Clay & Kiln Ceramic Tools & Knowledge
Interactive Studio Wheel ThrowerA parametric pottery wheel. Drag the clay to change height and diamete…Glaze PainterPaint glaze straight onto a rotating 3D pot. Eight preset glazes, a br…Clay CutterSlide a cutting plane through a thrown form and inspect the section. R…Kiln Curve SimulatorBuild a firing curve segment by segment, then play it back and watch t… Open 3D StudioAll four simulators in one place.
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Kiln & Firing

Kilns, shelves, cones, gloves and vents — the equipment and instruments behind every successful firing.

Firing transforms clay and glaze through irreversible chemical change. That makes kiln equipment the least forgiving part of the studio: overloaded shelves, wrong cones and blocked ventilation cause real damage. Here you will find the hardware and the instruments, plus how each one is used safely.

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Electric Kiln

An electrically heated chamber with programmable controllers, used for bisque and glaze firings with repeatable, logged schedules.

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Kiln Shelf

A flat, refractory board that supports work inside the kiln and separates stacked layers, with posts setting the height of each level.

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Pyrometric Cone

A calibrated cone that bends at a specific combination of temperature and time, giving a true measure of heat work inside the kiln.

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Heat Gloves

Insulated gloves rated for kiln temperatures, worn whenever a hot shelf, pot or kiln door has to be handled.

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Kiln Vent

A downdraft or overhead extraction system that pulls combustion gases and fumes out of the kiln chamber and exhausts them outside.

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