Last week my old faithful kiln stopped working - it's the one on the right of the picture.  I started making arrangements for getting it repaired, however as I had a deadline for the Loch Ness Film Festival mugs I decided to invest in another kiln.  I found a reconditioned one of the same model as the old one on Essex Kilns' website and reserved it.  I drove down and colected it yesterday and here it is on the left, looking nice and shiny.

Meanwhile I also managed to get the old kiln repaired by a local electrician, so now I won't get caught out again and hopefully will always have at least one kiln that's working!