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"I've finally gone down to the local airport and purchased some jet fuel (aviation grade kerosene) for the purpose of fire spinning. I figured that I would relay my experiences to anyon..."
"anybody know what company i should talk toand how much money it is?????cause recently i talked to our insurance guy...he said that if anybody else in the company knew what i was doing....."
"Strange but true.I don't know about how your lamp oil but mine never quite closes right. I had my tiki torch fuel with citronella in my trunk and the bottle was closed 'properly' but e..."
"I am just starting research on a new art project I would like to bring to this years burn. My basic idea is this: A multimedia MIDI sequenced POI theater. Fully interactive for all the ..."
"So one of my friends said the coolest poi performance he's ever seen was a guy who used bike chain. He'd lock the chain mid-move and breathe fire onto the poi head. Sounds interesting..."
"Hey.I want to get some blue LED s for my electro glo. I've found them on juggleart but they're 21 AUS dollaras (12 euros each). I'm thinking it must be possible to get 'em cheaper. Does..."
"hey all...travelling thru costa rica right now, and then throughout central and south america...hello from the road!anyway, im hunting for fuel options out here...i asked around for "ke..."
"Hey all !My son, while doing doubles during a samoan Fireknife performance, got a bit of white gas on his arm, which caught fire during the performance. Stubburn kid that he is (Samoan ..."
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"I was wondering if neone has made these yet. i think i might but i dunno i wanted to see the video thats on the instructions site but the bandwidth was exceded and i can't down load it ..."
"I ordered a Concentrate staff from the HOP shop about a week ago, and decided to throw in a pair of the dual color LED light sticks. I got two red/green, and my friend got two green/bl..."
"'Ello all... Just a curious thought that's been bouncing off all the walls of my mind for the past half an annum, but has anyone seen any fire poi/staff/knives or what have you, ..."
"Ok this is my new design for LED poi, that I think no one has used.Materials:2x AA or AAA batteries1x dc to dc converter (MAX1759)bunch of capacitors that go with the converter and resi..."
"I couldn't find a post about this when i searched but i might have missed one...Tonight i was practicing some new moves with a pair of white LED glowstix when they accidently collided a..."
"Has anyone thought of getting superbright UV LED's and takeing one of those UV reactive acrylic contact juggling balls and crushing it into small chunks/chips about the size of maybe ch..."
"Is is possible to buy kevlar by the yard? I've looked around online and haven't found any. Maybe I don't need kevlar now that I think about it...I want to make something to wrap my ha..."
Posted: by Singed Piper (formerly Mark1)
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"I just wanted to notify everyone that Coltronix will be releasing an improved form of the streetlight in the near future. the information I recieved from Neon Husky reads as follows:Ne..."
"Ok, so today is Christmas and I got my first set of Kevlar wicks (cathedral). Previously I only used towel wicks that only last about 2 - 3 burns. The first burn was always the best o..."
"Ok, so I have cathedral wicks and they're getting a bit old. Rather than buying a new set of wicks, I'd like to just get the Kevlar and fold them myself. But there's one problem:The c..."
"Hey people! I'm new here, but I've been coming to the site for a few years now, mostly for the wonderful lessons Now, I've got a poi performance coming up however - and a question has ..."
"now i could be wrong but i dont think i am.... i was in oddballs in brighton (uk) a while ago and asked about LED poi. the guy showed me these amazing (but expensive) set. To the best o..."
"I'm planning to fly across the country in a couple months, and know a bunch of poi and staff spinners who travel a lot. Does anyone know of the regulations on airplane travel with burne..."
"You guys might already know but im new here and want to start using glo poi. Ive been using what i call 'standard' poi (basically poi with tails and a head made of a bean bag... made by..."
"Apologies if this has already been discussed, or if this is the wrong place for this question, but....I've just learned to firebreathe, and am trying to find the best place to get fuel ..."
"Check out this article in Wired magazine, about the vapore capillary-action pump. No moving parts, and it feeds a supply of liquid and atomizes it. Stick one (or several) of these on ..."
