OK...I was bad, I couldn't help myself.  On Sunday I went to "Works of the Heart" Stained Glass in Kingston NH and purchased all my tools and glass too.  I spent far too much for my budget but I'm worth it and I did it.  I have everything I need now, the grinder (Inland), face shield, pliers (grozier and breaking), pistol grip cutter, silver backed copper foil, solder, soldering iron and stand.  I also purchased some zinc for framing my projects, chain for hanging and about $40 worth of glass.  I went to Home Depot and purchased a ceiling tile for layout and a bench brush and dust pan. 

I am truly all setup for now.  After spending some time organizing all my new things, I cut out a blue, white and clear pinwheel project last night.  I am trying to learn to cut a completely straight line by lining up my cutter with a ruler and sticking tight to the ruler without "wandering" off.  I am getting better at it and only had to re-cut 5 or 6 of the 24 pieces.  I'll post a picture of it later.

Oh by the way, I just want to say that my ghetto homemade light box is working fine but is not even close to being large enough.  I will post more info on this also on a later post.