Efco Kilns is an on-line shop for Efco craft, hobby, and laboratory kilns, including kilns for Art Clay and PMC silver clay and gold clay, BronzClay, enamelling, and glass work.

They can all use a regular, single-phase, 230V 13A mains socket, so will work anywhere in the EU. They all have 3-key ramp hold digital programmers.

They're suitable for annealing beads, firing Art Clay, BronzClay, and PMC metal clays, casting glass, glass fusing, firing ceramics, china painting, enamelling, fusing dichroic glasses, heat treating metals, laboratory testing, lampwork, making mixed-media jewellery, melting silver, porcelain, pottery, raku, sagging, slumping, stained glass, and stoneware.

They're ideal for your home, college, school, university, course venue, craft centre, jewellery studio, pottery business, ceramics cafe, engineering facilty, medical laboratory, research unit, or technical workshop.

You can shop here now: on line or by phone with a card, or by post with a cheque. Kiln prices include a shelf kit, a door or lid safety-switch where appropriate, VAT, and insured door-to-door UK-mainland delivery: there are no other charges.

This internet resource belongs to Cherry Heaven, a shop in Corfe Castle village near the National Trust Estate. Cherry Heaven sells a diverse selection of exclusive essentials and luxuries. To look at Cherry Heaven, use the Cherry Heaven link above the menu bar near the top of the page.

Cherry Heaven is an EU distributor for Paragon Kilns made in the US, Advance Kilns made in Canada, Efco Kilns made in Germany, Kitiki Mini-Kilns made in Turkey, and UltraLite Kilns made in the US.

Cherry Heaven is a UK distributor for Art Clay made by Aida Chemical Industries in Japan and BronzClay made in the US, and an EU distributor for AccentGold For Silver paint and Metal Clay Veneer, both made in the US.

Efco Kilns combine the best mix of ease-of-use, practical features, robust construction, and low door-to-door prices. When comparing them to similar kilns from other manufacturers or resellers, there are important differences:

Kilns made outside the UK have been re-engineered and comprehensively tested for the UK. They work on a regular, single-phase, 230V supply. 230V is the EU standard, although there are minor local and national variations.

They're CE marked and comply with EU safety standards. The heating elements are either embedded in ceramic fibre, or the kiln is fitted with a door or lid switch: an important safety feature.

They all have digital programmers. You can set up a sequence of three segments. Any segment could ramp up to a set temperature, hold a set temperature, or ramp down to a set temperature, over a set time. There are no restrictive features such as single-sequence use or pre-set programmes.

Finally, prices. To complicate price comparison, many suppliers show internet prices that don't include VAT and delvery. Other suppliers only reveal prices in a paper catalogue or after a lengthy phone call.

Choosing the right kiln is important, especially if you're not sure which materials you'll want to work with. If you need help, mail or call.

Efco Kilns have been made by Hobbygross Erler since the early 1970's when the business was founded by Lutz Erler, the father of the present owners, Pia & Martin Erler.

The kilns are made at Hobbygross's main site in Rohrbach, South Western Germany. Efco kilns are manufactured with care and pride by German engineers, not imported from China or Eastern Europe.

All the kilns are designed to meet the demanding CE Certification in the EU. Efco also makes identical or similar kilns under the Uhlig brand name.

To comply with EU safety regulations, an additional switch, included in the price, is fitted to cut off the power whenever the kiln is opened. Exposed live elements are very dangerous, and illegal in the UK.

Art Clay, sometimes called silver clay, gold clay, metal clay, or precious-metal clay, is made by Aida Chemical Industries in Japan: it's a composite clay-like material, made of fine silver or gold powder and a harmless organic binder.

As it's fired, the binder vapourises and the metal powder sinters, leaving solid 999 silver or 22 carat gold: real metal, not something that just looks like metal.

To learn more about Art Clay, and related products, use the Art Clay link below the menu bar near the top of the page.

The kiln prices include the recommended shelf kit, and the legally-necessary lid or door safety switch where appropriate.

Paragon SC series kilns are usually in stock, for next-day delivery: other Paragon kilns are made to order. The factory does not have a warehouse, and it's not feasible to showcase the extensive range here, especially as some kilns are protectively packed for shipping and in crates or on pallets.

The on-line shop includes kilns, shelf paper, programmers, ceramic blocks, ceramic cloths, digital pyrometers, reminder timers, fire extinguishers, glare-resistant glasses, heat-resistant gloves, kiln shelves, kiln tables, and other tools and accessories. Alternatively, visit the Cherry Heaven Shop in Corfe Castle village.

. The names Cherry Heaven, Advance, BullsEye, Efco, Kitiki, Mini-Kiln, Odak, Paragon, Uhlig, UltraLite, Lindstrom, Orton, Sentry, ThinFire, Art Clay, PMC, SilverClay, Accent Gold, BronzClay, Image Transfer, and Metal Clay Veneer are registered trademarks.