Furnace and method for firing ceramics

An apparatus for firing material, comprising:

• a furnace said furnace comprising a core;
• a cylindrical heat resistant container, said cylindrical heat resistant container contained within said core,
• wherein said furnace heats said cylindrical heat resistant container and any material within said container, and
• driving means for driving said cylindrical heat resistant container,
• wherein said cylindrical heat resistant container rotates about a central shaft of said cylindrical heat resistant container, and wherein at the same time a first end and alternately a second end of said cylindrical heat resistant container is raised and lowered by a raising and lowering means periodically, thus creating a seesaw motion, said raising and lowering means comprising a plate extending substantially horizontal to said container, a pivot positioned centrally on a face of said plate opposite to said container, and a means for moving a first end of said plate in a substantially vertical direction,
• wherein a uniform thermal atmosphere is provided within said cylindrical heat resistant container,
• wherein any material contained in said cylindrical heat resistant container is fired by said furnace.