Karl_Labrada
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Re: Wire Wool ---- Sparkly poi  find similar
10/06/06 01:33 AM
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just a quick note, thru my testing i have found that makeing up a  Wire wool head in a similar way to a fire head works well and removes the need for a cage. if u keep the wool loose enough and hold it firm to ur chain with a single piece of fine wire all the bits which spark off are so small they dont do damage, and it burns nearly all of the material (wiith only a little left around where its attatched to the chain) makeing it easy clean up and verry little waste... but then, i guess thats not for everyone...
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09/07/06 10:32 AM
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Great post, I had a few questions i wanted to clarify..
as far as the feeding tin , thats hollow at the top a well?
I have my tins hollow on both ends, is this going to be a problem as far as safety?
My cages are about 12-15 inches in length total , with the poultry wiring curved and sealed at the bottom. chain attached with quicklinks to the wiring , then quicklink at the top attached to ball chain.
Does this sound about right ^^? Or any advice on modification to this design? Also, how much wirewool should i put in this out of a bundle of 12 sheets.
Thanks!
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Karl_Labrada
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14/10/06 05:31 PM
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I've been reading up on how other people rig up their Wire wool for burns, and ive found that for me, wrapping the Wire wool around an old piece of scrap steel tubeing similar to makeing a fire head gives a good result. i fasten it on with a piece of fine wire twised firmly around the middle of the Wire wool head... it gives a nice burn and the time of the burn and level of sparks can be controaled by how tightly u wrap the Wire wool around the steel tube. a looser wrap will give a shorter, more sparkey and brighter burn than a tighter wrap, but if the wrap is too loose the Wire wool wil come off and burn on the ground, too tight and it will just smolder on your chains (part of the reason for the steel tubeing especially while exparamenting.
ALWAYS REMEMBER: Wire wool burns VERRY HOT, so be safe!
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20/10/06 05:55 AM
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I finally did my first Wire wool spin last night. I was a little disappointed when they stopped sparking after 20 seconds. But I think I can fix that by making the openings in the cone bigger and packing the Steel wool a little more densely. The cages are 12 inches long, with a 4.5 inch diameter, and made with ½ inch wire mesh. I used VERY loosely packed, 0000 gauge, Wire wool for the burn.
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22/10/06 06:44 AM
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I take it that you have to spin these things really hard to get the effect??? i was wondering about putting these cages on the ends of a stick and making a staff for them??? has anyone tried this yet??? was the outcome lame or deadly???
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22/10/06 09:11 PM
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Written by: wyndsurfr
I take it that you have to spin these things really hard to get the effect??? i was wondering about putting these cages on the ends of a stick and making a staff for them??? has anyone tried this yet??? was the outcome lame or deadly???
i dont think its quite as good personally. to me it just feels more dangerous. dont know why.
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17/12/06 01:03 PM
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Thanks for a grate Thread .....i have been looking for serious information and construction tips for a long time now...And with you help.....  I had my firs "sparkle spin " on wednesday night....nice!
And tomorrow night we are trying colored flames.  ...Can´t wait!
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11/01/07 05:57 AM
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Anyone else think this thread should be auto linked to 'wire wool', 'wirewool', in the same way as the safety one for Fire Breathing ?
I think the world might be a slightly better,safer place that way 
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Edited by Yakumo (11/01/07 05:58 AM)
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11/01/07 07:44 AM
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yes, and what about sparkly poi, steel wool, and the other variatons 
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Yakumo
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11/01/07 08:20 AM
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as many as they care to implement, I hadn't seen the term 'sparkly poi' before today.
sparkly poi
steel wool
wire wool
wirewool
sparkler poi
would be a reasonable list to catch most threads that end up on the subject and help make the readers more aware of things ?
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12/01/07 10:26 AM
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Hmm,
The term "Sparkly poi" may also include titanium flake spiked poi or other types of sparking additives, so the idea of a context filter might be a bit restrictive in this case.
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14/01/07 03:31 AM
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yeay thank for the info... as ever hop has just what i needed
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31/05/07 02:38 AM
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got any ideas what i could mix colour changing chemicals with that would burn with the wire wool?
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brianmtuk
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31/05/07 02:42 AM
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Ive got some Wire wool pictures you guys might be interested in on my website  , check them out!... bigfunwithbrian.com
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01/06/07 01:17 PM
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I dont think that very many color changing chemicals are going to work like they would with poi, you might be able to see them burn off in the cage and thats about it..
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01/06/07 01:20 PM
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Written by:
Ive got some Wire wool pictures you guys might be interested in on my website
and there for sale! :/
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01/06/07 01:37 PM
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The one under the bridge where the sparks hitting the wall make a frame is very cool, havn't seen that before, nice pic.
Are you shooting analog? or what kind of digital to get decent IQ at A3?
and good luck selling them!
(I'm broke, been trying to sell some of my favourite pics for months, no takers :/ )
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01/06/07 10:51 PM
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Im using a digital. Much better when you can see what your getting straight away - instead of waiting for them to be processed! :-)
'and there for sale! :/'
I'm not forcing you to buy them! Just thought you might like to look at them as they are related to this thread.....
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