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"I can't seem to find a website to buy Electroglo poi anywhere. Can anyone link me?This website seems to link to the store, but there is no place to actually BUY the Electroglo Poi."
"im using parafin (deck heater fuel) for my burns,and they are lasting about 5-6 mins, im fairlysurei cured my monkey fists properly, and i soak them before every burn and before they g..."
"Does anybody know if there is a contact ball similar to the globall jugling balls? I ahve tryed to use the globall but my skills are nowhere good enough for doing contact woth something..."
Posted: by Aish
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"I saw the 3 part staff on the bearclaw mfg website and I'm looking to make something similar. The staf is put together with three aluminum poles that "snap" together with the familiar ..."
"I got this Lamplight Farms Pure Lamp Oil. The burn went through pretty nicely, but I had to use about half the quart for 1 burn! Is this normal? How long must it be soaked before lighti..."
"I want to spin to the song featured as the main ambient music of http://www.rathergood.com/blode/I was wondering if anyone knew who did it....yes i know its nothing compared to safri du..."
"Saw someone a while back juggling with 3 "balls of fire", but didnt get the chance to ask how they were made.Well,finally have some time on my hands an fancy making a set of these.Anyo..."
"http://www.nighthack.com/lowdown.htmli can't buy electroglow modules from here any more, and i need more colors. these look the same.what does everyone think, should i shell out the mo..."
"Here's an unusual type of poi I've been using for a couple of weeks made from juggling rings.Actualy had the idea a long time ago but never followed it up as I assumed that the rings wo..."
Posted: by Singed Piper (formerly Mark1)
Last Reply by Singed Piper (formerly Mark1)
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"I was looking in my bag today, and realized i had a very large number of non-fire attachments, and i wondered how my collection compared or could be improved... I'd like to know what ot..."
"Hey everyone... I am doing poi since only a few mounths... I heard there would be possible to make coulored fire... Does anybody could tell me where I could find the nessesary informati..."
"I was wondering for those who have played with the electroglo poi, which colors you like best and why.I'd like to get a set to travel with and don't know what makes the most sense.Thank..."
Posted: by 3nity
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"has any one ever tried using bio fuel insead ov gas? trying to make my performance more sustainable... going to try but i was wondering if anyone else has tried..."
"Do any of you New Yorkers know where I can get a hold of some Lamp Oil round here? I went to home depot and they looked at me like I was from another planet when I asked them for it!!!A..."
"Hey everyone, im wondering what colors go best with each other when spinning. I've heard red and orange look nice because they look like fire. but what other color combos are good?"
"i'm tryin to figure out some throw's but end up actually throwing them away from me. any tip's? "
"I've only been doing poi for a month or so, and i got the beginner ones from HOP's shop as my first set. Thing is, I'm not sure if they're too light. Maybe I should weight them down or ..."
"This 4th of July my friends had some sparklers and I had my poi. I decided to combine the two. I pushed some sparklers into my tennis ball heads, lit em up and spun. They looked prett..."
"Right, so we all know that beamers are made out of the superdurable ABS plastic right? quote: Contrary to popular belief, mice are more attracted to the scent of chocolate than the mor..."
"what are the factors thay may affect iron rusting"
"Anyone know where I can get hold of a long type bag to hold a staff in?Aish "
"Dudes....Ive come back to canada to find that the Kereosene here kills any tape that I use for the grip of my staff. I thought that if I do a funky design with electritian tape then cov..."
Posted: by Singed Piper (formerly Mark1)
Last Reply by Singed Piper (formerly Mark1)
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"I was looking in my bag today, and realized i had a very large number of non-fire attachments, and i wondered how my collection compared or could be improved... I'd like to know what ot..."
"hi i have seen i nice toy do anyone know were to by and hov its works.......its a big ball ca 30 cm wide with a chain and wenn its lightet and you swing it around small sparkels comes o..."
"Please don't have a go if there's load of info on this already, I've searched and searched, found some info I need, but I still have some unanswered questions.I want to make my first st..."
