The Workshop is fully fitted out with a large variety of machinery and equipment available to hire, including CNC machine, laser cutters, textiles, woodwork and metalwork equipment. Hire a workbench with tools, or book to use a specific piece of machinery such as our CNC machine or laser cutter.
Resource | Supported/ working independently | Cost per hour |
Auto-tilt Crucible | Yes | £15.00 |
Auto-tilt Crucible | No | £15.00 |
Box folder and roller | Yes | £7.00 |
Box folder and roller | No | £4.00 |
Colchester capstan metal turning lathe | Yes | £15.00 |
Colchester capstan metal turning lathe | No | £10.00 |
Jewellery bench and brazing torch X 2 | Yes | £15.00 |
Jewellery bench and brazing torch X 6 | No | £10.00 |
Kingsland combination metalworking station | Yes | £15.00 |
Kingsland combination metalworking station | No | £10.00 |
MIG Welder | Yes | £15.00 |
MIG Welder | No | N/A |
Tinsmithing tools | Yes | £10.00 |
Tinsmithing tools | No | £7.00 |
Twin Forge | Yes | £15.00 |
Twin Forge | No | N/A |
Vertical and Horizontal metal miller | Yes | £15.00 |
Vertical and Horizontal metal miller | No | £10.00 |
Disc and bobbin freestanding sanders | Yes | £7.00 |
Disc and bobbin freestanding sanders | No | £4.00 |
Large Bandsaw | Yes | £7.00 |
Large Bandsaw | No | £4.00 |
Large router and table | Yes | £10.00 |
Large router and table | No | £7.00 |
Mortice machine | Yes | £10.00 |
Mortice machine | No | £7.00 |
Pillar Drills | Yes | £7.00 |
Pillar Drills | No | £4.00 |
Rip and Panel Saw | Yes | £15.00 |
Rip and Panel Saw | No | £15.00 |
Surface/Thickness planer | Yes | £15.00 |
Surface/Thickness planer | No | £15.00 |
Woodwork lathe | Yes | £10.00 |
Woodwork lathe | No | £7.00 |
Workshop Bench with hand tools | Yes | £4.00 |
Workshop Bench with hand tools | No | £4.00 |
3kW ceramic electric kiln | Yes | £25.00 Flat rate |
3kW ceramic electric kiln | No | £25.00 Flat rate |
Pottery Bench including wheel and tools | Yes | £7.00 |
Pottery Bench including wheel and tools | No | £4.00 |
Stained Glass | Yes | £7.00 |
Stained Glass | No | £4.00 |
Hot wire acrylic folder | Yes | £7.00 |
Hot wire acrylic folder | No | £4.00 |
Large bed Vac Former | Yes | £10.00 |
Large bed Vac Former | No | £7.00 |
3D Printer | Yes | £7.00 |
3D Printer | No | £4.00 |
Laser Engraver | Yes | £15.00 |
Laser Engraver | No | £10.00 |
Maxicam CNC router with 8 pocket tool | Yes | £15.00 |
Maxicam CNC router with 8 pocket tool | No | £10.00 |
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