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Hotshop Hire

The following equipment is available for hire to trained artists in the Hotshop:

• 350kg Fred Metz designed Tank Furnace (with another 350kg furnace to be developed in the future)
• 80Kg Pot Furnace for melting colour / casting glass
• Four glassblowing workstations each with
   - Blowing bench
   - Tools bench
   - Marver
   - Dedicated natural gas, oxygen and compressed air
   - Easy access to annealing space and furnaces
   - Rolling yokes.
• The choice of 4 x gloryholes with another 4 to be developed in the future.
   - 1 x large 500mm diameter x 1300mm deep
   - 1 x medium 400mm diameter x 1000mm deep
   - 2 x small 350mm diameter x 750mm deep
   - 3 x annealers with internal dimensions of 1150mm W x 1000mm d x 1660mm h
• 1 x large casting annealer with roll out bed, 1250 wide x 1800mm long x 800mm high
• 2 x Pickup boxes - suitable for graal and colour pickup
• 2 x pipe warmers
• Garage
• Casting marver
• Casting ladles and gathering balls
• Sandcasting equipment
• Steinert blowing pipes and Fred Metz blowing punties
• Jim Moore blowing tools
• Range of 'Blockhead' and Italian style blocks
• 'Major' sculpting torches
• 'Exact' hand torches
• Pastorelli, plates and ferros
• Rollers for trails
• Lowrider - pastorelli yoke
• Lockers with pipe and punty storage

Contact us for rates on 02 6260 7005 or by email contactus@canberraglassworks.com

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