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"dont get galvanised wire poi because they break when you are trying to do tight circles.... then they fly into the audience and set your friends cothes on fire.... propper steel ones a..."
" Selector Poi from firetoys I was wondering if anyone had any comments on these? Im not gonna buy them yet or any time too soon but Im considering them as my next pair of poi whnever th..."
"Ok, I wanted to make some sock poi, but yet not... So I knitted the bags for these, stuffed socks in them, and clipped them onto the chains ^.^ I like how I can just clip those off and..."
"Ok - I read through a lot of posts searching for the answer to this silly question - but no answer comes to me...everyone still calls it just karo.Karo as fuel - is it karo (syrup) or s..."
"Hello! I'm Munkustrap, just joined here. I was referred to this site by a fire twirler I performed with in Ottawa's International Busker's Fest. I knew nothing about poi until he educat..."
"I wondered if anyone had some good tips how I could attach my kevlar monkey fist to a chain. Now I just attach a double chain around one of the ropes, but it makes it not vere flexible ..."
"Using a BUTTON as a handle has imo the advantages ofa.) A comfortable way of holding the Poi that allows an easy change of the way you hold the Poi (Some exampleas for different grips ..."
"So i'm almost wanting some fire poi and I wanted some monkey fist ones . But then i looked at the prices and got a nasty shock! Sooooo expensive. I looked about a bit and saw a few ar..."
"Maille or chainmail - however you want to spell it.Ok, I'm going to make my fire poi out of maille - I was actually thinking of wrapping my wick with maille and making a mailled strap f..."
"Hi! Does anyone have recommendations for sellers of sock poi? Perdy's are beautiful (http://www.perdy.net/products.php?cat=12&PHPSESSID=0bcc94f0df77d1f2e6d84df3a2163ebe) but I just ..."
"i have just started fire breathing a bit, total of 6 blows into a flame, so yes i am that new to that, i spin fire poi, and i hover arround this forum, anywayi was just wondering, i hav..."
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"Firstly Hi there. I am a first timer here. I have play a bit with my sisters staff in the past however I am looking to buy one for myself and learn properly. I was wondering if anyon..."
"I have many led pois, but i have never been perfectly satisfied with them, not bright enough, eat too much/fast batteries, too heavy, too light, too hard to switch on/off, too hard (you..."
"I am looking into getting some fire poi, i know they sell them on home of poi but i stumbled across this set on ebay:http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Professional-Fire-...1QQcmdZViewItemare these ..."
"Alrighty, so up until two or three weeks ago, any burns I'd done had taken place at the university I attend, on a nice big open field. From the hundreds of people walking over the fiel..."
"Hi everyone! My first thread here - yay! I got fed up of stinking of paraffin, so I've just started building some LED Poi and judging by the prototypes I built, they're going to be BRIG..."
"Ok, most poi I've seen (I think all poi that I've seen, but that's not very many) have streamers of some kind on the end of the ball, either fabric or a ball if it's a sock, or what-hav..."
"anyone know where i can find a staff like this ?"
"NEW TOY!! Hehe all the fun of 4 different staffs in a neat little bundle!!"
"Yes, i have done a search but couldnt find anything relevant. Does anyone know of a cheap site (UK) to get watch batteries? Surely £1.75 a pair is over the odds, which seems to be the ..."
"anyone know who designed this? the HoP link is dead. any other good, well described designs for LED staff out there?http://www.bch.bris.ac.uk/staff/pfdg/clarke/pfg/people/mike/glowsta..."
"So I'm looking to purchase bulk kevlar online. I got one roll from a boating supplies distributor and was quite dissappointed with the thin, shiny material that they sent me. Apparently..."
"So, I have done a total of six burns with my fire heads, first one was a few days ago. Once they start getting low, I spin them as fast as I can to put them out so the wicks don't burn..."
"Aside from the $700 price difference, what's the real difference between Powerisers and Powerskips? Is it worth it to save up the extra money for the Powerskips, or would it be a bette..."
"I use tail poi with swivels and double finger loops and have just started experimenting with stretchy sock poi with liquid filled balls in the end. &lbr; 24. July 2003, 10:20: Message ..."
