Studio Pages
As a World Class Public Access Glass Facility, Taonga Glass specializes in providing a quality studio for people to work with and learn glass. The facility offers a state of the art Hot and Cold Glass Studio, with equipment built from industry pioneers in the glass field nationwide. The facility will hold classes as well as master classes with current leaders in the fields of glass working. The entire facility is roughly 3600 square feet, with the glass studios as well as a small gallery area.
Hot Glass Studio
Current Equipment
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75 pound Furnace built by Steve Staddleman for melting Crystal and Color
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Small Glory Hole with 12 inches retaining ring opening and 22.5 inches deep
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Small Garage built by Eddie Bernard and Wet Dog Glass, inside 48w x 24d x 24t inches with 4 front doors.
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Top Loading Annealer with inside 48w x 24t x 24d inches with knock off station on lid and shelves that split space in half vertically, built by Joe Miller and Fred Metz for longer anneals.
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Small Top loading Color Oven, Paragon kiln with interior 8.5inches tall and about 12 hexagon.
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Medium Top Loading Color Oven and Fusing Kiln, Paragon, about 16 inches octagon.
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Pipe Warmer
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Powder booth, 36x24 inches with front and side doors and filters and lights.
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Nortel Ranger and Major Hot Torches (oxygen and propane) with Gas Savers and other Bench torches
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Benches, Marvers, Yokes, Torch Stands, Pipe Rest
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Pipes and Punties made by Spiral Arts (Fred Metz)
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Ladles, Forks, Garage Tools, Ceramic and Metal Plates for cane and Murrinie.
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Shop Hand Tools include, all Carlo Dona, with standard jacks, tweezers, straight shears, diamond sheers, tagliol, bent goblet sophietta, and set of wooden blocks and paddles.
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Brass and Aluminum Optic Molds and Fin Molds (Ballaton Molds not available to public)
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Safety Gear for loading, glasses for torch observation and general safety, as well as other protective gear.
The hot glass studio will have these soon....
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600 pound Furnace for Crystal
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Large Glory Hole with 30 inch retaining ring opening and 54 inches deep
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Medium Glory Hole
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Large Sculpture Kiln, 6x3x3 foot interior and front loading doors built for long anneals.
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Large Garage/Gas Kiln, 7x3x3 foot interior.
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Downdraft Powder Booth
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Pipe Cooler
Cold Glass Studio
Current Equipment
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Steinhart 24 inch Lapidary wheel with electroplated diamond wheels from 60, 100, 200, 350, 600, thru polish.
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Bee Belt Sander 4inch wide belts from 60, 120, 220, 400, 600, thru polish.
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Glass Star Cutoff Wheel, with sintered wheels 35, 80, 270 and smaller Miter and Olive wheels from 100, 600, and polish which can all be used on the Alpha Tool also.
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Husqvarnia 14 inch Wet Saw with chop ability as well as moving feeder table.
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Powermatic 18inch Drill Press with Belgium style center feed water drill bits.
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Foredoom with many grinding tips
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Alpha pneumatic angle grinder with water feed and pads and blades.
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Murrinie Chopper from Murano
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Leveling Table with heavy duty lazy suzanne for straightening and hot popping.
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Two 54x24 inch granite topped cold shop tables on wheels.
The hot glass studio will have these soon....
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Glass Lathe
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Glass Engraving Lathe
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Sandblaster
Other Studio Equipment
Seeing this studio is meant for working artists, I am allowing people to use other equipment as well for metal fabrication, woodworking, or crate building and photography. Here is the quick list.
- Mig welder, welding table, metal grinding lathe, and welding gear.
- Chop saw, circular saw, angle grinder, sawsall, nail guns, large chests of general tools and clamps.
- Off site wood shop has Table saw, planer, hand planer, mortiser, router, sanders, biscuit joiner and furniture clamps.
- Photography equipment includes box lights, curved lights, Backdrops such as gray and black paper, white plastic, glass, tripods, and large tables.
- Refridgerator, Toaster Oven, and Toilet.
- Storage available for artists on the loft.
- Shipping material available for traveling artists.
Gallery Space
