therefore preferable for making a stained glass project.
Cutting Square - This tool is helpful when drawing squares or other designs requiring a right angle.
Grozing Pliers- These pliers have narrow, serrated jaws for picking up small chucks of glass and can be used to remove uneven or jagged pieces of stained glass after cutting.
Wire Cutters- These can be used to cut reinforcing wire or the picture hanging wire to hang your finished stained glass art project.
Carborundum Stone- A trademarked name for a grinding tool used to smooth the edges of cut pieces of stained glass. This tool should be wetted periodically to make smoothing easier.
Lead Knife- Can be used to make clean straight cuts on lead cames.
Lead Cames- The original choice in stained glass support systems. These come as long strips of lead with grooves or channels on either one side or both, depending on whether it is to be used as an inside or outer edge piece of the stained glass.
This is just the common list to get you going with your art.
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