North Lands Creative Glass - Studio

THE ALASTAIR PILKINGTON STUDIO

The new Alastair Pilkington Studio was opened in July 2002 by H.R.H. The Prince Charles and is available for hire. The well equipped state-of-the-art studio has a hotshop, a kiln room, a sand-blasting room, air powered grinding tools, a lamp-working station which can be adapted to suit specific needs and a cold working and finishing shop. The storeroom is suitable for sand-cast or other preparatory work. There is a fully equipped kitchen, which also serves as a conference or lecture room. Facilities are designed to be user friendly for people with limited mobility. A small walled garden is ideal for al fresco activities or installations. An impressive collection of glass donated by students, resident artists and masters is exhibited in the entrance lobby.

HOTSHOP

• 2 propane gas fired pot furnaces each containing 63 lt / 150 kg / 330 lbs of batch • The batch melt is Glasma 702a • 2 annealing ovens each 600 x 800 x 770 mm • 2 glory holes: small 280 dia x 550 mm long; medium 380 dia x 700 mm long; large 700 dia x 650 mm long • 1 top loading colour kiln 320 x 320 x 320 mm • 1 pipe warmer • 2 glassblowing benches, one with compressed air line • 2 marvers • selection of furnace related tools such as ladles, ball-gathering irons, blowing irons, bit irons, and bench tools

KILN ROOM

• 9 kilns of varying sizes: • No 1: Top loading 1220 x 600 x 620 mm • No 2: Top loading 1200 x 950 x 200 mm • No 3: Top loading 610 x 610 mm • No 4: Front loading 500 x 500 x 685 mm (All the above kilns are fitted with thermocouples and Studio 300 MPL programmers) • No 5: Manual front loading kiln 5800 x 440 x 700 mm • No 6: Four Front loading Paragon Kilns 600 x 380 x 580 mm

• Selection of kiln furniture, props, shelves etc • 8 work tables 800 x 1250 mm • mould making and breaking area with 2 sinks • rubber and wax melting area with 4 hot plates, 3 slow cookers, 3 small steamers • A new enclosed, mould-making room

COLD WORKSHOP AND FINISHING ROOM

• 'Batisti' diamond lathe 25 mm diameter spindle; this machine has 8 speeds and spindles on both sides • Brush wheel for satin finishing • Variety of diamond wheels - flat, convex, V wheel • 2x'Essemcee' flat beds 600 mm dia for carborundum grit • Diamond saw, blade 350 mm dia, spindle/shaft 25 mm dia

• 2x 'Bohle'linisher/belt sanders • 'Essemcee' polishing lathe, this machine has four speeds and a selection of cork wheels plus one large felt wheel • 'Quick'pneumatic water sanders, speed 4500 rpms, weight 1.36 kgs / 3 lbs, spindle M14 • 2 flexible shaft engravers • 4 work tables 800 x 1250 mm • sink • dedicated hand lapping area for fine grits • water -powered Suhner

SAND BLASTER ROOM

• 'Guyson'' sand-blaster 740 x 1050 x 1000 mm • bench with extractor for preparation of paradise paints • sink • colour sample wall as a visual aide of powder and rod colour samples

Multipurpose Studio

The new studio is a multipurpose room for students and artists. It will suit a variety of art disciplines.

Enquiries

North lands Creative Glass
Quatre Bras, Lybster
Caithness, KW3 6BN
SCOTLAND

Accommodation, bookings and general information:
Lorna MacMillan: Telephone and Fax: +44 (0)1593 721 229
e-mail: info@northlandsglass.com

Artistic and Technical Director:
Jane Bruce: Telephone and Fax: +61 26125 5829
e-mail: JBruce99ny@aolcom

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