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" Was wondering if anyone has the Ultima Swinging Tubes from the shop....seems that the parental units are asking what is on the menu for Xmas and greedy little me was kinda thinking ab..."
"Hey gang, I've got a couple of indoor performances coming up. I haven't spun indoors before and I personally I think whitegas is too risky to spin with inside, so I'm planning to use t..."
"Hi all.. haven't started a thread for ages so please be nice..I've been working on really tightening up my moves, I see poi as a flowing energy thingie and always try to incorporte Thai..."
"I have longed for a set of Aerotech LED staffs for ages now yet cannot justify spending so much money on a new toy for myself. I have however come across what might be a cheaper alterna..."
"Hey, i just got my fire poi a few days ago i've been spinning about a year, and now i really wanna spin fire badly all i need is the fuel. My dad read the thing that came with the poi a..."
"Has anyone thought of keeping fuel in army surplus ammo boxes?They:1) lock shut tightly2) look cool3) are amply big enough for dipping4) hold tons of fuel5) don't leak (they're built to..."
"Ella guys, I have started playing poi not too long ago (1 month maybe) and have realized it is just my thing. Every trick I try works (even behind the back!!!)BUT I am having a problem ..."
"Having already spent about 50 quid on HOP in the last month and finding I wanted LED poi too I decided it was time i made some myself.The photos are here (4 sec exposure, 2.8f, 400 isa)..."
"At Burning Man I saw some women perform who had these fire headresses. It was kind of like a crown with metal pieces sticking up...at the end of which had wicking soaked in fuel and th..."
"Oh... someone said it in the glowbreathing thread.Is this true? Do any other household liquids glow? I think bleach and/or detergent does. Apart from them?"
"Found this at Home Depot (US chain store), wondering if anybody can rate its quality as a wick fuel.Exxon Clearlite Heater Fuel"No Kerosene Odor""Cleaner Burning: less soot and smoke th..."
"I was just wondering how you got that little simble in the address bar?"
"Just thought I'd share this with y'all...If you go on to E-bay there's a company called DTM15 selling stix quite cheaply. They aren't too bad (i've already bought some - glow nice and b..."
"so i've been wondering what people's preferences are for string.i know i should get out more often so if thats your comment then to you.let me explain: there's been a fair bit of ..."
"Found this whilst perusing the joy that is the world-wide-wait.http://www.houseofrave.com/product9.htmlSeems to be like a Rav'n, but bigger, without the breakable crystals, 7 colours an..."
"Hi, I`m kind of new at this, but really excited to learn some poi. I practice with glowsticks, since I`m not expericed to do the same tricks with fire poi. Anyways I was wondering if an..."
"ok i dont know how much help this is but i've heard that if you saok a corner of a towel in water and then dribbles some alcahol on then light it up it will be in perfect condition when..."
"ok i know this has been covered a quadgillzillimillion times but when usin different coloured flames what is the best fuel to use. Please dont get this confused with the chemicals as i..."
"I'm sure there was a post on this a while ago, which I can't find now.. Does anyone know how to treat fabrics (including synthetics) to make them fireproof? Many thanks. XXOO"
"I have poi that r wires instead of chains. But as time has passed they seem to be kinking and now its getting quite bad, i mean it dont make much of a difference when im spinning excep..."
"Hi, I am in the process of constructing my very first fire poi. I used the cathedral style construction and hold it together with a large screw and two lock nuts on the bottom. As this ..."
"Hi all!We've got an audtion tonight and we're using lots of UV things.I painted up some white robot masks as as experiment but when I put them under the light, the white masks weren't U..."
"What aspects of fire staff construction are important to look for when buying one?There seem to be quite a few different designs and I'd like to make the right choice.Having a staff tha..."
"does cold weather affect fire breatheing in any way?i'm up here in Alberta canada and i was wondering if cold weather like -15 degrees celsius - -30 degrees celsius affect fire breathin..."
