Glass Tips from Verrier

  Distance from Sides of Kiln   "Is there a rule of thumb for interior size of kilns and piece size? (i.e., “allow for X inches bet...

  Replacement Kiln Vent Plugs Accidents happen.   Sometimes the lightweight plug for the vent of a kiln gets dropped and broken.   You can...

There are a lot of considerations when you are preparing to buy a kiln. Often the advice to people buying a new kiln is to “ buy the largest...

Many people ask about the best kiln to buy.   Sometimes they mean the cheapest, but mostly they mean the best for their favoured process...

Switch off the kiln before doing any maintenance. Before or after each use Vacuum the inside of the kiln. Use a low suction setti...

“How close to the edge of my shelf can I place a large piece?” It depends in one sense how thick the piece is.   A 6mm piece that ma...

It is sometimes stated that you can simply turn the kiln off below 370C and let the kiln’s natural rate of cooling take over the cool down...

You need to observe how your kiln behaves while cooling without any power to be sure when you can safely &turn it off and let it cool wi...