HotShot HS-1200K

The Hot Shot HS-1200KC Heat Treat Oven is a rugged, high-performance kiln built for precision heat treating of knives, tools, and small metal components. With a generous 6.5" x 6.5" x 12" interior chamber, this oven offers ample space for ceramics while maintaining a compact footprint. Designed to reach temperatures up to 2200°F, it features an advanced digital controller for precise thermal cycling and soak times. The HS-1200KC’s durable stainless steel exterior, energy-efficient insulation, and fast heat-up time make it an ideal choice for serious bladesmiths, machinists, and metalworkers who demand reliability and accuracy in every cycle.

Built in Wisconsin, with the highest quality components, and engineered by makers for makers. Hot Shot is excited to offer an oven that not only is cool to the touch, but also offers an industry leading mechanical design.

The side elements allow for even heat distribution throughout the oven so you never have to worry about hot or cold spots! The icing on the cake…. our oven gets up to temp fast! Only 35 minutes! Wow! 

Furniture Kit for HS 1200 Models Incl:(4) 1"x 2", (4) 1"x 3", (4) 1"x 5" Posts & a 9.5"x 11.5" Shelf

Making Ceramics:

IMPORTANT: Firing Ceramics and applying glazes MUST BE done in a well ventilated area. This oven is to be used for low temp ceramics that do not need to exceed 2200F.

Ceramics are an area of art most of the population knows about. Most of us have had the ability to work with clay in art class during school to create a vase, bowl, sculpture, etc. The endless opportunities from working with clay are amazing to create your work of art. The most important part outside of the design of the clay, is firing the clay. Once fired the clay goes from clay/mud to ceramic and becomes a lot more durable.

What is Firing?

Firing is the process that changes the clay into ceramic form. This ceramic form is strong and more durable. Typically the work is fired twice. The first step is to bisque fire it. Bisque is the term used for this first part of firing. This creates a durable but porous piece of art. The second is to glaze fire the piece. Since the piece is now porous, this will allow the glaze to soak into the piece.
The temperature used during firing is all dependent not only on the clay used, but also on the glaze. You must make sure that the glaze and clay are withing the specifications of the kiln being used. If you burn a low temp clay or glaze at too high of a temp, the clay could melt and the glaze could run off and not stick to the piece.

Constructed to last

Hotshot ovens are specifically designed with the end user in mind. Hot Shot ovens feature a full swing side opening door to allow safe and easy insertion and removal of material as well as a cool-to-touch one-handed handle made from high-quality stainless steel for easy opening and closing. 

Hot Shot ovens are constructed with a high-quality powder-coated shell. The high-density fiber insulation in a Hot Shot oven is machined to high tolerance specifications so that each piece fits perfectly together to provide a proper seal, ensuring that it will maintain its temperature and work efficiently to prevent loss of heat. Each oven comes with a removable high-density floor. This is ideal to assist with project setup or if it needs to be replaced.

Hot Shot uses Kanthal A1 heating elements, a type K thermocouple and every oven comes standard with a solid state relay at no additional charge.