Kiln Firing Service

Non Member Kiln Firing

The Potter’s Shop offers bisque and glaze firing services in our electric kilns for non-members. The following rules must be met in order for your pottery pieces to be fired in our kilns.

Rules:

1. Clay and Glaze must be previously purchased from The Potter's Shop with a record in our computer system.

2. We expect your pieces to be constructed and glazed correctly. If your glaze runs onto the shelves you will be charged for shelf cleaning or a new kiln shelf. The bottom of your pieces need to be cleaned.

3. Work must be completely dry. If your work blows up in the kiln and ruins other people’s work, you will be charged accordingly.

4. Any items not picked up within 30 days of the completion will be considered abandoned, becomes property of studio and may be discarded or donated.

5. No small flat pieces are allowed. We will not fire flat pieces smaller than a smart phone. (IE: ornaments)

6. No small pieces smaller than a baseball. (IE: beads or miniatures)

7. No stilting, all bottoms must be free of glaze.

8. We DO NOT FIRE the following: glass, items stuffed with paper, metal, or any other non-clay items

Turn-around time depends on the current schedule but is generally one week
Please note: Kilns will be loaded and unloaded by The Potter’s Shop studio technicians only

Bisque Kiln Firing: Cone 05

The charges below include loading and unloading the kilns.

Firing per piece = $0.01 per gram of weight of piece about $4.50 a pound

Glaze Kiln Firing: Cone 5

Firing per piece = $0.012 per gram of weight of piece about $5.50 a pound

Member Kiln Firing:

Firing per pound: bisque, glaze, and usage of studio glazes. Staff loads & unloads
Glaze kilns fire to Cone 5.
Additional charges apply for Cone 6 glaze firing, slow cool firing, and extended preheats.

Reserved kilns need to be paid for in full prior to firing. Members are allowed to share kiln loads; however, a full load needs to be paid for by 1 member.