If you would like to hire some glass equipment or try before you buy, come and see us at Creative Glass Guild. Listed below are what we offer on a hire service.
We have an open studio on a Thursday night from 5pm to 8pm, call to book a bench space, its just £5 and hire of basic tools are included (e.g. glass cutters, pliers and squares). We have many people hiring our kilns to make larger projects, we have staff on hand to help with advice and tips, so spend the day at our studios getting creative!
We have a wide range of tools for glass working. We only stock those products we would use ourselves with a great selection of essentials along side great gadgets for the stained glass and fused glass artist alike. See our online store for the full range.
We can offer advice on tools if you are unsure of what to buy, or we have beginner's kits on sale.
Hire prices
Per day
Per week (5days)
Workbench at our premises
£10
£40
Soldering iron
£5
£15
Grinder
£5.50
£15.50
Lightbox
£5
£15
Please note we can not mail out any hire
items
Kiln Hire
We offer glass kiln hire for fusing, slumping, casting and glass painting at our Bristol premises. We have on site an FK7, an FK4 and a Firecracker kiln which are available to hire. We also provide help with firing programmes if needed, and of course bench space if you want to hire space to make your glass work to load into the kiln.
Kilncare FK7 Glass Kiln - 1100mm x 1000mm approx (internal)
£60 (fusing/slumping)
£30 (paint/stain)
Kilncare FK4 Glass Kiln - 1000mm x 500mm
approx (internal)
£38 (fusing/slumping)
£18 (paint/stain)
Kilncare Firecracker Glass Kiln – 600mm x 600mm approx (internal)
£27.50 (fusing/slumping
£10 (paint/stain)
You can try out glass fusing before you commit to buy, or if you have a special fused glass project to undertake, come to Creative Glass Guild to use our facilities.
A deposit is required to secure the hire of any equipment. The hirer is responsible for the proper use and safety precautions. It is taken by CGG that those hiring are fully aware of all operations and health and safety requirements.
If the equipment is damaged or unclean when returned, the hirer will be liable for cleaning/repair/replacement.
