Raku is an ancient Japanese technique that has been rediscovered by modern potters who appreciate its unique beauty and metallic luster and colors. The raku process involves reducing (starving the oxygen) the glazed raku pottery in combustible materials such as leaves, sawdust, newspaper, etc. When the pieces are ready to take out of the kiln, they are placed in galvanized trash containers with combustible materials and covered. Once the pieces are cooled down, they are removed from the containers, washed and reveal the rich warm effects of raku. Check out our Rainbow division which manufacturers raku glaze for spectacular firing results.

The Olympic Torchbearer kilns are top loading, stackable gas kilns. These kilns are portable and rings can be added for additional depth without decreasing temperature range.

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Model - 18 Raku/IGN Syst/Propane or Natural Gas	18 Raku with Ignition System and Thermocouple Safety Shut-off Model - 18 Raku/IGN Syst/Propane or Natural Gas Inside dimensions: 17 ½ " wide x 22 ½" deep, fires to cone 10/2350° F Model comes with frame welded to firing chamber, two peephole plugs, brick for covering porthole on top during reduction, instruction manual, and warranty card. The ignition system with thermocouple safety shut-off is an option and the kiln may be purchased as a Base kiln. One-year warranty.
Model - 23 Raku/IGN Syst/Propane or Natural Gas	23 Raku with Ignition System and Thermocouple Safety Shut-off Model - 23 Raku/IGN Syst/Propane or Natural Gas Inside dimensions: 23 3/8 " wide x 27" deep, fires to cone 10/2350°F Model comes with frame welded to firing chamber, three peephole plugs, brick for covering porthole on top during reduction, instruction manual, and warranty card. The ignition system with thermocouple safety shut-off is an option and the kiln may be purchased as a Base kiln. One-year warranty.
Model - 28 Raku/IGN Syst/Propane or Natural Gas on castors	28 Raku with Ignition System and Thermocouple Safety Shut-off Model - 28 Raku/IGN Syst/Propane or Natural Gas Inside dimensions: 28 ¼ " wide x 27" deep, fires to cone 10/2350°F Model comes with frame welded to firing chamber, three peephole plugs, brick for covering porthole on top during reduction, instruction manual, and warranty card. The ignition system with thermocouple safety shut-off is an option and the kiln may be purchased as a Base kiln. One-year warranty.
Model - 1827G/Ign Syst/Propane or Natural Gas	1827G with Ignition System and Thermocouple Safety Shut-off Model - 1827G/Ign Syst/Propane or Natural Gas Inside dimensions: 17 ½" wide x 27" deep, fires to cone 10/2350°F Model comes with burner system, three peephole plugs, brick for covering porthole on top during reduction, instruction manual, and warranty card. The ignition system with thermocouple safety shut-off is an option and the kiln may be purchased as a Base kiln. One-year warranty.
Model - 2327G/Ign Syst/Propane or Natural Gas	2327G with Ignition System and Thermocouple Safety Shut-off Model - 2327G/Ign Syst/Propane or Natural Gas Inside dimensions: 23 3/8" wide x 27" deep, fires to cone 10/2350°F Model comes with burner system, three peephole plugs, brick for covering porthole on top during reduction, instruction manual, and warranty card. The ignition system with thermocouple safety shut-off is an option and the kiln may be purchased as a Base kiln. One-year warranty.
23" Burner System	23" Burner System with Ignition Ring and Thermocouple Safety Shut-off
Model - 2827G/Ign Syst/Propane or Natural Gas	2827G with Ignition System and Thermocouple Safety Shut-off Model - 2827G/Ign Syst/Propane or Natural Gas Inside dimensions: 28 ¼ " wide x 27" deep, fires to cone 10/2350°F Model comes with burner system, three peephole plugs, brick for covering porthole on top during reduction, instruction manual, and warranty card. The ignition system with thermocouple safety shut-off is an option and the kiln may be purchased as a Base kiln. One-year warranty.
Model - 2831G/Ign Syst/Propane or Natural Gas with Gas Kiln Sitter System	2831G with Ignition System and Thermocouple Safety Shut-off and Gas Kiln Sitter system Model - 2831G/Ign Syst/Propane or Natural Gas with Gas Kiln Sitter System Inside dimensions: 28 ¼ " wide x 31 ½ " deep, fires to cone 10/2350°F Model comes with burner system, four peephole plugs, brick for covering porthole on top during reduction, instruction manual, and warranty card. The ignition system with thermocouple safety shut-off is an option and the kiln may be purchased as a Base kiln. The gas kiln sitter system performs like it would on an electric kiln. A pyrometric cone is used and when the cone bends it will cause the kiln sitter to mechanically shut down the kiln. Gas kilns with kiln sitters need to be located near a 120-volt receptacle. One-year warranty.
28" Burner System	28" Burner System with Ignition Ring and Thermocouple Safety Shut-off and gas valve for gas kiln sitter system

Comparing gas to electric kilns is similar to comparing sports cars to sedans. Both will get you where you need to go but the ride is definitely different. Gas kilns are the sports car of kilns. They fire to high temperatures (high powered), cone 10/2350°F and provide the potter the ability to do techniques with glaze that cannot be duplicated in an electric kiln such as reduction. Olympic makes updraft gas kilns (raku and torchbearer kilns) and downdraft gas kilns. Updraft gas kilns introduce the heat at the bottom and exhausts at the top. These kilns do not require a chimney to induce a draft. The downdraft kilns are a more complex system in that their exhaust and intake is at the bottom. These kilns require a chimney or stack to induce enough draft to pull in fresh air for combustion.