Portable kiln

A portable kiln, comprising:

• a set of wheels attached on a first side of the kiln and at a lower portion of the kiln so that the kiln contacts a floor via the wheels when the kiln is in a tilted position and so that the kiln may be rolled on the wheels in the tilted position;
• a handle attached on the first side of the kiln and extending from an upper portion of the kiln;
• a platform base extending from a bottom side of the kiln, the platform base having a height so that there is a spaced distance between the wheels and the floor when the kiln is sitting upright in an operational position on the floor;
• an oven portion having an insulating sidewall defining an oven space;
• a metal outer shell having a shell sidewall radially spaced from the oven portion sidewall, wherein an air channel is formed between the outer shell sidewall and the oven portion sidewall, and the outer shell having upper and lower vent openings formed therein so that air may flow through the vent openings into and out of the air channel;
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• a control box attached to the outer shell so that the control box does not have direct thermal contact with the oven portion at points of attachment, and the wheels and the handle are attached to the control box.

A portable kiln, comprising:

• an oven portion having an insulating sidewall defining an oven space;
• a metal outer shell having a shell sidewall radially spaced from the oven portion sidewall, wherein an air channel is formed between the outer shell sidewall and the oven portion sidewall, and the outer shell having upper and lower vent openings formed therein so that air may flow though the vent openings into and out of the air channel;
• a control box attached to the outer shell;
• a set of wheels attached to the control box at a lower portion of the kiln;
• a handle attached the control box and extending from an upper portion of the kiln;
• a platform base attached to the outer shell below the oven portion;
• a lid adapted to at least partially cover the oven space;
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• a hinge assembly having a first portion and a second portion, the first hinge portion being attached to the outer shell, the second hinge portion being attached to the lid, the lid being pivotally coupled to the outer shell by the hinge assembly, and when the lid is in a fully open position, the second hinge portion presses against the first hinge portion to limit a pivotal movement range of the lid so that the lid can rest in the fully open position with the lid extending upwards and tilted away from the kiln.