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"Ok, I was spinning at a drum circle last night (not fire, unfortunately, but it was spinning nonetheless) and a guy came up to me and started talking about fishing nets. I'm in Santa B..."
"Hello all,I was wondering if anyone had ever tried making a fire toy out of a normal stockmans whip or something of the like ? if so how would i go about making it and is it any good or..."
"Hey i have looked around on passed topic and come to the conclusion that these thinks sound pretty cool. However i have no idea on how to make on!!! Can anyone enlighten me or point me ..."
"so, exactly how do you use this steal wool? I know what it is and it's normal purposes. However, how exactly would you use it to construct a wick. Also, wouldn't the fuel seap out of..."
"well, my advice is dont do it. I was using some towels the other night at my fire group, for the first burn it was great, second was fine, but the third was very dangerous. it seems aft..."
"Please tell me someone in the uk has sourced a better fuel than parrifin (slightly less smokey & smelly kero). i cant even find any shellite in this country.still to call a shell depo a..."
"Has anyone a good method for attaching ping pong balls to photons? I've put a slit in them and just stuffed the photons inside, but I have to pull them out to turn them on and off (ver..."
"Ever wanted to know how to make stars?Axis Laboratories Proudly Presents ALL NEW STARMAKING PROCESS! Take several 16inch black balloonsWait 'til it's dark and go somewhere with ..."
"So, I just got back from my first fire poi-xperience and I loved it...however, is there any way for me to make my fire trails thicker, longer, and just better? Right now I'm using stra..."
"Ok... I know that there has been alot of fuel questions but I was wondering if anyone else has had an experience like this. The story starts in Seattle spinning for the last year with ..."
"how do you get the smell of kerosine out of something? I spilled 1 1/2 litres of kero in my backseat of my car on a few days ago, and was wondering how i can get the smell out. It ..."
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"Ok, I used some wicks this past weekend they were very nice, but a little on the heavy side. The person who they belonged to said that "adam rice" made them. I was wondering if their ..."
"I'm making a set of cables for my fireheads out of 1/16 aircraft cable, but I can't find thimbles for cable that small. I was just wondering how important people think they are...perso..."
"I'm sure someone else has thought of this but i've got 2 broken beamer heads and two funtioning beamer poi heads and i attached one to either end of each cord! With these new contractio..."
"Any Last Words of Wisdom... before I make my first set of Fire Poi (Chains)? Any little hints or tips or advice to design? I'm going to follow the Incendium Fire Circus design unless an..."
"I would like and opinion on the topic of combining martial arts weapons such as Sword, Nunchukas, etcBecause Nunchukas are illegal i have figured out a way to get around the law!!!post ..."
"Ummmm.... I have been practicing firebreathing w/ water during the past few days and will try to hook up w/ a breather for some heat action this weekend. My question is what is the best..."
"Heyla All, Now I've been reading this board for a while and lurking longer and I don't honestly think that this topic has been done.I was wondering what everyone used to keep their used..."
"I was wondering what material would be best to use as wick for staffs and poi. I recently found some non-blended kevlar tape, would that work or is it best to go with a fiberglass or c..."
"ARGH...my tails keep on getting in the way of learning new things. They are continuously tangling up...and not just the regular wrap around each other kinda tangle......they tangle up ..."
"Ok, so I'm looking into a pair of electric poi (my eyes are getting bigger than my wallet) and I'm debating whether to go with electroglow or beamers.1) Which is brigher?2) Which lasts ..."
"Ok, this might seem a little odd, but I intend to build myself a firestaff but can't find anywhere near me that sells aluminium tubing - the only tubing I can find is copper pipe but th..."
"Please, please, please could someone let me know what is being used in this picture - they look excellent but far too solid to be just glowsticks.I would be very grateful if anyone coul..."
"Okay, I tried this last night and it works like a charm. Haven't heard of anyone doing this so I thought I'd share it. If you have a videocamera and a VCR, hook it up through your VCR..."
"I know, I know, tons of sparkly poi threads, we dont need another one, yeah I get it (actually I think I'm gonna get it from the peanut gallery)anyway, I was down at the store getting s..."