"i was just wondering where you guys buy fuels (parafin, kerosene etc.) cause ive looked in a few places and i cant find any...i went to b&q and they had thise stuff called parasene ..."
"I er need the strongest kind of sealent (glue or any other type) I can find, the outer plastic ball of one of my poi balls has begun to crack. Need the most ultimate strongest type I ..."
"Hey, i really enjoy spinning my fat mouse and cobra poi, and whilst spinning my LED's is great fun, when it gets dark and u cant see he tails anymore i always get thinking about UV ligh..."
"Hiya,Ok i've just done an hour of genetic splicing and created a monster (this Poi malarkey is addictive). My first poi were fire Poi with chains, very nice but too hard to practice wit..."
"Single Triangular quicklinkPrice per unit: GBP 2.17 This would be exspensive at half the price imho60p would be more like it, but this would have a nock on effect that the loops would ..."
"I've recently got my aerotech devilstick back from being fixed, and tried to use it. I tried to do some contact with it and found it really slippery!!Does anyone else have an aerotech D..."
"Hi! I exuse for my english- i don't know it very well but i need your help. Unfortunetly it is impossible to buy poi or flags or something like this in my country, so we have to make it..."
"How often to do upgrade or add size or weight to your poi?I've done it several times over the past couple of years, and am fighting doing it again. I like the control I feel with heavie..."
"a mars bar to the first person to successfully attach these:http://www.iwantoneofthose.com/TIRVAR_GADG.htmto poi / staves. oh, and provide a photo.e/q"
"I've started making my dream come true.Until this day I've owned and managed www.firepoi.netWhich I've used to promote myself as a fireperformer.And it's starting to get outdated and cr..."
"I've just ordered some LED poi from oddballs juggling shop online. I was just wondering if anyone has them and what they think of them. Candy Cane Strobe PoiThese glow poi have a three ..."
"Has anyone got some recomendations for good flag poi tricks? I have just brought a pair and can't seem to get much beyond weaving and sholder reels - I haven't been spinning long and ne..."
"Having a pair of pegs I've always though of dura stilts as a bit cheap, but I can definately see the advantage of them. Thoughts?"
"So, I just read about how to make sock poi to use for beginners-- since I can't buy anything because I am sadly sans credit card.Just wanted to know-- how long to the bigger socks have ..."
"hello, I am requesting poll on Monkey Fist vs. other head types, purely on performance ease/flow. I've seen comments before, but they seem to factor in ease of making. I am used to bal..."
"Hello all.Everybody seems to know about streetlights and their inability to be bumped against anything harder than bubble wrap.I am looking at getting a pair of Flowpoi, as they are quo..."
"Hello ppl.I'm wondering about buying a digital camera, for recreational use.So I wonder if anyone have anything to suggest for taking picture of firespinning, eating and stuff.Pref with..."
"Hey, like you can read in the topic, I´ve seen qiute a few pix lately showing people with poi and obviously the chains are burning, too. Now I dont exactly know how to do that. Wrap so..."
"just wondering, since i'm not exactly used to buying chemicals, where exactly do you get copper chloride from? (for blue flames), and how much should i use? I know the faq says 'until i..."
"Ive just ordered a set of these...50cm led poi wands which alternate colours. Described as looking like flag poi when lit and 'creating sheets of light'. All sounds good, except that th..."
" OK so i hear alot about the cage but i have yet to see any pics . perhaps yall could post them up for some ideas."
" Hi all! Yeah im a newbie, please dont hold it against me I am a staff twirler, and not too keen on the pot although I will have a twirl and atm I am teaching myself the two staff ..."
"Hi I just recently bought my first poi after a couple of sessions testing it.Aaaand im pretty much in love. The only poi availiable here in Oslo (except fire poi's) was the Kiwi poi.The..."
"ok, i bought my new fire staff 2days ago and it has already started to fray around 1 of the wicks, i have done about 30 odd burns wiv it... is this the problem?? or is it something else..."
"Evenin ladies and gents.I am a juggle, born a juggler, shall die a juggler.Now, many jugglers out there have crossed the problem that i am about to explain so i thought i'd bring it up ..."
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