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10/22/2008

Paragon Introduces the MagicFuse Microwave Kiln. Paragon’s newest kiln is the affordable, exciting MagicFuse. It fires inside a microwave oven to gla ...

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09/24/2008

Why Ceramic Studios Prefer Paragon Kilns. “Helping open almost 400 paint your own pottery studios is tough work,” said Connie Speer, pottery a ...

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06/19/2008

Energy Saving Ideas from Paragon. .... By Arnold Howard Paragon has always had a “green initiative” to reduce energy consumption ...

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06/16/2008

Paragon Introduces Ceramic Fiber Lids / Tops For Glass Kilns. Paragon Industries has released a ceramic fiber lid / top that is optional on most Paragon firebrick ...

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06/12/2008

Basic In-Plant Kiln Maintenance Seminar. MESQUITE, TX – Paragon Industries will hold a 1-1/2 day Basic In-Plant Kiln Maintenance Seminar in M ...

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03/13/2008

Glass Craft and bead Expo.

The show is held April 2-6 at the South Point Hotel and Casino with classes beginning on the 2nd ...

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03/13/2008

NCECA. The largest pottery convention in the world. March 18 - 23, 2008. ...

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03/13/2008

Southwest Ceramic Association Show. April 4, 5, & 6, 2008 in Mesquite, Texas. Call 972-270-7062. ...

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03/13/2008

National Art Education Association.

The NAEA annual convention provides professional development services that include the advancemen ...

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02/26/2008

The New Paragon FireFly Digital. Paragon’s newest kiln is the portable $635.00 FireFly Digital. It plugs in almost anywhere on a hous ...

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01/04/2008

New high-temperature glass windows; new prices effective January 14, 2008. We are now offering optional glass windows on most of our glass fusing and jewelry kilns. This is es ...

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12/21/2007

“I love my little SC2 - I'd be lost without it!” --Helen Prole. Helen Prole is a part-time bead maker living in the UK. She learned glass fusing from Jodi Wright an ...

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11/07/2007

New on-line kiln instructional videos, audio interviews, recommended books. Click here for videos and audios

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10/23/2007

Enameling on Metal Clay. Pam East has just written Enameling on Metal ...

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08/29/2007

Classes at the Creative Arts Center, Dallas, October 2007. Ed and Martha Biggar Classes at the Creative Arts Center, Dallas, October 2007 Thursday, Octob ...

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07/19/2007

Why 2 women in remote Montana have fired only Paragon kilns since 1972. Pioneer Pottery near Roscoe, Montana is so isolated that bears smudge the windowpanes with nose prin ...

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07/09/2007

Leslie Perlis' 45 Foot Fused Glass Wave. Just outside the Brigantine Restaurant in Del Mar, California, waves from the Pacific Ocean hiss and ...

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07/03/2007

Paragon will be closed July 4 - 6. We will be closed July 4 - 6. Please click above on "Where to Buy" to find a Paragon distributor. ...

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06/20/2007

Frances Darby, Founder of Paragon Industries, Dies. Frances Darby, founder of Paragon Industries, died during the night of June 17, 2007. For those at P ...

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05/24/2007

Paragon's Basic Kiln Maintenance Seminar.

On October 5 - 6, 2007, Paragon will hold a 1-1/2 day Basic Repair and Maintenance Seminar at the ...

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03/29/2007

Introducing the Paragon FireFly Kiln. The portable and convenient Paragon FireFly will give you unbridled freedom. It plugs in almost anyw ...

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02/13/2007

Paragon Introduces the DT2-7 Digital Pyrometer. We are now selling a hand-held digital pyrometer, which retails for $75.00. Enjoy digital accuracy o ...

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11/28/2006

“Opening the kiln is magical.” –Becky Johnson. At the Creative Art Center of Dallas, a weathered sign on the front of the building reads “Bayles Sc ...

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11/28/2006

A potter and his Paragon kilns. The popular image of a potter is one who lives in seclusion, working quietly at a potter’s wheel. Th ...

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10/11/2006

The adventures of a potter. Mel Jacobson is the author of “Pottery: A Life, a Lifetime.” Arnold Howard of Paragon Industries ...

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10/03/2006

Paragon adds a pyrometer to the E-9AX, E-10A, E-14A and Q-11A enameling kilns. We have just redesigned our manual-fire E-9AX, E-10A, E-14A, and Q-11A kilns. The firing chambers re ...

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08/21/2006

Announcing a new Paragon oval kiln that fires pottery and glass. The Paragon Janus Ovation has heating elements in the top and sidewalls. Select between glass and po ...

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06/05/2006

Glass Art Society: Glass Gateways June 15 - 17, 2006. Visit the Paragon booth at the Glass Art Society conference. The theme of GAS' 2006 conference, " ...

