Using re-strip in foiled panels?
Re-Strip – Available in various sizes, generally made of copper, brass and zinc/copper plated steel. The most common form is a copper strip 10mil thick by 9/64" or 5/32" wide or a copper plated steel strip 20mil thick by 9/64" wide; both of these come in 25 and 100 foot long rolls. There is also a braided copper strip that is 1/32" thick by 1/8" wide. This material is used in copper foiled panels where it is placed in-between the foiled pieces of glass and becomes virtually invisible once soldered. It can also be used in leaded panels and is placed in the lead channel. Because of its size this material has limited reinforcement strength and in my opinion other methods, such as rebar, should be used on panels or windows larger than 24" x 24". As always there are exceptions to this, and the design of the panel and other factors must be considered. Wider versions of re-strip are also available.
