Service Description

Rent a bench at Mhairi Gibbons Jewellery workshop * By the hour, £10 per hour, plus consumables fee if required * Half day. 9.30am - 1pm or 1.30pm - 5pm. £25 per session, plus consumables fee if required. * Full day, 9.30am - 5pm £50 per session, plus consumables fee if required. Each bench is equipped with a Foredom SR with quick release handpiece, Bench peg holder and peg, piercing saw, wax, emery sticks, needle files, ring mandrel and mallet, ring clamp, burnishers, pusher, plier set, flush cutters, metal ruler and a bench skin. Other tools available to use in the workshop include, two Sievert Pro 86 jewellers torches with propane bottles and a variety of nozzles, as well as smaller versa flame Dremel torches, pickle pot, Foredom bench lathe and extractor, Durston rolling mills combination C100 mini and an electric DRM SS 130, a Cookson ring stretcher, a variety of hand files, hammers, disc cutter and other forming tools, gold pro barrel polisher. All consumables, for example saw blades, burrs, drill bits, platinol, flux, polish and wheels/buffs, solder (silver only, Gold must be brought in) etc can also be used for a fee of £7.50 per half day. Materials are not supplied and must be brought with you, if you choose not to use the sundries provided in the workshop please also bring those with you. Fridge, microwave, and kettle are available to use, as well as dishes and cutlery. Tea, coffee, and squash is available free of charge. Please email or use the contact form to enquire about bench rental availability and to book. Please be aware that all jewellers renting benches, whether supported or independent, will be required to provide evidence of their skill level and/or a reference from their tutor prior to rental agreement. Jewellers learning with myself will be invited to use bench rental services when they meet the required level of proficiency.