Table Top Kilns
for
Glass Beadmakers, Flameworkers, Lampworkers & Fusers
Pictured with the optional bead collar.
This kiln uses common available household electricity, 115 volts at 14 amps, 60 Hz. The cost of electricity to run this kiln for one hour at half power is approximately 9 cents per hour. A digital controller, which includes a pyrometer, is included with kiln. This bead kiln, made with insulated fire brick, can also be used for fusing glass, ceramics, copper enameling, or many different uses. This style kiln has the unique feature of being modular and stacking. This allows you to add accessories to turn the kiln into a crucible kiln, a casting kiln or kilns for other uses! All kilns should be kept 12" from any flammable materials. The fiber cloth door covering pictured, is included free with the kiln.
Specifications for the Sundance 8B9D Kiln
| Overall Height | Outside Dimension | Inside Height | Dimension of kiln floor for beads or other glass for annealing | Floor area for fusing | Volts and Amps |
| 16" | 14½" x 20½" | 11" | 9" x 9" | 8" x 8" | 120 V - 14 Amp or 240 Volt |
Also Available for 240 Volts Why have a side door opening for a glass bead kiln?
- Comfort. Sure, one could put a mandrel into any kiln. But when you lift the lid a blast of 1000 degree heat will hit you. The unique feature (invented by us) of this bead kiln is a side door opening. This allows you to insert beads through the side without much heat discomfort.
- Safety. Sure you could place a mandrel into any kiln. But if you happen to touch one of the exposed elements with the metal mandrel you will get an electric shock. The unique feature (invented by us) of this kiln is a side door opening. This keeps the metal mandrel away from any electrical elements for safety.
- Setting up your kiln for flameworking.
- Setting up your kiln for glass fusing. (under construction)
- Kiln maintenance
on how to use this kiln for:
- Glass Fusing and Slumping
- Silver and Gold Clay
- Enameling on Metal
- Ceramic Overglaze
- Lost Wax Burnout
- Setting up your kiln for flameworking.
- Setting up your kiln for glass fusing. (under construction)
- Kiln maintenance
 Pictured with the optional Bead Collar |
Price | |
| HG8D | Three pieces - Top lid, heating section (8" x 8" interior), base - Includes Feet | $556 |
| HG9BE | Bead Collar Extension - 9" x 9" interior for beads or other glass - with a 9" wide by 2¼" high side door opening - Includes Fiber Cloth Door Cover | $115 |
| HG8B9D | Kiln - 2 parts - HG8D, and HG9BE | $665 |
| Optional items for the HotGlass8B9D Kiln | ||
| RR4 | Snap on Glass Rod Rest - stainless steel - 4½" wide | $19 |
| BR9 | Built in Glass Mandrel Bead Rack details | $14 |
| FCD9 | Replacement Fiber Cloth Door Covering | $6 |
| HFD9 | Hinged Thick Fiber Door Cover (Optional, remember included with the kiln is a thinner fiber CLOTH flap.) | $30 |
| KF8 | Accessory Kit for Fusing - Includes a 7" by 7" Kiln
Shelf, 4 Kiln Posts, Haik Brush, and 24 Oz Kiln Wash. When you fuse with this kiln, you remove the bead extension and fire in the heating element section which has an 8" by 8" floor. |
$28 |
Pictured with the optional bead collar.
Check out this feature!
Built in bead rack that holds many times more beads than any other kiln the same size!
Close up view of the side opening.
Even though the opening
is only 9" wide by 2¼" high, many beads can
be stacked upward. Notice from this picture how many beads are
just on the left 2" of the kiln. Pictured on the right is
the optional glass rod holder. Place glass rods on this rack
to preheat the ends. When you are ready to use that color, simply
remove the rod and go directly into the torch flame. This eliminates
the need to preheat the tip of the glass rod in the torch! See
the web material on the top of the picture. That is HotGlass's
unique high temperature fiber cloth door. We pulled the cloth
up to expose the inside of the kiln for this picture. This cloth
door covers the opening to keep much of the heat in the kiln.
Because it is flexible, the cloth will bend around any mandrels
or glass rods protruding from the kiln.