![]() ![]() “During our time overseas, I made many friends. Firings take less than an hour, including the stepped flashing, and within three hours the glass is out of the kiln, and I am ready to create again. “Because of the design of the kiln, it is very easy to raise the hood and use my tools to modify the shapes of the glass while it is hot. ![]() I will often spend over an hour filling the 6” x 6” shelf with several completely different intricate designs before placing the hood on top and firing the glass. But mostly I create fused glass cabochons for my jewelry. “I create lamp work beads over flame and use my Paragon kiln for annealing the glass. After two years in Moscow, we were assigned to three years at the embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. While your main work is firing, you can have fun with the QuikFire.”-Dan Fenton, Fenton Glass Studio, Oakland, California A QuikFire 6 That Went Around the World By Betty Jean Scott (Las Vegas, Nevada) “My Paragon QuikFire 6 has traveled with me around the world. Specially designed cartons and foam padding assure that the kiln will arrive safely. Enjoy lower shipping cost and faster service. May be used for other kilns rated to 120 volts, 15 amps. Simplifies enameling and fusing decals to ceramics or glass. Slower firing is necessary for large, thick pieces. Bag Glass Separator Optional PCB-1 Power Control Box Uses an infinite control switch to slow the QuikFire 6 and earlier QuikFire 2 kilns. QuikFire 6 Furniture Kit Please note: The furniture kit is optional and is not included with the QuikFire price shown below. For European voltage, specify the QuikFire 6E. Leave items on the hot shelf that need slow cooling. Remove the first shelf and insert the second. As the kiln is firing, prepare your next project on the spare shelf in the furniture kit. You can make projects faster with two or more shelves. Read temperature at a glance with the built-in pyrometer, which indicates when to start watching the ware inside the kiln. To see how your work is progressing, tilt the shell up an inch for several seconds. At only 1560 watts, it uses less power than many hair driers. It fires on 120 volts and needs no other heating source. The shell rests on a ceramic fiber base with steel stand. The QuikFire is a ceramic fiber shell with an embedded element. This kiln is a learning tool you will use over and over, whether you’re a beginner or a master. Instead of risking a good piece of greenware on an untried technique, you can fire throw-away clay scraps and view the results in minutes. Demonstrate it at craft shows, and crowds will gather. If I had just taken a chance and not done a test, it could have been a very expensive mistake, because I would have not oriented the pieces properly on my forms and not gotten a bend.” Demonstrate the QuikFire to your family and watch their astounded reaction. I put together 80 pairs of earrings after the verification. “The last time I used the QuikFire, I wanted to confirm that a small new earring design would bend rather than just drawn into itself, and within 30 minutes I had my answer. “The QuikFire 6 is a great kiln for checking a concept,” said Lynn Perry. No more waiting until morning to see freshly fired ware. ![]() No more waiting to fill your larger kiln to test-fire a new technique or new glaze. Small ceramic pieces take only 40 to 50 minutes. Small glass pieces can be fired and cooled to room temperature in only 30 to 40 minutes. Paragon QuikFire 6-From Zero to 1000☏ in Five Minutes! The QuikFire 6 brings instant gratification to ceramics, glass fusing, enameling, and china painting. ![]()
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