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PDF link of workshop and equipment for sale.
Due to retirement and after 25 years of Glassmaking and exhibiting my work I am selling my workshop and various items of equipment which may be of interest to your members.
I attach a pdf link listing items for sale which I hope may be of interest..
Many thanks
Bill Swann
Email billswann24@gmail.com
Tel.07748668957

From the studio of the late Nancy Sutcliffe, in support of her JustGiving fundraiser for cancer research:

Complete sandblasting kit for smaller items – Stanley 1.5hp 24l 8 bar compressor, Mattis bench- or table-top sand blasting cabinet, rubber gauntlets, sandblasting gun, 10kg of aluminium oxide sandblasting grit. Never used (well, we did fire up the compressor once just to check it was working). Total cost new around around £350; price for collection £175.

Complete hand engraving setup – Foredom Micromotor (the best) with two handpieces and several dozen burrs (diamond and carbine point and ball burrs, numerous stone, rubber and silicone polishing burrs). Total cost well over £1,250; price for collection £750.

Complete portable wheel engraving setup – Merker KMK1 (newly serviced, new starter solenoid) with seven-step round belt pulleys for adjusting from 540 to 3360 rpm, steel spindle, splashguard screen, drip bottle, funnel, drip tray, armrest pads, and a good collection of diamond and ceramic engraving wheels and polishing wheels. Reasonably portable, a great starter kit, excellent as a studio extra. Total cost when new above £3,000; price for collection £1,500.
Plus any reasonable offer for any or all of …

– three lesser handheld drills (one Dremel, dunno what the others are – some bits included, plus a vertical drill stand)
– a collection of glass cutting tools (inc A3 cutting mat, circle cutter, steel set square)
– a quantity of solid optical glass blanks, about 40 in total, most square cubes but also rectangular blocks and paperweight-type roundels
– around a dozen Dartington lead crystal free-blown bowls, all pre-owned

Enquiries to Dennis Jarrett, whatsapp 07538658384 or email dennisjarrett@duck.com

From the studio of the late Nancy Sutcliffe, in support of her JustGiving fundraiser for cancer research:

Complete sandblasting kit for smaller items – Stanley 1.5hp 24l 8 bar compressor, Mattis bench- or table-top sand blasting cabinet, rubber gauntlets, sandblasting gun, 10kg of aluminium oxide sandblasting grit. Never used (well, we did fire up the compressor once just to check it was working). Total cost new around around £350; price for collection £175.

Complete hand engraving setup – Foredom Micromotor (the best) with two handpieces and several dozen burrs (diamond and carbine point and ball burrs, numerous stone, rubber and silicone polishing burrs). Total cost well over £1,250; price for collection £750.

Complete portable wheel engraving setup – Merker KMK1 (newly serviced, new starter solenoid) with seven-step round belt pulleys for adjusting from 540 to 3360 rpm, steel spindle, splashguard screen, drip bottle, funnel, drip tray, armrest pads, and a good collection of diamond and ceramic engraving wheels and polishing wheels. Reasonably portable, a great starter kit, excellent as a studio extra. Total cost when new above £3,000; price for collection £1,500.
Plus any reasonable offer for any or all of …

– three lesser handheld drills (one Dremel, dunno what the others are – some bits included, plus a vertical drill stand)
– a collection of glass cutting tools (inc A3 cutting mat, circle cutter, steel set square)
– a quantity of solid optical glass blanks, about 40 in total, most square cubes but also rectangular blocks and paperweight-type roundels
– around a dozen Dartington lead crystal free-blown bowls, all pre-owned

Enquiries to Dennis Jarrett, whatsapp 07538658384 or email dennisjarrett@duck.com

I have released new dates for glass casting courses.

Lots of different dates to choose from and 3 different courses with different processes, duration, levels and costs to suit a wide range of participants.

Follow link in bio for more information.

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

I have released new dates for glass casting courses.

Lots of different dates to choose from and 3 different courses with different processes, duration, levels and costs to suit a wide range of participants.

Follow link in bio for more information.

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Sculptural Slumping Masterclass Part 2
Kiln set-ups, complex forms and project planning
20-22 February 2026

Fri/Sat 10-4pm, Sun 10-3 £400, max 4 students

This new course is an extension to the Sculptural Slumping Masterclass and focuses on creating complex glass forms through a sequence of kiln firings that bend the glass in several stages or using one-off set-ups to achieve dramatic shapes. Students will complete two projects over three days using Bullseye sheet glass and a range of studio props (ceramic and refractory). Participants will make dynamic, flowing sculptures by harnessing the forces of gravity and heat. Primarily using my props, you’ll explore inventive ways to employ ad hoc props to hold or guide glass including wire, kiln furniture and fibre blanket.

You may have taken the Sculptural Slumping course but this course is suitable for new students too as we’ll review foundational prop making processes and concepts. A comprehensive visual presentation detailing the making of a selection of Lisa’s previous work, will give a fresh perspective to a range of manipulation techniques. Temperatures and annealing strategies will be discussed. Participants will become more confident devising firing programs that leave room for spontaneous and surprising results.

Students are asked to bring a researched concept (sketches or other media) to discuss for future work. Together we will trouble shoot your ideas, imagining kiln set-up scenarios to achieve your ideas.

A handout will summarise the core concepts and firing programs covered in the demos and presentation. All kiln-based materials are provided but students will bring their own Bullseye glass but the methodologies you’ll learn apply to any type of glass.

Cost: £400 per person, includes mould-making materials and firings but students will bring their own glass. We’ll eat on my patio (or dining room) or go to a local cafe (students can also bring a packed lunch). Full payment confirms a place.

Local accommodation list is available on request

Email studio@pettibone.co.uk for booking forms and further information