Rent our Cold Shop for $25/hour for nonmembers and members. In the interest of safety, anyone who wishes to use the Cold Shop must first complete our coldworking level 1 class or have equivalent experience. That means knowledge of all of the equipment and shutdown procedures. Additionally there is a yearly mandatory cold shop certification test before access to using the cold shop.  Click the button below to do the test:

 

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​Cold Shop rental includes

• 24" diamond / pre-polish lap wheel with 60 grit, 140 grit, 270 grit, 325 grit, 600 grit, and cerium discs

• 2 Cerium polishing wheels ( cerium is included in cold shop rental)

• 104" vertical wet belt sander with round rubber roller platen with 40 grit, 60 grit, 80 grit, 120 grit, 220 grit, 400 grit, 600 grit, and cork belts

• Covington Lathe with one arbor and 1 in diameter spindle:  4 in Radiused wheels - 60 grit, 100 grit, 180 grit, 360 grit, and 600 grit wheels and 6 in Radiused wheels: 80 grit, 100 grit, 180 grit, and 360 grit wheels, 3 size cerium wheels

•  Husqvarna tile saw with 12" and 13.5" diamond saws

• Diamond coring drill press

• 220 grit sandblaster

• Foredom flex shaft with foot pedal and diamonds bits

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Prerequisite to Coldshop membership or rental is level 1 or equivalent experience.

After level 1, students can rent time under a studio monitor at art flow ​

 

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.

Members get discounted rates plus cheaper tiered rentals: 1 hour- $25, 3 hours- $45, and 6 hours- $60. Hotshop members gain access to cold shop rentals on their hotshop booking page. Fusing, flameworking, stained glass, and casting must buy a monthly or annual coldshop membership to gain access to the tiered coldshop online rentals. Members may also book as a nonmember through operations@publicglass.org- all rentals must be paid before booking will be added into the calendar. Please allow a couple days to process any nonmember booking.

 

Nonmembers pay per hour and must book and pay invoice 72 hours ahead of time through email: operations@publicglass.org. First time nonmembers are limited to book while staff is present. First time nonmembers please email:

• coldworking experience: classes, school, previous studios

• which machines you have worked on before and which machines you plan to use on the rental

• photos of work

• date and renting time

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Booking Policies:

Members are able to book the cold shop 5 minutes before the time of the rental. Cancellations and rescheduling must be done 48 hours in advance.