Although there's cross-over, 1095°C front-opening ceramic-fibre kilns that heat and cool quickly, such as those in the SC series, are preferred for Art Clay and PMC metal clays, dichroic glass, enamelling, and mixed-media jewellery.

And 1290°C top-opening firebrick kilns that heat and cool evenly, such as those in the Caldera and FireFly series, are preferred for ceramics, porcelain, pottery, and stoneware, especially as firebrick kilns are better suited to continual high temperatures.

The Paragon Xpress kilns are usually described as mixed-media kilns, but they're also bought as annealing kilns, Art Clay kilns, beading kilns, Bronze-Clay kilns, clay kilns, dichroic-glass kilns, enamel kilns, enamelling kilns, glass kilns, glass-fusing kilns, heat-treating kilns, hobby kilns, jewelry kilns, jewellery kilns, lampwork kilns, metal clay kilns, mixed-media kilns, PMC kilns, porcelain kilns, pottery kilns, silverclay kilns, small kilns, or studio kilns. This diversity is a good reflection of their popularity.

For help, or in the unlikely event of a fault, you can talk to an engineer in the UK. However, home checks, adjustments, and repairs are quick and easy, needing little more than a PoziDriv screwdriver, and you can watch an on-line video or call for help. Alternatively, we can repair the kiln in our workshop at Cherry Heaven.

The Paragon Xpress E-9A and E-10A are more versatile than the KilnCare EN2. They're more than twice as large inside and get 95°C to 230°C hotter. They have a built-in programmer, whereas the EN2 needs a separate programmer making it more expensive.

The Paragon Xpress E-12A is more versatile than the KilnCare EN3. It's more than twice as large inside and gets 260°C hotter. It has a built-in programmer, whereas the EN3 needs a separate programmer making it more expensive.

The Xpress E14A is also available with a ceramic-fibre firing chamber, as the Xpress J14A: its lighter, uses less power, and heats and cools more quickly than the firebrick version, making it ideal for a busy course centre.

The Xpress E10A, E14A, and J14A are also available with a heat-resistant glass viewing-window as the Xpress E10AW, E14AW, and J14AW, and with a bead-annealing door and a heat-resistant glass viewing-window as the more versatile Xpress E10ABW, E14ABW, and J14ABW, leading to the versions shown in the table.

The 1230°C Xpress E12-A is ideal for firing BronzClay as it can accommodate a 265mm stainless steel charcoal-filled container with a lid. The E12A made for Cherry Heaven is taller inside than the US-models, making it more versatile.

The 1095°C Xpress E14-A is the largest table-top kiln that can use a regular mains socket. A 13A Fusion 8, smaller and with fewer elements, has been promoted to an innocent market: it's not recommended. It would take too long to heat up, might not reach its maximum temperature, and the temperature would change with local voltage variations.

The 1260°C Xpress 1193 is the hottest largest kiln that can use a regular mains socket. A 13A Fusion 8, smaller and with fewer elements, has been promoted to an innocent market: it's not recommended. It would take too long to heat up, might not reach its maximum temperature, and the temperature would change with local voltage variations.

The 1260°C Xpress Q11A is ideal for making jewellery at home. Although it's the smallest of the Xpress series, it's large enough for metal clays, dichroics, enamels, and glass fusing. And, to compensate for its size, it's hot enough for small-scale ceramics, porcelain, pottery, and stoneware, allowing you to experiment with materials and processes.

The Paragon factory sometimes lists the Xpress series kilns as the E9AXpress, E10AXpress, S0676-3 Multi-Media, E12TXpress, E14AXpress, Q11AXpress, and 1193Xpress.

Paragon kilns have been re-engineered and comprehensively tested for the UK, so will work in the EU and most other countries. They're CE Marked and comply with EU safety standards.

They use regular single-phase 230V mains, so 230V EU elements replace the 110V US elements. Although the maximum temperature remains unchanged, the EU kilns heat up faster: useful if you want to repeat firings.

The heating elements are either embedded in ceramic fibre, or the kiln has a door or a lid cut-off switch: an important safety feature. However, never get careless: kilns are very hot and connected to the mains.

