Was it worth the sweating and swearing?

Yes I think it was.

Mark says there was a little trouble setting reduction.
I can see that most of the glazes loved being reduced more with the exception of one.
It seems to have reduced right off the pot. It's okay, no real worries there.
We are pretty happy with the new way to load the top of the kiln. Maybe next load there will be no S&S.
Cheers!
M