Kilns & hot-shop gear, built to order in Oregon

Lampworking kilns, furnaces, glory holes and annealers, handmade by a family of glass artists.

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Why Glass Hive

  • Built by glass artists

    A small family shop that works glass too. We build the tools we'd want on our own bench.

  • Built to order in Oregon

    Every kiln and furnace is made by hand in our Oregon shop when you order it.

  • Real people on the phone

    Questions about wiring, controllers or setup? Call 541-961-6978.

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  • Parts when you need them

    Elements, relays and thermocouples for Glass Hive equipment ship from our shop.

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Glass Hive hot shop in the Oregon barn: glory hole, annealers and benches in diamond plate

Our shop

Built in our Oregon shop

Furnaces, annealers, benches and kilns are welded and wired here, one order at a time, by a family that works glass too.

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Electric furnace vs. gas

  • Under $200 a month to run

    About 930 kWh a month running 24/7 at 2100°F. That's under $200 even at 21¢/kWh, and about $65 at 7¢/kWh.

  • No burner, no gas line

    The furnace heats with Kanthal A1 elements on 240V, 32 amps. No burner to tune and no gas line to run to it.

  • Elements that last

    An SCR relay package roughly doubles element life. Plan on new elements and a heat ring about once a year.

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  • Built to order: about 3 months

    Each furnace is built for you in our Oregon shop. Call us to get on the build list.

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What would you save switching to electric?

Put in what you pay for gas to run your furnace and what your power company charges. We'll estimate what a Glass Hive electric furnace costs to run and how long it takes to pay for itself.

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Propane or natural gas for the furnace only. A glory hole still runs on gas.
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It's on your power bill, listed in cents per kWh.
Electric furnace power cost
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You'd save each month
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You'd save each year
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Furnace pays for itself in
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Based on about 930 kWh a month, running 24/7 at 2100°F, and a furnace price of $ 6,700.

This is an estimate. Your power use depends on how hot and how long you run, and on how well your studio holds heat. Element replacement is extra.

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In our customers' studios

Glass Hive glory hole on a blue steel frame being built in the shop, door open showing elements and brick

Custom builds

Have a dream design?

Tell us the size, shape, door style and color you need. We'll build a welded steel frame kiln to fit your work and your studio.

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Help & parts

  • Customer resources

    Fuji PXR3 controller setup, control box wiring, element stretching and foot pedal install guides, with PDFs.

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  • Replacement parts

    120v and 240v elements, relays and Type K and S thermocouples for your Glass Hive equipment.

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  • Technical support

    Answers to common questions, or reach us at glasshivekilns@gmail.com.

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