The Paragon Xpress E-9A is suitable for Art Clay, BronzClay, and PMC metal clays, Accent Gold, Metal Clay Veneer, glass bead annealing, china paints, dichroic glass, enamelling, heat treating, jewellery, lost-wax casting, glass fusing, sagging, and slumping, and small-scale ceramics, porcelain, pottery, and stoneware.

It's a 1095°C, four-sided, square, firebrick, front-opening kiln, with an easy-to-use, ramp-hold, Sentry Xpress 3-key digital programmer.

The UK kiln is rated at 230V 1100W, so can use a regular mains socket. It's small enough to use in your home, school, craft workshop, jewellery studio, or take to a course venue, as it only weighs about 25Kg.

The outer steel case measures 356mm x 451mm x 425 mm, and is slotted for air circulation: so it keeps cool. The door is hinged on the right but it can be re-engineered and hinged on the left: remember this when ordering.

To comply with EU safety regulations, the kiln is fitted with a door switch which cuts off power to the elements whenever the kiln is opened: an important safety feature included in the price.

The firebrick firing chamber measures 216mm x 229mm x 115mm internally, and heats from both sides and the back, with the fast-firing elements lying in grooves in the 64mm thick bricks. The door has a peephole-vent in the middle.

The electronic display prompts for heating rate, target temperature, and hold time, making it easy to set up and re-use accurate drying, heating, holding, and cooling sequences.

It's very important to understand what the shelf kit consists of, why you might need a different one, and why you might need more than one:

The recommended furniture kit for the E9A, included in the price, consists of one 178mm x 178mm x 15mm cordierite shelf and four 25mm x 25mm x 12mm posts.

Cordierite is a magnesium aluminium silicate that resists thermal distortion and fracture. A thick shelf, on posts, heats and cools evenly: particularly important for glass work.

Cordierite is brittle: if you drop the shelf, it'll break. It's a good idea to have spare shelves, especially if your business depends on your kiln or you're running courses. You can buy extra shelf kits in the on-line shop.

Depending on the sizes of your pieces and the number of pieces you want to fire, three shelves can be stacked to make better use of your time: so you may want more than one furniture kit.

For enamelling and glass fusing, you'll need to put kiln paper on the shelf to stop anything sticking: it's simpler and cleaner to use than glass separator. You can buy shelf paper in the on-line shop.

Firebricks hold more heat than ceramic fibre so firebrick kilns generally heat more evenly and take longer to cool, making the Xpress E9A ideal for small-scale glass work. Its internal floor area is 1.22 times that of the SC-2.

Apart from its internal size, the only minor limitation is that, although 1095°C is hot enough for low-fire ceramics, it's not hot enough for normal ceramics, porcelain, pottery, and stoneware: they need a 1260°C or 1290°C kiln.

The Paragon Xpress E-9AW door includes a heat-resistant glass viewing-window, 75mm x 25mm. Otherwise, it's the same as the E9A.

The Paragon Xpress E-10A is suitable for Art Clay, BronzClay, and PMC metal clays, Accent Gold, Metal Clay Veneer, glass-bead annealing, china paints, dichroic glass, enamelling, heat treating, jewellery, lost-wax casting, glass fusing, sagging, and slumping, and small-scale ceramics, porcelain, pottery, and stoneware.

It's a 1230°C, four-sided, square, firebrick, front-opening kiln, with an easy-to-use, ramp-hold, Sentry Xpress 3-key digital programmer.

The UK kiln is rated at 230V 1800W, so can use a regular mains socket. It's small enough to use in your home, school, craft workshop, jewellery studio, or take to a course venue, as it only weighs about 32Kg.

The outer steel case measures 356mm x 451mm x 552mm high, and is slotted for air circulation: so it keeps cool. The door is hinged on the right but it can be re-engineered and hinged on the left: remember this when ordering.

To comply with EU safety regulations, the kiln is fitted with a door switch which cuts off power to the elements whenever the kiln is opened: an important safety feature included in the price.

The firebrick firing chamber measures 216mm x 229mm x 223mm high internally, and heats from both sides and the back, with the fast-firing elements lying in grooves in the 64mm thick bricks. The door has a peephole-vent in the middle.

