Wick life with differen't fuels

So this makes 4" wide wick into 2" wide wick, thus leaving a rounded edge on the end? Or do you mean you take the whole thing (like 4 foot of wick) and fold it in half (making a 2 foot piece), and wrap around so that the "end" is actually the fold? My biggest problem is not the part by the screws (simply folding over works for me), it's the top (or I guess, side of the wick)... the end of the staff.

i8beefy2,

I was actually talking about folding "the long way," which, I think, is what others in this thread are talking about. Folding width-wise is might not help as much as folding the long way, though I have not tried it. The issue is that where you cut your wick is where it mainly frays.

MJ
Flamma Aeterna

Mine mainly frays on the end of the staff, not the end of the wick, by the screws. Of course, this may be from dropping on ground / concrete / etc., and when I play with my staff I burn 10+ times usually a night, so perhaps I just use my equipment more? People say they make their wicks last for 6 months to a year... but how is beyond me. I go through kevlar real quick, and yes I soak after every burn, glue down fringe, etc.

Oh and for the record, putting glue all over the whole thing doesn't work too well... My staff won't burn kero anymore, its white gas only now The firehead doesn't seem to have moved any, and I burned a LOT this weekend, but it seems to choke the flame / not let fuel reach the outside when using kero...

i8beefy2,

I always mentally wince when I hear about elmer's glue and the like put on liberally. It seems apparent to me that wherever you have glue, you won't have fuel, and wherever you have fuel, no fuel can permeate. On a staff, i tend to put it at the end, near the bolt or other attachment, and at the top, across all the layers. It aids against some of that fraying you are talking about to a minor degree.

On another note, maybe you could try bending your 4" width-wise, see what happens. In any case, I know people who re-use kevlar by turning it inside out or reversing the wrap so the used portion is inside. This may be slightly messy, but it might save you some wick.

MJ
Flamma Aeterna