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"Good day everyone, I'm enrolled in a math class this semester at my college and we have just recently been assigned our main project and I have been allowed to do my project on poi spin..."
"I just got into the staff and am currently attempting to make a fire staff from scratch (a BIG upgrade from my wooden mop pole).These are the common ways i see it constructed:http://www..."
"Alright, this is probably the 50th topic I've made regarding coloured flames, but I want to know chemicals that work to colour flames without being heated.Chemicals that have WORKEDCopp..."
"I'm wondering if anyone out there has a tried and true method for soaking fire fans with the least amount of mess. I personally like using a squeeze bottle, or individually dunking eac..."
"Hey All!I have a problem...I want to get a steel bracelet big enough for my large (manly ) hands to fit through, with a circular cross section wide enough that I'll be able to use them..."
"HullohWas just wondering if anyone had any ideas for a clear weight?I have a rope that lights up all the way along, and is lit at the end as if it were fibre optic. When spun it looks w..."
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"M1090001 by hahahaufail!!!, on Flickr 2 heads on each and each head is 7 inches (5inches of it is light) each head has 6 modes RGB fast strobe Rainbow fadeWhitish/purplish/reddish colo..."
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"I would really appreciate collective advice on getting a really VERSATILE poi rig for fire spinning. The kind of rig you could only figure out being a veteran, whereas I am a noobzor. ..."
"Right - Basically I've made a spreadsheet in which you can enter values for a few variables such as arm/poi lengths/directions, and number of spins, and it will draw a few graphs of the..."
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"Hi all! I'm pretty noob right now about fire dancing and there is probably other posts on this that I couldn't find but I just have a few questions.I recently saw a video on Youtube on ..."
"Turning 90 degrees in a direction. I can do both a high turn and a low turn, but when it comes too turning just 90 degrees, I'm just not sure if I'm doing it properly. When twrling forw..."
" This has probably been answered in another thread, but since I am cautious when it comes to fire I would rather play it safe and ask again. I have been using fire poi and want to inc..."
"This is a bit odd, but I made myself a fine set of tennisball poi last night following all sorts of good advice found on HoP. (thats not the odd part - its coming)What is NOT mentioned ..."
"Hey there guys, I'm waiting for my moonblaze wicks to arrive as I type this and was hoping some people have insight on the pros and cons between blazes and fists. I ordered a set to les..."
"I was wondering if anyone knows where I can buy stockings that are good for making sock poi, like lots of them. I get good pretty stretchy ones from the local dance store, but I'd like ..."
"i was just wondering has anyone ever tried to use electro luminescent for poi cord?"
"Hey i have been spinning for a little bit now, and love fire spinning. I really want to get my own set, but am lost with all the choices. I tried to have my friend explain the differenc..."
"Has anyone got experience with this stuff? Saw it mentioned here http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/896201/2.html Hard to believe the topic went dead! I'm looki..."
"I'm considering picking up a set of flag poi, but looking at the ones on the site I'm really not sure what to go with. Is there a specific set of flags that are good for beginners?Thank..."
"Hi all !!!Im planning on building my own set of triple cathedral poi as seen on HOP Triple cathedral poiThe only thing im confused with is how the middle 2 wicks work !! How do the wic..."
"One of my current projects is to create a fire contact ball. As far as the design that's fairly easy. K1 Adhesive Kevlar Over Aluminum Tape Over A Wodden Ball.The problems are constru..."
" Because I do a lot of throws, I like the more substantial grip that rope offers. Colecord just feels kind of insubstantial when you're using heavy heads and need to grip the cord as o..."
"Hi,I'm a research chemist who learned firebreathing a few summers back and loved it. However, the one thing that turned me off to it was the idea that even using good form, it is possib..."
"I went out today set on making some led poi and well I've collected everything on the list except for one small problem I wasn't able to find it exactly right so here's my question.I ha..."
"I was wondering what the girl is using to hold the fire in her hands in the first 30 sec of the video?"