"I'd like to start a thread on character development.... Looks like I just did I've been talking to a wonderful hopper who is fabulously creative, and found she really inspired me in ..."
"I did a search And it seems that gas is the last thing to use with poi. But it is stated nowhere why gas is so bad.For me gas seems to be the first thing to use since you can get it..."
"hey enybody every tryed 2 sparkling poi's at the same time? like the picture in my profile but thats only one. would look awesome to do 2!!!or anybody got some thing els wicked you can ..."
"I also have a habit of killing monkey fists. These knots are great if the rope itself is what connects to the chain (pulling tighter) but the way the ones here are designed fall apart (..."
"my girlfriend and i are looking to run a free festivally type thing in adelaide towards the end of the year with latin music, capoeira and fire neither of us have any experience in orga..."
"Ok so I'm gettin all into air wraps and stuff, and I absolutly love ball chain for them, but I have this terrible tendancy to snap them... three in the last week actually. So what else ..."
"I was posting in the diff wick thread descusing life spans of wick and this question came to me:Has anyone noticed a differnce in wick life when different fuels are used? for example wo..."
"Im looking for a store in my area that sells kevlar. I dont feel like ordering over the net due to shipping times and whatnot. I live in the US near Philly. What stores or types of s..."
Posted: by onewheeldave
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"I've found a cheap and easy way to make really nice glow poi.Components cost less than £10, there's no soldering and cos they're sock poi they're a joy to spin. Here's the link to the ..."
"im about to buy some poi for the first time, whats better single or double finger loops, have been using my friends poi with single ring which was a bit uncomfortable"
"Can anyone in here do this manouver "
"Has anyone ever had a near freshly lit poi suddendly go out on its own, even whilst not spinning it?I came back to my parents house from uni a few days ago and being the old/affraid of ..."
"After a few moths of much needed isolation, i want to come and play again...i've been spinning fire for a couple of years now, and since i moved to NYC, I ain't got nowhere to practice...."
"I've been known to spin a mean set of nunchaku long before i recently started poi, and now i'm interested in other ropey subjects. I've been tinkering with a (don't laugh) lasso. Those ..."
"hey all,have not seen movie as of yet? (i know unforgivable but ive been fencing since friday), but ive heard a few of the major themes and they promise to be as good as the previous tr..."
"IN THE JO@KATO AND NOONA VIDEOS THEY USED A "STICK" AND SHINING POIIS SOMEBODY CAN GIVE ME DETAILS OR KNOW HOW TO MAKE THEMTANX FOR HELPAMIR "
"I'd love some aerotech poi, but i'm just too poor to fork out for balls or meteors at 75 quid a piece. 75 quid for a pair maybe (max!!!), but 150 is just a bit beyond my student budget ..."
"Hi all,well I'm about to construct a staff specifically for contact, and I'm wondering what makes a staff good for contacting?things I've thought of (but have no practical experience te..."
"Hey all,has anyone got any good ideas/experience on making a pair of nice sock-type poi (i.e. not just an old pair of socks with something in in the end )? Whats best to use as ..."
Posted: by skjalff
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"Is it just me or the tripping post got erased?skjalff"
"i love kero because it is cheap easy to find and does not burn a hot flame, BUT it smells like S#!T !even if i change shirts i still smell so if i want any action after the performance ..."
"How do you make them? I havn't found any instructions for them. Do you have to use kevlar rope? If so how do you connect it to handles / keep the end from burning up?"
"Hi all,Just had a bad experience with some glow poi I got the other day ... 5 mins it took for the first one to crack so about the same length of time as it took the replacement to foll..."
"Hi folks! I just made a beautiful set of cathedral type poi that give off a brilliant flame and spin like magic! I've used all stainless steel bits...(eye bolts....double nuts...qui..."
"I am currently looking for some new more elegant fire eating torches. My home made tools just don't seem sexy enough anymore. Preferably they would be 9-11 inches in legnth with small h..."
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