Starworks Glass Studio - Rental Facilities and Equipment

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Rental Facilities Available

Our Glass Studio, designed and built by Wet Dog Glass, features state-of-the-art equipment, including a 650 lb electric day tank furnace and a 1000 lb gas furnace. The shop is equipped with 9", 12", 15", and 18" glory holes, a stack of four front-loading annealers, a large front-loading annealer, and two top-loading annealing ovens capable of high temperatures for kiln casting. Additional tools and gear include a garage, a fusing oven, basic flame-working set-up, student-level pipes and hand tools, torches, blocks, and protective equipment such as face shields, flame-retardant jackets, and Kevlar gloves. We also house a fully equipped cold-working area.

For more detailed information, contact Director of Glass, Joe Grant at joe@starworksnc.org 

 

Studio Policy

  • First time studio users of Starworks Glass Studio must receive written approval of the Director of Glass before being allowed to rent time in any of the specific shop areas.

  • There is a minimal rental time of 2 hrs. for hot shop usage, with 1 hr. additional increments unless renting in front of or behind another renter. No half hour rental periods for the hotshop.

  • There is a 30 minute minimum for cold shop rental.

  • Rental time must be prepaid and cancellations must be made at least 24 hrs. prior to rental time, failure to do so will result in charges for time.

Studio Rental Rates

Glory Hole

  • 9" - $25/hour

  • 12" - $25/hour

  • 15" - $30/hour

  • 18" - $35/hour

Miscellaneous

  • Fusing Oven - $25/firing

  • Garage - $5/hour

  • Hot Torch or Fluffy Torch - $5/hour

  • Cold Shop Equipment - $15/hour

  • Glass - 10lbs/hour provided

  • Glass Usage Above 10lbs/hour - $2.50/lb

  • Glassblowing Bench Tools - Provided

  • Face Shield/Flame Retardant Jacket - Provided

  • Kevlar Gloves - Provided

  • Blocks - Provided

  • Garage Tools, Pastorelli, Fork - Provided

Annealers

Renters will pay a $30 charge for each 12-16 hour annealing cycle. Longer cycles or larger annealing ovens will be an extra charge to be determined by the studio coordinator.

Casting Oven

Casting oven rates are determined by the number of hours in the cycle.