The electronic display prompts for heating rate, target temperature, and hold time, making it easy to set up and re-use accurate drying, heating, holding, and cooling sequences.

It's very important to understand what the shelf kit consists of, why you might need a different one, and why you might need more than one:

The recommended furniture kit for the E10A, included in the price, consists of one 178mm x 178mm x 15mm cordierite shelf and four 25mm x 25mm x 12mm posts.

Cordierite is a magnesium aluminium silicate that resists thermal distortion and fracture. A thick shelf, on posts, heats and cools evenly: particularly important for glass work.

Cordierite is brittle: if you drop the shelf, it'll break. It's a good idea to have spare shelves, especially if your business depends on your kiln or you're running courses. You can buy extra shelf kits in the on-line shop.

Depending on the sizes of your pieces and the number of pieces you want to fire, three shelves can be stacked to make better use of your time: so you may want more than one furniture kit.

For enamelling and glass fusing, you'll need to put kiln paper on the shelf to stop anything sticking: it's simpler and cleaner to use than glass separator. You can buy shelf paper in the on-line shop.

Firebricks hold more heat than ceramic fibre so firebrick kilns generally heat more evenly and take longer to cool, making the Xpress E10A ideal for small-scale glass work. Its internal height is 1.94 times that of the E9A.

Apart from its internal size, the only minor limitation is that, although 1230°C is hot enough for low-fire ceramics, it's not hot enough for normal ceramics, porcelain, pottery, and stoneware: they need a 1260°C or 1290°C kiln. However, you can fire earthenware and some types of porcelain.

The Paragon Xpress E-10AW door includes a heat-resistant glass viewing-window, 50mm x 50mm. Otherwise, it's the same as the E10A.

The Paragon Xpress E-10ABW door includes a bead-anealing letter-box style door, 165mm x 64mm, a bead-mandrel holder, and a heat-resistant glass viewing-window, 75mm x 25mm. Otherwise, it's the same as the E10A.

The Paragon Xpress E-12A is suitable for Art Clay, BronzClay, and PMC metal clays, Accent Gold, Metal Clay Veneer, glass bead annealing, china paints, dichroic glass, enamelling, heat treating, jewellery, lost-wax casting, glass fusing, sagging, and slumping, and small-scale ceramics, porcelain, pottery, and stoneware.

It's a 1230°C, four-sided, rectangular, firebrick, front-opening kiln, with an easy-to-use, ramp-hold, Sentry Xpress 3-key digital programmer. The E12A made for Cherry Heaven is taller inside than the US-model, making it more versatile.

The UK kiln is rated at 230V 2700W, so can use a regular mains socket. It needs a strong table as it weighs about 38Kg.

The outer steel case measures 347mm x 521mm x 510mm, and is slotted for air circulation: so it keeps cool. The door opens 135°, so you won't burn your hand taking your work out. And there's a top vent for lost-wax casting and other processes that might release fumes.

To comply with EU safety regulations, the kiln is fitted with a door switch which cuts off power to the elements whenever the kiln is opened: an important safety feature included in the price.

The firebrick firing chamber measures 216mm x 305mm x 221mm internally, and heats from both sides and the back, with the fast-firing elements lying in grooves in the 64mm thick bricks. The door has a peephole-vent in the middle.

The electronic display prompts for heating rate, target temperature, and hold time, making it easy to set up and re-use accurate drying, heating, holding, and cooling sequences.

If you want the floor area but don't need the high temperature or the internal height, there's a cheaper 1095°C version. If you're interested, mail or call.

It's very important to understand what the shelf kit consists of, why you might need a different one, and why you might need more than one:

The recommended furniture kit for the E12A, included in the price, consists of one 178mm x 279mm x 15mm cordierite shelf and four 25mm x 25mm x 12mm posts.

Cordierite is a magnesium aluminium silicate that resists thermal distortion and fracture. A thick shelf, on posts, heats and cools evenly: particularly important for glass work.

Cordierite is brittle: if you drop the shelf, it'll break. It's a good idea to have spare shelves, especially if your business depends on your kiln or you're running courses. You can buy extra shelf kits in the on-line shop.

Depending on the sizes of your pieces and the number of pieces you want to fire, three shelves can be stacked to make better use of your time: so you may want more than one furniture kit.

