Our fusing and casting shop includes 6 kilns, 6 work tables, glass cutting tools, 5 all star glass grinders, ventilated mold room, wax steamer, and powder booth.  There is the option to rent as a member or as a nonmember. We rent out the kilns and the mold room. Mold room is $15 per hour Kilns are rented out by 24 hours per rental and can be rented additional 24 hours for 1/2 the price. Check chart below for pricing and kiln sizes:

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Kiln rental includes:

• Flat-glass cutting / layout table

• Wet diamond edge grinders- Grinders bits from 80 grit, 100 grit, and 200 grit

• Disc grinder 200 grit

• Tarus ring saw

• Glass cutting tools: toyo pistol grip glass cutters, grozier pliers, running pliers, and cutting oil

• light box

• powder booth

• 3 Fusing kilns: F1, F3, F4- F2 kiln for classes only

• F1: top loading, goes to full fuse with Sentry 2.0 controller

• F3:top loading, goes to full fuse with Sentry 2.0 controller

• F4: front loading Paragon kiln, goes to full fuse with Sentry 2.0 controller

• 3 Casting Kilns: C1, C2, and C3

• C1:  top loading on Sentry 2.0 controller

• C2: top loading  on GB 4 controller

• C3: top loading on GB 4 controller

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Mold room rental ($15 per hour):

• Ventilated mold-making room with 5 by 5 ft work table

• Ventilated wax pots and steamer

• steel drying rack - all work must be off the work table and onto the drying rack when not renting out the room

• boards

• c clamps

• sculpting tools

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Not included in Rental:

• ​ kiln wash 

• fiber paper

• sheet glass

• frit

• stringers

• Plaster and silica

• mold release

• silicone

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​Members vs Nonmembers

Studio memberships are available and provide discounted hourly rates, online booking access, and no limits on rental times. Choose between a basic membership to get 10% off or a premium membership to get 20% off. Monthly and yearly memberships available.

 

 

 

Membership prerequisite:  Fusing or Casting Level 2 or equivalent

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Fusing or casting level 1 students may sign up for Art Flow: 3 hour rental with studio monitor and supplies included 

 

 

Nonmembers pay per total time in kiln or mold room and must book and pay invoice 72 hours ahead of time through email: operations@publicglass.org. Nonmembers are limited to booking while staff is present. First time nonmembers please email:

• fusing or casting experience : classes, school, previous studios

• photos of work

• type of kilns previously worked with and type of controllers

• date and renting time

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​​​​Booking Policies:

Warm shop members can book 5 minutes in advance of rental start time and all cancellations and rescheduling must be done 48 hours in advance.