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Location: Melbourne
5 posts
Location: Melbourne
Posted:
I've currently been twirling with staffs and have only just started poi's. With my staff's i put socks over them once i'm done twirling and there normally kept outside. Now that i've lit my pois up i'm not sure where to put them afterwards, especially if i'm dunking them again post twirl.
So i guess i have 2 questions..
1. Should i keep something over the wicks like socks
2. Is it okay leaving my sticks (or poi's) outside (not exposed to rain), a) if they are covered b) if they are not
peace
I've currently been twirling with staffs and have only just started poi's. With my staff's i put socks over them once i'm done twirling and there normally kept outside. Now that i've lit my pois up i'm not sure where to put them afterwards, especially if i'm dunking them again post twirl.
So i guess i have 2 questions..
1. Should i keep something over the wicks like socks
2. Is it okay leaving my sticks (or poi's) outside (not exposed to rain), a) if they are covered b) if they are not
peace
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Pooh-Bah
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Location: Philadelphia, PA - USA
Pooh-Bah
2,109 posts
Location: Philadelphia, PA - USA
Posted:
Just get some ziplock bags to put your wicks in. Should keep the smell and leakage to a minimum. That way, you can keep em outside or inside.
Just get some ziplock bags to put your wicks in. Should keep the smell and leakage to a minimum. That way, you can keep em outside or inside.
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Carpal \'Tunnel
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Location: sheffield, United Kingdom
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,252 posts
Location: sheffield, United Kingdom
Posted:
Or you can put a carrier bag over the wick, give it a couple of twists round the wick base, pull remainder of bag over top, a couple more twists etc, etc; then secure with rubber bands.
Or you can put a carrier bag over the wick, give it a couple of twists round the wick base, pull remainder of bag over top, a couple more twists etc, etc; then secure with rubber bands.
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Beginner
282 posts
Location: Beyond Time, South of Melbourne, Australia
Beginner
282 posts
Location: Beyond Time, South of Melbourne, Australia
Posted:
I always put mine away wet (Flynt think's I am silly - but that's what I do) and my wicks are in great shape. I keep em in a metal biscut tin.
I use ShellSolT as fuel, so smell really isn't an issue for me
I always put mine away wet (Flynt think's I am silly - but that's what I do) and my wicks are in great shape. I keep em in a metal biscut tin.
I use ShellSolT as fuel, so smell really isn't an issue for me
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403 posts
Location: the state of flux, Ireland
(...trusty steed of the rodeo midget...)
403 posts
Location: the state of flux, Ireland
Posted:
I find that a small ammo box is best,
just the right size, can hold 2 litres fuel, chains with fire heads, practice tennis ball heads, small fire extinguisher, damping off cloth and two sets of pliers.
measures aprox 12" x 18" x 12"
hard, fireproof, and the rubber seal around the lid keeps in the nasty fumes so the sane people will hug us and not make faces at the smell in our room
-M-
I find that a small ammo box is best,
just the right size, can hold 2 litres fuel, chains with fire heads, practice tennis ball heads, small fire extinguisher, damping off cloth and two sets of pliers.
measures aprox 12" x 18" x 12"
hard, fireproof, and the rubber seal around the lid keeps in the nasty fumes so the sane people will hug us and not make faces at the smell in our room
-M-
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(...trusty steed of the rodeo midget...)
403 posts
Location: the state of flux, Ireland
(...trusty steed of the rodeo midget...)
403 posts
Location: the state of flux, Ireland
Posted:
made a mistake on the dimensions there, sorry its more like 12" x 6" x 7"
made a mistake on the dimensions there, sorry its more like 12" x 6" x 7"
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enthusiast
249 posts
Location: Canada, Ontario, Toronto
enthusiast
249 posts
Location: Canada, Ontario, Toronto
Posted:
I normally leave mine in my paint can....soaking with any extra fuel. I've had my wicks for a year and a half and they're still going strong
I normally leave mine in my paint can....soaking with any extra fuel. I've had my wicks for a year and a half and they're still going strong
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