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06/05/2006

Blade Show and International Cutlery Fair June 16-18, 2006. Visit the Paragon booth and see over 108,000 square feet of knife exhibits featuring custom knives, ...

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06/05/2006

Florida Art Education Association Convention October 19-22, 2006. Please visit the Paragon booth. Conference location: Hyatt Regency, 225 Coastline Drive East, Jackso ...

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06/05/2006

Texas Art Education Association Conference November 14-19, 2006. Please visit the Paragon booth. Show location: Ft. Worth Convention Center. ...

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05/03/2006

David Snyder's favorite kilns. David began repairing kilns at age 15 in his parents’ ceramic shop. That was 30 years ago. Today he ...

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04/06/2006

David Hendley, Psychologist Potter. When David Hendley signed up for an eight-week pottery class in 1972, he had no inkling that it woul ...

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03/31/2006

An Ancient Lesson in Ceramics. By Arnold Howard Ceramics is one of the world's oldest arts. I learned how special it is when I w ...

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03/28/2006

Paragon's newest glass kiln: The Ovation-10.

Paragon’s newest glass kiln is the glistening Ovation-10. It will inspire ...

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01/12/2006

Beadmaker anneals glass and fires PMC in the Paragon Caldera.

Emma Ralph is a prominent, full-time bead maker who lives in Coulsdon, a town in Surrey, England. ...

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01/12/2006

The Three Stages of Learning in Glass Fusing.

By John Hohenshelt Sr. and Arnold Howard

Until you actually fuse something yourself, glas ...

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12/21/2005

SC-2 and SC-3 Kilns Available with Both Bead Door and Window. Paragon Industries is proud to announce another new design on our popular SC Series kilns. Both the ...

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12/21/2005

Paragon Advanced Kiln Maintenance Seminar February 24 - 25, 2006. Paragon Industries is holding the Advanced Kiln Maintenance Seminar February 24 - 25, 2006 at the Pa ...

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12/06/2005

15-Foot Mosaics Fired in a Paragon TnF-27-3.

Artist Mario Miguel Echevarria of Longmont, Colorado used a Paragon TnF-27-3 to fire mosaic relie ...

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04/05/2005

Preventing Glass Bubbles. Bubbles in hot glass are usually caused by trapped air between the glass and the kiln shelf or betwe ...

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02/24/2005

How to Improve Heat Distribution in a Ceramic Kiln. 1) Load more ware in hot sections of the firing chamber and less ware in cool sections. The greater ...

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02/15/2005

Introducing the Paragon Super Dragon. Paragon has just released a cone 10 kiln called the Super Dragon. The interior is 27” wide, 27” deep ...

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01/26/2005

Kiln Pointer from Paragon: Replacing Elements. Replacing heating elements is easy with a little practice. Here are a few pointers that will simplif ...

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12/13/2004

The New Iguana Paragon Kiln.

Paragon Iguana

The Iguana has pow ...

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12/01/2004

Kiln Pointer: Digital Controllers Firing to Completion. CPLT (complete) appears on digital controllers after a kiln has finished firing. If your controller ...

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11/04/2004

New Optional Bead Door for the SC-2 Jewelry Kiln. We have just added an optional bead door to the Paragon SC-2 silver clay and glass jewelry kiln. The ...

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10/07/2004

Paragon's New Glass Crucible Kiln. Paragon has just introduced a glass crucible kiln called the Vulcan. It heats glass to a molten stat ...

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07/21/2004

Fire both glass and pottery in the new Paragon Janus kilns.

Photo: Top-loading kilns, left to right: Janus-1613, Janus-23, and Janus-2 ...

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07/21/2004

Paragon's small front-loaders can now ship by UPS. We have redesigned the Xpress-E-9A, Xpress-E-10A, Xpress-E-14A, and Xpress-Q-11A small front-loaders ...

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04/01/2004

New Paragon Multi-Purpose Glass and Ceramics Kiln. MESQUITE, TX—Paragon has just introduced a digital top-loading firebrick kiln called the Janus-1613. ...

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12/18/2003

Paragon Introduces New Glass Kiln. Paragon has just introduced a glass kiln called the Pearl-18. The name comes from the “clamshell” ti ...

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08/27/2003

The Paragon Dragon Kiln.

The Dragon is an industrial furnace designed for pottery and ceramic studi ...

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05/08/2003

The Dragon High Fire Kiln. The Dragon is an industrial furnace designed for pottery and ceramic studios. And considering its fe ...

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04/27/2003

Check the Electrical Plug Regularly. From time to time, check the wall outlet of a studio kiln for over-heating. This is an indication of ...

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02/20/2003

Thermocouples. A loose connection in the thermocouple wires can cause the temperature readout to fluctuate. Sometim ...

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02/20/2003

New Kiln! The Portable Home Artist.

Paragon Home Artist

The portable ...

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