"Hey guys!I'm looking to build a pair of LED Juggling Clubs. I can't find them for a reasonable price online, so it's time for another DIY project!Any suggestions as to:1.) Do any guides..."
"Hello All:I am a percussion instructor trying to figure out how to do this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJVdnMAGIt8.com (start at 5:57)What research I've done leads me to want to try ..."
"Pair of Concentrate LED poi headshttp://www.homeofpoi.com/shop/productDetails/Pair-of-Concentrate-LED-poi-headsWhat Poi heads are these, who are they made by, who has any? They should ..."
"I am a fire performer in the Jacksonville, FL area. We are currently working on a permitting system for fire art performance on public property. I have corresponded with the Fire Chie..."
"So, I want to buy a pair of Ogg poi from either Trick Concepts or Flowtoys but I really can't decide which I want. I realize flowtoys is a respectable company, but it seems like the oth..."
"I want to get a 4 flowlight set up, flowlight heads and handlesMy only qualm is that I don't plan on having cases on the handles as the cases would make them quite bulky (as far as hand..."
"Kind of thinking out loud here, but I'm toying with ideas for making weighted practise poi before investing in actual fire poi. Probably going down the fill-a-tennis-ball-with-somethin..."
"Alright! I've just gotten into a pretty heated poi debate with my boyfriend about what a fountain is and is not. He's learning how to spin, and I've been doing it for about three years,..."
"Hy everyone, I am from Romania and I am a fire dancer!Recently I managed to find a barbecue fuel and I am afraid to use it in fire spitting because I don't know if it's safe enough for ..."
"just coming to me:Anyone aware that what we're doing (dancing with fire) at least has been considered "sacred" in ancient times?We're using fire not in its destructive context..."
"Hi, I'm looking for some alternative fuel for fire twirling instead of using Kerosene.As our fire spinning community gets bigger n bigger every year, and especially we have high fire re..."
"... what is it?I am finding myself standing there and trying some butterfly pattern (my arms in the same plane as the poi), going from one direction to the other and only notice half an..."
"Unfortunately I can't post them here, but if you're on FB you could connect with Andrey Das aka DAS.Reiiyye he's got the most amazing fire photography going that I personally had the ..."
"What does the size of flame and its burn duration depend on?The bigger outside area poi has the bigger flame it gives?How can I influence how long itll burn? the more oil it soaks in, t..."
"hello guysi m looking info of how i can exhale fire but not doing fire breathingcheck the intro of this videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1yrDHRpfA4does anyone have idea about it?"
"I've been practicing poi since the beginning of August and i've tend to notice the shorter my poi are the more moves i can do without wacking the balls together or getting tangled. I ju..."
"Pele, sorry in advance if that one has allready been discussed, just could not find it in the searchg section ...here is my question :do you guys throw your poiZ in the air ? is it comm..."
"i studied art and all so i know about contrasting colors and how they can "pop" to the eye.. my question is what color combinations are more appealing to the eye? specifically..."
"Ok - so, I've measured out my sock poi properly and I even took away one inch to allow for my cleavage - however, an inch wasn't enough.What do overflowing women do with this issue? I'v..."
"I recently bought the fire poi starter kit from the site and used the arm length method to decide my chain length. Now, I got them yesterday and I feel like the chains are too long. I a..."
"Been looking at both the rainbow fade and single color LED poi in the HoP shop, and I've been wondering if either was significantly brighter than the other during performances. I've hea..."
"I've been working away at some prototypes. The glow fans are motion responsive, with a 3-axis accelerometer controlling the colour and brightness based off how they are moved. 10 LEDs, ..."
"Although I've been out of the game for a while I'm still by trade a welder and I saw a clip on youtube (from Nick of Playpoi.com) about fire poi design. I've got access to top of the l..."
"Hello there guys! (^_^)Ok, I've got me a couple of glow balls. Planning to make a Pendulum Poi set but with glow heads instead of the standard Stage Ball heads. The problem is that the ..."
"Since Halloween is my favourite time of the year, I made Halloween Sock Poi. "
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