Glass Fusing Kilns

Glass fusing kilns give you controlled, programmable heat for tack-fusing, full-fusing, and slumping in your studio. This category at Art Glass Supplies is built around Skutt glass kilns across the FireBox Starter Series, Studio Series, and Production Series, sized for everyone from a first-time fuser making jewelry and small dishes to a working studio firing platters and panels.

What a Glass Fusing Kiln Does

A glass fusing kiln takes compatible sheet glass, frit, stringer, and dichroic accents through programmed temperature ramps so the pieces bond cleanly, then drops back through an annealing soak to relieve internal stress. The same kiln can later slump that fused blank into a mold for bowls, plates, and sushi sets. A programmable controller is important for glass work, but glass kilns are also chosen for heat distribution, chamber shape, and firing schedules suited to fusing and slumping.

Skutt FireBox Starter Series

The Skutt FireBox kilns are compact, plug-in glass kilns aimed at new fusers, classrooms, and jewelry or small tile work. Models such as the FireBox 8, FireBox 8x4, FireBox 8x6, and FireBox 14 run on standard 120V household outlets, so you can get started without rewiring your space. They use a straightforward programmable controller with preset glass programs, which keeps the learning curve manageable while still giving you real fusing capability.

Skutt Studio Series GM Kilns

The Studio Series GM kilns step up to larger firing chambers for plates, panels, and mid-sized platters. The GM814, GM1014, GM1214, and GM1414 feature top-element heating optimized for glass and Skutt glass-kiln controller options for writing and storing your own fusing and slumping schedules. These are the everyday workhorses for fusers who have outgrown a tabletop kiln and want a stable, repeatable studio setup.

Skutt Production Series GM Kilns

The Production Series GM kilns, including the GM818, GM1018, and GM1227-3, are built for deeper firing chambers and heavier use. The taller interiors give you headroom for deeper slumping molds, taller drop-rings, and multi-shelf firings, while the heavier-duty build is matched to studios running regular production schedules and larger work.

Choosing the Right Skutt Kiln

Pick a Skutt fusing kiln based on the largest piece you plan to fire, the electrical service in your space, and how often you will run loads. FireBox models work on 120V outlets and suit jewelry, coasters, small dishes, and demo work. The GM Studio and Production kilns generally need a dedicated 240V circuit, but in return you get the chamber size for platters, kiln-formed panels, and deeper slumping work. If you fire COE 90 (Bullseye) and COE 96 (System 96, Oceanside, Youghiogheny) glass, any of these kilns will run the schedules those glasses call for, as long as you keep each firing to a single COE.