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150 posts
Location: USA
I just wanted to see if I could get some tips from the more experienced crowd on how to properly take care of my wicks so that they will last me as long as possible
I bought the cathedral poi from the site
Oh, also I got to spin my friends Isis poi the other night and fuckin hell those flames are huge!
I'm missing a large amount of arm hair and some eyebrow, totally worth it though
But uhh yeah anyways, pointers on taking care of fire poi...I believe that was my topic
shadow stranger
462 posts
Location: Carmi, Illinois, USA
you are supposed to condition the wicks by letting them soak for 8-15 hours to give them a longer burn time everytime after that and yu want to blow them out rather than let them go out to save wick and soak them in fuel everytime you are done to also stop the wick from burning and also keeps it fueled and ready
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As Himself
150 posts
Location: USA
Oh, I only soaked them for like 3 or 4 hours before the first burn
Haha whoops
member
197 posts
Location: Minneapolis, MN, USA
Wait, you're supposed to leave your heads, soaked and ready to burn when you're not going to be using them immediately?
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shadow stranger
462 posts
Location: Carmi, Illinois, USA
well you are supposed to soak them to stop the wick from further smoldering but the only thing you are supposed to soak them in is fuel
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As Himself
150 posts
Location: USA
What should I keep them in when not performing?
All High Dude, Ruler of What You Want
2,280 posts
Location: Trenton, MI, USA
I keep mine either in the empty dipping can or in my head covers I got from here. And the Isis poi, exactly how much bigger are the flames on those, because I'm looking at getting those
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115 posts
Location: Tennesse, U.S.A.
just use a metal can to keep your poi in. soaking them for excessive periods of time does nothing. The wick absorbs and gains a fuel "memory" in less than 15 minutes. dip your poi in fuel right after it is extinguished and then spin off and keep them in a metal can. happy spinning!
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enthusiast
378 posts
Location: NSW, Australia
I don't have enough personal experience on this to have my own opinion, but the opinion of experienced spinners varies.
There's the HOP line linked by aston.
The North American Association of Fire Artists think that alot of the advice about soaking / quenching etc arose before people were using kevlar wicks, they have a wiki here
https://nafaa.pbworks.com/
with a specific page on wet wicks here:
https://nafaa.pbworks.com/WetWicks
Also in Aus there's a summary drawn up for a confest, a regular communal party:
https://www.confest.org.au/commons/viewtopic.php?t=44&sid=deef438082189e5e5523d44680c035b9
I'm not organised enough to treat one specific wick differently from the other so I doubt I'll ever have evidence of my own either way...
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