For enamelling and glass fusing, you'll need to put kiln paper on the shelf to stop anything sticking: it's simpler and cleaner to use than glass separator. You can buy shelf paper in the on-line shop.

Firebricks are better suited to continual high temperatures, making the Xpress E12A ideal for BronzClay's long firing time. Its internal floor area is large enough to accommodate a 250mm stainless steel charcoal-filled container with a lid.

The Paragon Xpress E-12AB door includes a bead-anealing letter-box style door, 165mm x 64mm, and a bead-mandrel holder. Otherwise, it's the same as the E12A.

The Paragon Xpress E-12AW door includes a heat-resistant glass viewing-window, 50mm x 50mm. Otherwise, it's the same as the E12A.

The Paragon Xpress E-14A is suitable for Art Clay, BronzClay, and PMC metal clays, Accent Gold, Metal Clay Veneer, batch firing, china paint, dichroic glass, enamels, jewellery, lost-wax casting, low-fire ceramics, and glass fusing, sagging, and slumping.

It's a 1095°C, four-sided, square, firebrick, front-opening kiln, with an easy-to-use, ramp-hold, Sentry Xpress 3-key digital programmer.

The UK kiln is rated at 230V 3120W, so can use a regular mains socket. It needs a strong table as it weighs about 52Kg.

The outer steel case measures 464mm x 572mm x 571mm, and is slotted for air circulation: so it keeps cool. The door is hinged on the right but it can be re-engineered and hinged on the left: remember this when ordering.

To comply with EU safety regulations, the kiln is fitted with a door switch which cuts off power to the elements whenever the kiln is opened: an important safety feature included in the price.

The firebrick firing chamber measures 330mm x 343mm x 223mm internally, and heats from the sides and the back, with the fast-firing elements lying in grooves in the 64mm thick bricks. The door has a peephole-vent in the middle.

The electronic display prompts for heating rate, target temperature, and hold time, making it easy to set up and re-use accurate drying, heating, holding, and cooling sequences.

It's very important to understand what the shelf kit consists of, why you might need a different one, and why you might need more than one:

The recommended furniture kit for the E14A, included in the price, consists of one 305mm x 305mm x 15mm cordierite shelf and four 25mm x 25mm x 12mm posts.

Cordierite is a magnesium aluminium silicate that resists thermal distortion and fracture. A thick shelf, on posts, heats and cools evenly: particularly important for glass work.

Cordierite is brittle: if you drop the shelf, it'll break. It's a good idea to have spare shelves, especially if your business depends on your kiln or you're running courses. You can buy extra shelf kits in the on-line shop.

Depending on the sizes of your pieces and the number of pieces you want to fire, three shelves can be stacked to make better use of your time: so you may want more than one furniture kit.

For enamelling and glass fusing, you'll need to put kiln paper on the shelf to stop anything sticking: it's simpler and cleaner to use than glass separator. You can buy shelf paper in the on-line shop.

Firebricks hold more heat than ceramic fibre so firebrick kilns generally heat more evenly and take longer to cool, making the Xpress E14A ideal for glass work. Its internal floor area is 2.79 times that of the SC-2.

Apart from its internal size, the only minor limitation is that, although 1095°C is hot enough for low-fire ceramics, it's not hot enough for normal ceramics, porcelain, pottery, and stoneware: they need a 1260°C or 1290°C kiln.

The Paragon Xpress E-14AW door includes a heat-resistant glass viewing-window, 50mm x 50mm. Otherwise, it's the same as the E14A.

The Paragon Xpress E-14ABW door includes a bead-anealing letter-box style door, 165mm x 64mm, a bead-mandrel holder, and a heat-resistant glass viewing-window, 75mm x 25mm. Otherwise, it's the same as the E14A.

The Paragon Xpress J-14A is a 925°C 2400W kiln with a fast-firing ceramic-fibre firing chamber. Otherwise, it's the same as the E14A.

The Paragon Xpress J-14AW door includes a heat-resistant glass viewing-window, 50mm x 50mm. Otherwise, it's the same as the J14A.

The Paragon Xpress J-14ABW door includes a bead-anealing letter-box style door, 165mm x 64mm, a bead-mandrel holder, and a heat-resistant glass viewing-window, 75mm x 25mm. Otherwise, it's the same as the J14A.

