Portable lampworking demonstration

[GaysieMay]

Check the terms of your policy too - I can do demos from my own premises but not at other venues on the bog standard policy - costs me an extra £90 a year on my policy. x

[Jane C ♫]

As a sole trader, you can get £2, or £5m public liability insurance. You can't get £10m (or it's very very expensive / hard to get). £2m covers you for most small events. Larger events will want £5m insurance. I get mine from Ian Wallace, and it covers me for fairs / demos / teaching both at home and out and about.

If you are taking electrics, such as kiln or oxycon, they should be PAT tested.

Make sure you have a screen round 3 sides of your demo to shield people from flying glass bits / stop them reaching in and touching stuff. Those perspex panels are a great thing to use for this, and can be easily folded flat afterwards.

The "everything is hot, please do not touch" sign is a definite "must". Also, leave yourself time at the end for your rods to cool down before you have to pack up, and take your vermiculite / bubbles in a container which can be lidded with the mandrels still in it if you don't want it all over the car!

Enjoy!

[richardnash666]

Just wondering if it could be worth using ACE202 sheet instead of perspex so that the attendees can see your beadwork better?

http://www.abrimagery.com/store/index.php/bench-shields-ace-202-c-433_17_257_258_266

It is an american site but does sell sheet but at a price