Kiln

[elburnzo]

Hi i'm looking for a small kiln to use for pmc and glass.

If anyone has one for sale or has seen any about please let me know

Thanks

[MuranoSilver]

I'll keep an eye out for you at the enamellers guild conference
(sometimes they come up there)
nic x

[Lou]

Speaking of kilns does anyone know where to get the kiln furniture/ shelves for the SC2? I got my kiln from Hobbyceramicraft but they don't seem to sell the shelves.
My last one snapped in half when it got hot too quickly :'(

[Di Sandland]

Warm glass (http://www.warm-glass.co.uk/) will have everything you could possibly need - and more.

[Lou]

Warm glass (http://www.warm-glass.co.uk/) will have everything you could possibly need - and more.

Thanks for link, off to see if they ship to France and for how much :)

[elburnzo]

what do people think of the firebox 8? i want to do pmc and glass bead annealing, possibly some fusing

[mizgeorge]

what do people think of the firebox 8? i want to do pmc and glass bead annealing, possibly some fusing

You definitely want a digital controller for annealing glass. For a great entry level kiln to do that, and your pmc, as well as some small scale fusing, take a look at the beadcube, which is a fantastic little bit of kit from a great UK seller:

Kilncare - Glass, Ceramic and Enamelling Kilns (http://www.kilncare.co.uk/kilns_glass_beadannealing_beadcube.html)

[agent_44]

I have a Skutt HotStart - and I think it's great - I think the Firebox is essentially the same but a different shape. I bought it for the same things as you - but I wanted the option to work with larger scale glass pieces and that's why I went for the HotStart, as it has a larger capacity than the other Skutts in the same price range and MUCH more capacity than something like a Paragon SC2. Then I wanted to have a go at enamelling and needed a front loading kiln, and went for a Beadcube aswell! If you don't need the kiln space, I would pick the Beadcube over the Skutt, as it's cheaper and takes up much less room, but both are good kilns IMO :)

[elburnzo]

I think the problem is that theres too much choice! keep going round and round in circles

The bead cube does look good though

My only problem is I just dont know if i want to do larger scale glass work, say bowls etc which is why i was tempted to go with the firebox or something tht size.

Argh