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September 22, 2025
Meggy’s Secret to Stained Glass
By Ian Slakas

Walk into Colorado Glass Works in Boulder on a Friday night, and you’ll find a room full of people laughing, learning, and piecing together bits of colorful glass. It’s the kind of welcoming space Meggy always dreamed of running—where stained glass feels approachable instead of intimidating. But what you don’t see behind the scenes is just how much work it used to take to make those nights possible.

Every week, Meggy and her team prepare hundreds of honeycomb-shaped glass pieces for their popular date night classes. Before, that meant hours upon hours of careful hand cutting, often late into the evening. It was exhausting and ate into the time they wanted to spend designing custom windows and one-of-a-kind pieces.

“We run about five classes a week. That means we have over 100 students in our studio every week needing glass.”

Bringing WAZER Pro into the studio changed all of that. Now, instead of grinding through stacks of glass with cutters, Meggy can let the waterjet do the heavy lifting. In about 14 minutes, it produces 30 perfectly cut honeycombs—uniform, clean, and ready to go. Students arrive to find neat trays of glass waiting for them, while Meggy and her team still have energy left for the creative projects that keep their business thriving.

“I’ve been really happy with the new WAZER Pro. It has been such a huge elevation at my studio to have.”

The difference isn’t just in saved time—it’s in what that time has given back. The studio can run five full classes every week without burning out. The team can take on more commissioned work and dream bigger with their designs. And most importantly, Meggy gets to spend more of her days doing the part she loves most: sharing the joy of stained glass with others.

“It is an investment, and there’s no denying that. But if you can justify that investment, it could be a massive help to you as it has been to me.”

For Colorado Glass Works, WAZER Pro isn’t just a piece of equipment. It’s become part of the studio’s rhythm, helping transform what once felt like an overwhelming workload into something sustainable and even exciting. By cutting away the stress, it’s helped Meggy carve out more space for creativity—and that’s made all the difference.