We carefully lifted the piece one side at a time to change the wads, and apply the slip at those spots.
Inspite of the fact that anytime I have fired the piece I have raised the back part so that it may not crack from the centre top of the arch.
But we were wary of moving and lifting the piece much. so we settled for only changing the wads.
Cones were placed and car pushed in, then started the firing.
After six hours of preheat, wood was started,by four in the morning when the temperature was around 400 on pyro, I was to reach the kiln.
After relaxing at home and thinking over, while the fire was going - Ray and I unanimously felt the courage to lift the piece from the back part, and curtail the chances of cracks.
By lifting the back part, it makes all the weight of the piece to be pulled on any one side of the base arch! hence the piece can move while it is shrinking during the firing, avoiding being pulled away from each other.. and cracking.
Talking over the phone we decided and stopped the fire.
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