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This video demonstrates how to remove a ring from a bell-lift kiln for repair or replacement. Here are some additional notes: 

-Be sure to protect the paint from the steel cables with some sheets of cardboard over the top. 

-Before you remove the element boxes and cords, be sure to photograph how the wires hook back up 

-Before you lift, loosen those rubber rollers so they're not adding friction as you lift. 

-Before you lift, those sharpie lines you see them drawing in the video on the fiber lid and the metal base are critical for lining everything back up. 

-The steel cables are sized so that the sections have gaps between them as you lift and prevent rubbing on each other. 

-Since the safety pins aren't usable in this scenario with everything lifted, PLEASE be careful not to lean into the kiln as you remove the bad section 

-As you remove the bad section and put the new one in, watch the element terminal

The spring-loaded hinge on L&L kilns makes the lid feather light.

This shows the standard Type K Thermocouple and the ceramic protection tube used on L&L Kilns.

L&L used ceramic protection tubes to protect Type K thermocouples from oxidation and kiln interiors from falling metal dust.

The hard ceramic element channels that L&L uses are very hard to break - unlike the typical grooved fragile firebrick grooves that most manufacturers use. See this for more information.

One of the most unique features of L&L kilns is the hard ceramic element holders and ceramic terminal blocks with quick change elements. 

Andrew Seymore from Clayscapes with Jessica Putnam-Philips discussing how to find the best kiln for you

With Jessica Putnam-Phillips from Clay-Share and Andrew Seymour from Clayscapes. They discuss some basic considerations for buying a new kiln.

The L&L Spring Hinge sits far back at an angle leaving the opening unobstructed. This makes loading an L&L Kiln so much easier than most kilns. That results in less possible damage to the interior of the kiln while loading. See this for more information.

The stands that L&L makes for its standard line of kilns like the Easy-Fire line is super strong. See this link for more information.

The Spring-Assisted kiln lid lifter makes it easy to lift the lids. It also provides full view loading on your kiln. See this for more information.

The Spring-Assisted lid lifter features a safety pin that allows you to lock the lid in the open position while you load your kiln. See this for more information.