The Paragon Xpress Q-11A is suitable for Art Clay, BronzClay, and PMC metal clays, Accent Gold, Metal Clay Veneer, china painting, dichroics, enamels, jewellery, and small-scale glass fusing, ceramics, porcelain, pottery, and stoneware.

It's a 1260°C, four-sided, square, firebrick, front-opening kiln, with an easy-to-use, ramp-hold cone-fire, Sentry Xpress 3-key digital programmer.

The UK kiln is rated at 230V 1440W, so can use a regular mains socket. It's small enough to use in your home, school, craft workshop, jewellery studio, or take to a course venue, as it only weighs about 16Kg.

The outer steel case measures 280mm x 362mm x 475mm high, and is slotted for air circulation: so it keeps cool. The door is hinged on the right but it can be re-engineered and hinged on the left: remember this when ordering.

To comply with EU safety regulations, the kiln is fitted with a door switch which cuts off power to the elements whenever the kiln is opened: an important safety feature included in the price.

The firebrick firing chamber measures 147mm x 153mm x 159mm high internally, and heats from both sides and the back, with the fast-firing elements lying in grooves in the 64mm thick bricks. The door has a peephole-vent in the middle.

The electronic display prompts for heating rate, target temperature, and hold time, making it easy to set up and re-use accurate drying, heating, holding, and cooling sequences.

It's very important to understand what the shelf kit consists of, why you might need a different one, and why you might need more than one:

The recommended furniture kit for the Q11A, included in the price, consists of one 127mm x 127mm x 10mm cordierite shelf and four 25mm x 25mm x 12mm posts.

Cordierite is a magnesium aluminium silicate that resists thermal distortion and fracture. A thick shelf, on posts, heats and cools evenly: particularly important for glass work.

Cordierite is brittle: if you drop the shelf, it'll break. It's a good idea to have spare shelves, especially if your business depends on your kiln or you're running courses. You can buy extra shelf kits in the on-line shop.

Depending on the sizes of your pieces and the number of pieces you want to fire, three shelves can be stacked to make better use of your time: so you may want more than one furniture kit.

For enamelling and glass fusing, you'll need to put kiln paper on the shelf to stop anything sticking: it's simpler and cleaner to use than glass separator. You can buy shelf paper in the on-line shop.

Firebricks hold more heat than ceramic fibre so firebrick kilns generally heat more evenly and take longer to cool, making the Xpress Q11A ideal for small-scale glass work.

The 1260°C 1440W Q11A is the smallest and hottest of the Xpress series. However, it's large enough for metal clays, dichroics, enamels, and glass fusing. And, to compensate for its size, it's hot enough for small scale ceramics, porcelain, pottery, and stoneware, allowing you to experiment with materials and processes.

The Paragon Xpress 1193 is suitable for Art Clay, BronzClay, and PMC metal clays, Accent Gold, Metal Clay Veneer, glass bead annealing, china paints, dichroic glass, enamelling, heat treating, jewellery, lost-wax casting, glass fusing, sagging, and slumping, ceramics, porcelain, pottery, and stoneware.

It's a 1260°C, cone 8, six-sided, firebrick, top-opening kiln, with an easy-to-use, ramp-hold cone-fire, Sentry Xpress 3-key digital programmer.

The UK kiln is rated at 230V 2160W, so can use a regular mains socket. It needs a strong floor as it weighs about 50Kg.

The outer steel case measures 458mm x 508mm x 326mm, including the programmer housing and other hardware, but excluding the 241mm high legs.

To comply with EU safety regulations, the kiln is fitted with a lid switch which cuts off power to the elements whenever the kiln is opened: an important safety feature included in the price.

The firebrick firing chamber measures 280mm x 229mm internally, and heats from all sides, with the fast-firing elements lying in grooves in the 64mm thick bricks. There's a peephole-vent in one side.

The electronic display prompts for heating rate, target temperature, and hold time, making it easy to set up and re-use accurate drying, heating, holding, and cooling sequences.

