{"product_id":"olympic-tophat-189e-ready-to-fire-kit","title":"Olympic 18\" Raku \/ TopHat 189E Ready-to-Fire Kit","description":"\u003cp\u003eEverything you need to start firing your 18\" Electric Raku or TopHat 189E, in one order. Buy the kiln and this kit together and nothing else is needed on day one — the shelves, posts, kiln wash, stilts and a spare peephole plug all arrive with it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!--WI--\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e\n.wi{font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif;color:#111;line-height:1.6;display:block;margin-top:34px;width:100%}\n.wi *{box-sizing:border-box}\n.wi-sh{font-size:0.78em;letter-spacing:0.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#aaa;font-weight:700;display:flex!important;align-items:center;gap:10px;padding-bottom:14px;margin-bottom:22px;border-bottom:1px solid #e8e8e8}\n.wi-sh:before{content:'';width:18px;height:2px;background:#FF8C42;flex-shrink:0;display:block}\n.wi-g{display:grid!important;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;border:1px solid #e8e8e8}\n.wi-c{padding:18px 20px;border-bottom:1px solid #e8e8e8;border-right:1px solid #e8e8e8;display:block}\n.wi-c:nth-child(even){border-right:none}\n.wi-c:nth-last-child(-n+2){border-bottom:none}\n.wi-n{font-size:0.95em;font-weight:600;color:#111;margin-bottom:6px;display:block}\n.wi-d{font-size:0.88em;color:#666;line-height:1.7;display:block}\n.wi-fits{display:block;margin:0 0 22px;padding:16px 20px;border-left:3px solid #FF8C42;background:#FFF7F1}\n.wi-fits-t{font-size:0.72em;letter-spacing:0.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8A5A10;font-weight:700;display:block;margin-bottom:7px}\n.wi-fits-m{font-size:0.98em;font-weight:600;color:#111;line-height:1.7;display:block}\n.wi-fits-h{font-size:0.84em;color:#6B4A14;line-height:1.7;display:block;margin-top:8px}\n.wi-not{display:block;margin-top:24px;padding:18px 20px;border:1px solid #e8e8e8;background:#FAFAFA}\n.wi-not-t{font-size:0.95em;font-weight:700;color:#111;display:block;margin-bottom:8px}\n.wi-not-d{font-size:0.9em;color:#555;line-height:1.75;display:block}\n@media(max-width:640px){.wi-g{grid-template-columns:1fr}.wi-c{border-right:none}.wi-c:nth-last-child(-n+2){border-bottom:1px solid #e8e8e8}.wi-c:last-child{border-bottom:none}}\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wi\"\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"wi-fits\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"wi-fits-t\"\u003eFits these Olympic kilns\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"wi-fits-m\"\u003eOlympic 1823E Electric Raku · Olympic TopHat 189E\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"wi-fits-h\"\u003eNot sure which you have? Your model is on the data plate on the control box. Call or text \u003ca href=\"tel:+14702643563\"\u003e(470) 264-3563\u003c\/a\u003e and we will confirm it before you order.\u003c\/span\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"wi-sh\"\u003eWhat’s included\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"wi-g\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"wi-c\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"wi-n\"\u003eOlympic furniture kit\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"wi-d\"\u003eShelves, posts and a 1 lb bag of kiln wash, matched to your chamber. Olympic’s own specification: \u003cem\u003e“2 each - 15.5\" x 16.5\" octagon shelves, 3 each - 1-inch and 6-inch small square posts, 1 lb bag of kiln wash, 3 sq ft. or ceramic paper, raku tongs, and heavy-duty gloves.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"wi-c\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"wi-n\"\u003eAssorted Stilt Kit — 30 stilts\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"wi-d\"\u003eGlazed ware cannot sit on a bare shelf; the glaze melts and fuses it down. A mixed set covers tiles, plates, bowls and hollowware.\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"wi-c\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"wi-n\"\u003eKiln wash — 5 lb bag\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"wi-d\"\u003eOn top of the 1 lb bag in the furniture kit. Shelves need re-coating as you go, and running out mid-session is a nuisance.\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"wi-c\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"wi-n\"\u003eSpare observation plug\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"wi-d\"\u003eThe peephole plug is the part people lose first, and a missing one pulls that side of the chamber cooler than the rest.\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"wi-not\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"wi-not-t\"\u003eGloves already come with this kiln’s furniture kit\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"wi-not-d\"\u003eOlympic ship heavy-duty gloves (and tongs, on the Raku models) inside the furniture kit for this chamber, so we have left a second pair out rather than charge you twice for the same thing.\u003c\/span\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"wi-not\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"wi-not-t\"\u003eNot included\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"wi-not-d\"\u003eClay, glaze, and pyrometric cones. Your kiln fires on its digital controller, so cones are not needed to run it. Many potters still set a witness cone to confirm actual heatwork once they are dialling in a clay body — ask us and we will help you pick them. Also separate: a venting system, and the electrical work to get power to the kiln.\u003c\/span\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"wi-not\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"wi-not-t\"\u003eReady-to-Fire gets you firing. An EPK keeps you firing.\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"wi-not-d\"\u003eThis kit is the furniture and consumables side. Elements, relays and a spare thermocouple live in the Olympic Emergency Parts Kit for your model — worth having on the shelf before you need it, not after.\u003c\/span\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!--\/WI--\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGenuine Olympic Kilns parts, shipped from Flowery Branch, Georgia. Everything in this kit is also sold separately if you would rather pick and choose.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Olympic Kilns","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49742326595739,"sku":"OLY-RTF-18-TOPHAT","price":440.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/7160\/9243\/files\/Raku-Furniture-Kit-Olympic-Kilns-Kiln-Shelves-Gloves-Tongs_8ca217ee-ff6a-4b92-bc32-881d2917d4c4.jpg?v=1791077499","url":"https:\/\/peachstatepottery.com\/products\/olympic-tophat-189e-ready-to-fire-kit","provider":"Peach State Pottery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}