About Kilns

You need to be careful around kilns, both gas and electric. The outside of electric kilns get hot, hot enough to burn you. Gas, wood, oil kilns pose their own special elements of threats depending on the type and build of the kiln. Speacial gloves and eyewear are a must. Long hair should be tied back. I have waist length hair and have in the past fried the ends of my ponytail when it unexpectantly fell forward as I bent over a electric kiln to grab something off its lid. An open peephole expels a lot of heat don't get your face, eye, hair or other body part too close when peering into a kiln, I've heard many a story about lost eyebrows.

So you have just taken a clay course and loved it, you want to continue working on your own with clay but you have no kiln.

What do you do? Ask around, perhaps a local ceramic shop can fire your work for you, maybe there is another clay worker in your area willing to share a kiln. Some shops and kiln owners are willing to rent you space in their kiln. Some will rent per load, per shelf, per square inch, or per clay pound. Make sure you know kind of kiln and cone they a willing to fire to and that it will match your clay and glazes.