"I was making a set of practice poi using tennis balls, and my dad was helping. He happens to be a fireman and helps with my poi all the time, he, being a fireman , suggested instead..."
"I'm from Austin Texas, and am looking for a place to get some kevlar wicking material. Can anyone reccomend a local place, or a good online shop. I know that this site sells it, but I..."
"What's a monkey fist not, how are they used??Also, I've done poi using lamp oil and I'm interested in trying kero or coleman's, which is better any suggestions??"
"I've been told kero is a carcinegen(gives you cancer),is this true?I know pure kero isn't but the Blue stuff in the bottles usaualy isn't 100% pure it has carinegenic additives?Help me ..."
"Hi all.Dose any one know where to get blue l.e.d (ultra brite) beaming poi or do i have to make them myself.Also dose anyone know if it is poss to use laser diodes in a foam pack ba..."
"Hey just looked at ur photos in the new HOP galllery......what are u twirling??? they look great. Spesh like the rainbow one. anyway would love to know. Happy twirling!! "
"Hey All,OK I have a question for everyone. When it come to fire twirling does anyone put anything special in their hair or wear something? I'm have fairly long hair and I was wondering ..."
"Ok, what is "liquid?" I'm wondering if I do it. Is this just holding glowsticks in your hands and doing figure-8's and stuff? If so, I'm good at it. If it's something else, then I'm..."
"Recently, I've decided that the handle on my pure flame 3 piece staff is a bit wider at the joins than I'd like, and I'm tempted to buy an inner core staff since it looks thinner at the..."
"I just moved to this new town a my brothers into this train stuff,So i was taking him to a hobby shop down the street. When we walked he went over to the train stuff and looked around.S..."
"I just watched the video of the beaming poi and they look really really good. The reason I haven't watched the video before is because so many people have put "beaming poi" down as thei..."
"hey there peeps,Im new to this, but I really need some help to make a staff! Iv been playing on a mates, but I want one now! Damn addictive huh. Basically, what kinda material do you us..."
"Whenever I take pictures they turn out horrible and I don't know why. How do you get the streams of fire or glo to show up in your pictures like I have seen on various web sites. Is ..."
"Ok, I was doing an act this weekend and I wanted to twirl my staff and then in the middle of the act pick up my pois.Problem: the finger loops on my pois tend to collapse and I have to ..."
"Having grown up with Tarot cards at my disposal,which have staves as a suit, and being around Ren folk where I know staff makers and such, I seem to notice that different people refer t..."
"Just thinking....How about smoking pois? I know you can get coloured smoke from some kind of safety tortch. Has anyone tried to play with something like this? or could you make your own..."
"I am trying to make a spiral of flame.So far I've made a cross staff with the wicks arranged like this: (folow the link) cross diagram The idea is that when spun the flame trails will ..."
"Howdy Ya'll I've read in sum o' yo' posts about thingz called 'Photons' and 'Zoonies'. WOT R THEY??From wot I gather their a type of poi, and appear to be known to the American memb..."
"Magnesium burns in a bright white flame. I'm loking for ways to (a) reproduce that white flame and (b) fatten out my flames considerably.I know of multiply wicked staffs and have made a..."
"does anyone know of any sites, people, places or anything that have INTERESTING fire resistant clothes suitable for performing, or just casual clothes suitable for twirling any ol' time..."
"when can we get that!!!soon i hope......please i really want those...."
"there are lots of threads about self-made staffs BUT what i want from u is info on:What is the best way to tone down the dammage it will do to me:)I have a 140 cm wooden broomstick righ..."
"Hi!I simply need to know what in your experience is the brightest thing you can put on the end of your strings (excluding fire!).I perform short (5min) stage shows so i dont need the br..."
"I have been charged with making a fire sign for one of my customers. I have tried searching, but to no avail.. I know of all the performers out there, SOMEONE must have made one before...."
"Quick question for anyone who has colored their flames before. I read through all of the info on the site (like a good little poster) but I had some ideas of my own for getting the sal..."
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