Our flame shop has 4 rental stations underneath a hood for members and nonmembers. Rentals in the Flame Shop can be booked in one, three or six hour increments and run $18/hour for non-members and $15/ hour + discounts for members. Operating hours are mon-sun from 8am-9:30pm for members. Nonmembers rental times are limited to staff working hours.

​

Flame Shop rental includes:

• Choice of 5 oxygen/propane torches: 4 minor, one major/minor

• Two bench-top annealers

• Exhaust hood

• Propane and oxygen 

• Tools- reamer, graphite paddle, graphite marver, tool rest, tweezer, bead mandrels

 

Not included in rental:

• sodium flare glasses

• clear/ color rod or tubing

• bead release

​

Prerequisite to Flame membership or rental is level 2 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. Members must be able to operate all equipment on their own. This includes: Oxygen frog, propane tanks, regulators, torch and annealers.

 

Choose between: 

Basic membership to get 10% off or a premium membership to get 20% off

Monthly and yearly memberships available.

 

Members Booking Policies:

Members must book 24 hours in advance for all of the torches. Cancellations or rescheduling must be done 48 hours in advance. 

 

Nonmembers pay per hour rental and must email and pay invoice a minimum of 3 days hours ahead of time through email: operations@publicglass.org. Nonmembers are limited to booking while staff is present

 

First time nonmembers please email:

• flameworking experience : classes, school, previous studios

• photos of work

• set up experience: turning on/off oxygen and propane, setting regulators, plugging in torch

• date renting time, and total hours

​

Nonmember booking process:

* operations available Mon-Thurs, any rental requests Fri-Sun will be processed the following Monday

​

1. Email info above and/or requested days and times 

2. If available operations will send you the invoice to pay

3. After the invoice is paid, you will be booked into the calendar (must happen at least 3 days ahead of rental) 

4. Nonmembers can show up 30 minutes before rental time to set up

5.  A staff member will turn on/off the oxygen and propane and will check the regulator on the torch

6. Nonmembers are in charge of setting up their own torch, and tools. At the end of the rental, nonmembers must put back all tools and get a staff member to turn off the oxy/propane to clear the line before unplugging the torch. Nonmembers are in charge of sweeping up the entire station and emptying out knock off bin of glass. All work must be picked up within 1 month of being made or must contact operations@publicglass.org to set aside work or it will be thrown away. 

 

​

​​