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The workshop is compact but fully comprehensive with good natural and artificial light (daylight bulbs).
Some areas of the workshop have a restrictive ceiling height.
Overall Workshop floorspace: 8.5 x 6.5 meters.
The gate glassworks is available for hot or cold processing hire to suitably qualified makers on a daily basis - please contact us for hire rates, terms & conditions and availability.
Hot Shop Equipment
Glass Furnace
Cerama 50L (natural gas) melting
non-lead K-Glas premelted cullet
Pot holds around 120 kilos
Glass making Bench
Standard size with movable tool stand
Glory Hole
MRJ Auto Ignition. Collar Diameters 10, 20 & 30cm
Annealing Oven / Lehr
Internal Chamber Size 70cm x 70cm 70cm
Internal shelving 3 tiers, two half shelves per tier
Half shelf 30 x 60cm
Colour Kiln
Rhode Top Loader with Bentrup TC Program;
Internal Chamber Height 23cm, Diameter 33cm
Other equipment include various sized stainless steel Essence blowing irons, pontils and gathering irons as well as a small metal Marver (dimensions 35cm x x60cm - height 80cm)
Finishing & Cold Shop Equipment
Sandblaster
Gyson Model Formula F2600 Blast Cabinet
Chamber dimensions
h:770mm, w:1070mm, D:760mm
Model F41 Dust Collection Unit
120/150 aluminium oxide blast media
 Cutting lathe sink & work benches
Batisti Double ended Torino Tipo T2.
Standard 1"bore Mandrels.
Diamond Cutting Wheels 6” x 1 ½”
Radius Wheels, 100, 360, 600.
Flexi-band Drum 15cm x 4cm with diamond bands:
Green-60, Black-120, Red-200, Yellow-800 grit bands.
Polishing Lathe
Batisti Double ended Torino Tipo T2.
Cork Wheels &Pumice.
Felt Wheel & Cerium Oxide.
Flat Bed Grinder Essemce Flat Mill SP- 5. 600mm Cast Iron Wheel. 80 & 120 Carburundum Grit.
Diamond Grinder Batisti Mini Plano machine with 250mm diameter plate. Interchangeable magnetic diamond disks: Green-60, Black-120, Red-200, Yellow-800 grit.
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