but even if it's deep enough
to get the whole mandrel in, it will be fairly unpleasant and probably
require a leather glove.

ummm - yeah - it's a bit warm at times... LOL

I solved it by getting a really LONG pair of loop hemostats - which I grab the
mandrel with and then use to shove the whole works into my kiln --
However - mine has a DROP DOWN front door -- so the heat rising UP off the kiln
brick can be pretty intense-- I've learned to be QUICK! G

Cheryl
last semester of lawschool! yipee!
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