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"I couldn't find any pictures of veggie oil fire breathing and a lot of people seemed interested in the subject. These were taken a couple of weeks ago of my first time fire breathing. ..."
"We all know of the popular double poi and staff and it's variations, flags, staff with one big flag covering the intire staff, the cross configureation staff,clubs,batons ect..My questi..."
"DON'T PLAY WITH FIREWORKS!Now we've got that out of the way, has anyone found any good sparklers for poi available in the shops this year? I bought 2 different types from Homebase this ..."
"Hey, I'm Ricky and I'm new here so hi everyone.But to the point. I live in an area where i am the only person around interested in fire "arts", and im trying to get started. I have a..."
"hey have any of you guys ever dunked tennis balls in rubber cement, sparked them up and played fire street tennis at night? werd."
"Does anyone know where you can buy kevlar cheaper in bulk and how muchyou need to buy to be able to get it cheaper .cheer guys &lbr;garbo&rbr; &lbr; 03 September 2002, 01:12:..."
"What's in your first aid kit? Here's what we pack:a. Semi-clear plastic luchbox to put everthing in. Semi-clear and you can hold it up and see what your looking for.b. Aloe vera spray..."
"Looking for a source of perspex rod. Something about 1 to 1.5 cm across. Need about a meter of it.Why? Hoping to make decent LED poi, an LED staff and have a bit of a play. Glowstick..."
"Ive asked this in the 'bearclaw snakes' thread, but i thought id do a separate entry before it gets lost!!!! can anyone help? "
"Hey Everybody,I haven't been on the boards a lot lately, so I'm not sure if anybody's talked about these things yet, but I doubt they have, so I will.I was looking through this catalogu..."
"I want to host an event at the beach.On top of fire performance I want to get an internet connection there, for all you cyber gats out there could someone tell me how this could go abou..."
"this is a follow up question to how to get "cableless internet connection". With all your computer ware set up (dsl/phone line,laptop,wi-fi), there exists the power source... What I wa..."
"Does anyone know the answer to this?How about the differences between a Lamp Oil Soak and a Coleman Soak?Thanks Code128"
"I want to make some metal stilts and can find only wooden designs on the net. Does anyone know where I can find a design for them?"
"does anyone know where i can get some small uv lights to make my comet poi look all pretty and bright??? maybe ebay??? "
"Hi there,I've been practicing poi for about two months now ( with tennis balls) I found it quite helpful since the weight helps you get momentum. Now, last week I tried doing the same m..."
"I dont know anything about fire breathing but surely the more alcoholic of drinks, Brandy, Whisky etc could be just as effective as the fuel that breathers use?Plus it doesnt matter rea..."
"Okay before I go out and douse my countach full of this stuff Someone tell me if they have ever lit up with vegetable oil and what the heck it does to kevlar? I think it would smell l..."
"Does anyone know where I can find kevlar on Vancouver Island?... I'm in Victoria, but I've given up searching here. I'm getting tired of making coupletime-use wicks.Thanks!"
"I have a big problem... I have a show tomorrow night, and my Poi still arn't here. So I was hoping someone could give me hint's on how to make them. I know how to make the chains, and w..."
"Ok, dilema,Bought some metal cable to make some poi cables with and then realisedthat fasioning the ends into anything that remotely looks likea loop is very difficult not do but to sec..."
"Here's throwing out an idea:Gyroscopes, the type you wind up with a string and pull, are annoying. However, there do exist gyroscopes that run off batteries and an electric motor. They ..."
"well, never done fire eating before so i guess im looking for everything from a how to build wicks thingie to how to treat lip burns and everything in between. all i know is this wire:..."
"has ne else used these personally I think they're great"
"How did cathedral wicks get their name?Why do they burn so much longer than the rolled kind of wicks?Thanks!Raph"
"i did a few searches and didn't find anything, so here goes. I wanted to do this in technical because altho i am posting for staffers you can apply a lot of this to other toys or weapon..."
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