"What is Mouse Poi? "
"Hello my fellow Poiers!I had to study last night , but wasn't in the mood, so I took my strokes of Kevlar and started to fold it in different designes... I've folded a few thingies ..."
"Hello, I am not one to be unhappy with any service and have never had any real problem with homeofpoi.com....but today I receieved my beaming ball poi that I ordered, and am not happy w..."
"Okay....I've got a problem I have forbidden my boys to do tongue transfers during their routines, but tongue transfer is pretty standard for Samoan Fireknife dancers so they are reall..."
"ok....recently i got meself about a pound of boric acid and was wondering what fuel i should mix it in to get the green flame......that and what ratios of acid to fuel should i use?????..."
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" I bought some kevlar rope not too long ago (bout two months) to make some poi and the other day noticed that where the rope connects to the heads both the rope and head has turned ver..."
"OK, I remember someone mentioning "turning off" poi in a water bucket and having to wait afterwards befor reigniting them. How safe is all of this and how long do I have to wait? I'm do..."
"I need some help everyone !Down here we have few (read "none at all") laws regarding fire performance. However, a lot of our boys end up Stateside and, regardless of the laws, we are tr..."
"Start like you did when you learnt to juggle with your eyes open i.e. toss one ball from hand to hand, then two, then three.Your throws will have to be considerably lower than normal to..."
"I bought some ball chain and connectors from this site a while ago, but it's a bit pricey importing it to the UK.Does anyone know where I can get Ball chain and type A couplings in Engl..."
"i want to take a "poll", for practising, which poi do you like to use? bean bag (my personal fav ^^)? tennis ball? sock O.o? or other? post em up ^^ "
"how come i cant find electroglow poi for sale in the HOP shop ne more.ne one who has ne info on this please respond thanks, nick"
"I am planning to buy a pair of beaming poi and am wondering if anyone had any experience with mixing colours, I.E. 1 grean beamer and 1 red beamer.Does anyone know if they would match w..."
"How important is the weight load limit on the quicklinks used in fire poi? I know for ball chain, it's important to use a strength of 90-120 pounds, so one would think quicklinks shoul..."
"I was just wondering if anyone knew the diameter (Of the largest point) and length (From end to end) of Streetlights... I want to find out if they will fit in my Electroglo tubes "
"Apologies if this has alrady been covered somewhere, but I couldn't find anything very relevant when I had a look....I want to get some LED poi, and the ones on this site look very nice..."
"aight.....ive heard all about performers insurance, but havnt seen a damn thingnow.....where can i get it in the statesany body know the prices\regulations on itetc etc???????"
"OK, hmmm i have finally created what i thought to be a meteorite !!! which consists of a 1metre staff with 30cm of wire followed by 2 balls of fire poi/ practice poi, now i g..."
"Tonight while at the end of a spin, one of my chains snapped.I've had these chains for about a year, so I suppose the metal just fatigued.It was freaky!Raph"
"I have the orange beaming poi and I love'em but my question is when are they going to start making other colors.Like green or blue or white beamers but with those color lights.I know I ..."
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"we all know he should have electroglow, and many of us think he should sell streetlights and photons. what else should he stock?"
"anybody seen these before? they seem a bit pricey at $35(us) or $45 for the cool FX one, but they say they are nearly indestructable, and you can drive over them with a car and they sti..."
"Hey there guys,Just looking for any suggestions to make my staff look cool during the day. I've thought of somehow attatching ribbons to the wicks, but I figure that they'll just get a..."
"I have been doing quite a bit of research on the ingestion/inhalation of toxins we firedancers put up with. It is difficult to come up with quantitative first-hand data linking what fir..."
"I spin poi with White Gas about twice a week with my wicks. I get solid 3 minute burn times with them regularly. A friend borrowed them last weekend and ran out of white gas, and want..."
"For 58 dollars + 7.50 shipping I can get myself a single-LED 7" Electroglo Poi set. I was wondering if I purchased more LEDs could I simply add more inside the chamber to produce a bri..."
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