It's very important to understand what the shelf kit consists of, why you might need a different one, and why you might need more than one:

The recommended furniture kit for the 1193, included in the price, consists of one hexagonal 254mm x 15mm cordierite shelf, one half-shelf, three sets of assorted shelf posts, and a bag of glass separator.

Cordierite is a magnesium aluminium silicate that resists thermal distortion and fracture. A thick shelf, on posts, heats and cools evenly: particularly important for glass work.

Cordierite is brittle: if you drop the shelf, it'll break. It's a good idea to have spare shelves, especially if your business depends on your kiln or you're running courses. You can buy extra shelf kits in the on-line shop.

Depending on the sizes of your pieces and the number of pieces you want to fire, three shelves can be stacked to make better use of your time: so you may want more than one furniture kit.

For enamelling and glass fusing, you'll need to put kiln paper on the shelf to stop anything sticking: it's simpler and cleaner to use than glass separator. You can buy shelf paper in the on-line shop.

Firebricks hold more heat than ceramic fibre so firebrick kilns generally heat more evenly and take longer to cool, making the Xpress 1193 ideal for ceramics.

All programmable kilns work in the same way: the thermocouple checks the internal temperature regularly and tells the programmer to switch the elements on or off to control the heating or cooling.

When the target temperature is reached, the elements are switched off. However, residual heat in the firing chamber allows the internal temperature to overshoot the target temperature briefly before starting to fall back.

This is more noticeable at low temperatures than at high temperatures. For example: 300°C will probably overshoot to 340°C whereas 800°C will probably only overshoot to 810°C before starting to fall back. Take this into account if you're working with temperature-critical materials or processes.

During the hold-time, with the elements still off, the internal temperature falls. Although the programmer will soon switch the elements back on, the firing chamber will initially absorb some of the new heat before the temperature recovers. The continual switching of the elements on and off causes the internal temperature to cycle around the target temperature.

The actual temperature of your work will be affected, slightly, by its position on the kiln shelf, the vertical spacing of any stacked shelves, and its nearness to the elements, a lid, a door, a bead door, a window, or a peephole.

Remember that glass needs radiant heat and will fuse, sag, or slump better on one shelf than between stacked shelves.

Kiln doors and lids are not meant to be a perfect fit otherwise, at high temperatures, there'd be no room for expansion and the door could stick and the ceramic-fibre or firebricks could crack.

Eventually, with normal use, kilns discolour slightly, inside and outside, and some firebricks might develop hairline cracks. Your kiln is a versatile, robust, red-hot tool: not an ornament.

Using your kiln needs careful research, planned experiments, and frequent tests, especially as things that work for your friends or teachers might not work in the same way for you. It's also very important to learn how to creatively use unexpected effects. So, keep a firing log:

Buy a durable notebook. Using a new page for every firing, draw diagrams of the shelves, their vertical spacing, and the position of your work on the shelves. Put a few scraps at different places on the shelves to learn how things react. Describe the material, the shape of your work, the firing cycle, and the end result.

A kiln log is vital if you're experimenting with temperature-sensitive materials, or working with coloured dichroic glasses, enamels, or glazes, and a skilled artist will use the log to advantage to re-create effects.

There are two makes of silver clay: Art Clay made by Aida, and PMC made by Mitsubishi. Although we chose to sell and distribute Art Clay, both fire in a similar way. So any kiln suitable for Art Clay will be just as good for PMC.

If you're currently using PMC, try Art Clay. There are differences in the feel, the shrinkage, the surface lustre, the product range, the retail and trade prices, and the general commercial setup if you're running a serious business.

Art Clay and PMC are easy to fire: put your dried pieces on a kiln shelf and programme the temperature and hold-time. Several shelves can be stacked to make better use of your time: so you might want more than one furniture kit.

To learn more about Art Clay, use the Art Clay link below the menu bar near the top of the page. You can buy Art Clay, bronzeclay, copperclay, extra shelf kits, and related products in the on-line shop.

There are two makes of bronze clay: Prometheus Bronze Clay made by Odak, and BronzClay made by Metal Adventures. They're fired in different ways:

Prometheus Bronze Clay is easy to fire: put your dried pieces on a kiln shelf and programme the temperature and hold time. Several shelves can be stacked to make better use of your time: so you might want more than one furniture kit.

