Has your kiln ever burst into flames?

[helbels]

I use the strap on my leather apron.  Makes a funny smell and smokes a bit, but no flames.  I think I'm actually tanning it gradually! 

[Betty the Chook]

hmmm. Two hobbies in one: lampwork and leather work )

[Pat from Canvey]

A tea towel lets air through. Just put one over your mouth and breathe     

[Krysia@No98]

That subject had my heart going for a mo!!

Good, I seriously wouldn't worry about the bench with an SC3.

The heated chamber on the SC3 is raised from the bench and there is air gaps in the actual kiln body that will help keep the bench top cooler, not a bad design.
In fact, if the SC3 did go on a wobbler, it would burn its own element out and cool down before it had a chance to cause any serious mischief.

That's very good to know.

My SC3 sits on four (bloomin heavy) porcelain tiles (odds from B&Q) I bought a few months ago after reading the instruction manual and getting very worried.  Then the tiles are on plastic that are in turn on wood.

I did have a problem with the first kiln that I got.  I programmed it all in pressed the button for it's first empty run, went for a nap, came back to find it had errored.  After talking to my wonderful supplier who had already talked me through the whole programming thing, the decision was taken that it was probably heating up far to quickly, over shot and then failed. So I got some of my fugglies and ran a garaging session.  Came back an hour or so later and it had done the same thing (the fugles were fine).  Third go I sat with the kiln, spent the first hour nattering on the phone to a friend, then the kiln started to go all hay wire so I phoned the supplier again.  While chatting to him the thermostat was reading 500 during the first five minutes of the conversation it went up to 700 then back down to 450 and back up to 950 (and the inside was glowing) So, the wonderful Sean said something to me that is very wise and very true, "if it goes wrong, You have the power to switch it off and pull the plug"

That naughty kiln went back and now I have one that works perfectly.  I am not worried about the new one because I saw what the duff one did and I have the power    (and it didn't actually catch fire!)