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Thank you, that does help. I was a bit skeptical about the shimpo, but pottery is just a hobby for me, so the shimpo would do just fine with my home studio.

Hello , I was wondering if anyone has experience with either one of these slab rollers. I would like to finally buy one, but am not sure which one to go with. They seem to be very similar with a few exceptions. I have found a few reviews for the northstar and only a couple of reviews for the shimpo. Any input would be nice. Thanks

Thank you both for this helpful information!

Also, would it be better to run 6/3 wire instead of 8/3 on a 40 amp breaker just incase I upgrade to a larger kiln in the future?

I'm a little confused on what that means. So, If it's not direct wired (which it's not going to be) I need a 50 amp plug that is plugged into a 50 amp receptical which is wired to the breaker box with 8/3 wire onto a 40 amp circuit breaker? The cord that came on the kiln is a 6 AWG wire. Is that wire fine or do I need to replace it?

Yes the kiln has a 4 prong plug. My husband is not an electrician, but has wired whole houses before with zero problems. Just had to do research about wire sizes for some things. We are use to running stuff like 12/2, 6/3, 8/3, 10/2 etc. We just can't really find the exact wire size to run for this kiln, which is why I came here. I called paragon, but they are not open on Fridays and we wanted to get this done tomorrow. My husband is at work right now, so I was trying to find out the wire size for him. The previous replier said #8 wire and kiln requires a 4 wire circuit, does that mean I need 8/4 wire?

Hello, I have just received an older kiln (paragon A82B). It looks to be in really great shape as there are no cracks/holes in any of the bricks, just a couple of knicks here and there. The elements look to be in good condition and seated well with the exception of a couple of spots raised just a bit. Overall I am very pleased with it. I have never had a kiln before so this is all really new to me. My main question is, what breaker size do I need and what size/kind of wiring should I have installed to the breaker?