BronzClay is fired in a special way: your work needs to be firmly embedded in activated charcoal granules in a stainless steel container and covered with a lid.

The stainless steel container for the E9A and E10A measures 162mm x 176mm x 100mm, and holds 1 litre of charcoal. The container for the E12A and E14A measures 265mm x 162mm x 152mm and holds 3 litres of charcoal.

To learn more about bronze clay, use the bronze clay link below the menu bar near the top of the page. You can buy Art Clay, bronzeclay, copperclay, the stainless steel container, charcoal, and related products in the on-line shop.

There are three makes of copper clay: Art Clay Copper made by Aida, Prometheus Copper Clay made by Odak, and CopprClay made by Metal Adventures. They're fired in different ways:

Art Clay Copper and Prometheus Copper Clay are easy to fire: put your dried pieces on a kiln shelf and programme the temperature and hold-time. Several shelves can be stacked to make better use of your time: so you might want more than one furniture kit.

CopprClay is fired in a special way: your work needs to be firmly embedded in activated charcoal granules in a stainless steel container and covered with a lid.

The stainless steel container for the E9A and E10A measures 162mm x 176mm x 100mm, and holds 1 litre of charcoal. The container for the E12A and E14A measures 265mm x 162mm x 152mm and holds 3 litres of charcoal.

To learn more about copper clay, use the copper clay link below the menu bar near the top of the page. You can buy Art Clay, bronzeclay, copperclay, the stainless steel container, charcoal, and related products in the on-line shop.

The Kitiki Studio provides a comprehensive Art Clay educational programme as classes, masterclasses, workshops, and Art Clay Level 1 and Level 2 teacher-certification courses, as well as classes for related materials and techniques.

Arts and crafts events, introductory workshops, studio open-days, guest-teacher masterclasses, and general jewellery courses, are often added. If you're interested, mail or call.

This is a Cherry Heaven on-line shop and an EU distributor, sales, support, spares, and repair centre for kilns: it's not a bead, ceramics, crafts, glass, or metal-clay shop, selling a few kilns to a market niche.

Although it's an internet resource, you can still mail or call an engineer about kilns, power supplies, home diagnostics, repairs, spares, safety issues, a special project, or reselling opportunities.

This internet resource belongs to Cherry Heaven, a shop in Corfe Castle village near the National Trust Estate. Cherry Heaven sells a diverse selection of exclusive essentials and luxuries.

Cherry Heaven is an EU distributor for Paragon Kilns made in Texas USA, Advance Kilns made in Canada, Efco Kilns made in Germany, Kitiki Mini-Kilns made in Turkey, and UltraLite Kilns made in the US.

Cherry Heaven is a UK distributor for Art Clay made by Aida Chemical Industries in Japan, and BronzClay and CopprClay made by Metal Adventures in the US, and an EU distributor for AccentGold For Silver paint and Metal Clay Veneer, both made in the US.

Cherry Heaven has been commended for an outstanding performance as one of Paragon's top-selling distributors over 2007 to : a pleasing outcome since the UK is one third the area of Texas and one fortieth the area of the US.

Founded as a family business in 1948, Paragon Industries is now the world's leading manufacturer of electric kilns and furnaces, and has built over 380 000. The 4 830 square metre site, in Mesquite, Texas, employs over 70 full-time staff.

Paragon continually monitors design and manufacture, leading to versatile, practical, safe kilns. Every kiln goes through a fifteen-step quality check, with a technician following the build, and is inspected before shipping. Paragon kilns are thoughtfully and robustly engineered, so you're buying a kiln with a future.

Paragon kilns conform to the demanding UL 499 standard in the US, and are CE Marked for the EU. Paragon is Greek for Model Of Perfection.

The kiln prices include the recommended shelf kit, and the legally-necessary lid or door safety switch where appropriate.

The on-line shop link is below the menu bar near the top of the page. You can buy kilns, kiln shelves, shelf paper, metal clays, ceramic blocks and cloths, reminder timers, digital pyrometers, glare-resistant glasses, heat-resistant gloves, fire extinguishers, kiln tables, tools, spare parts, and accessories. Alternatively, visit Cherry Heaven in Corfe Castle village.