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fnord108GOLD Member
stranger
10 posts
Location: USA


Posted:
I'm new to spinning, and still trying to decide what sort of wick I should get/make, and I'm leaning towards either a cathedral fold or monkey fist. What do you all think about these kinds of wicks?

Thanks!

DentrassiGOLD Member
ZORT!
3,045 posts
Location: Brisbane, Australia


Posted:
Go up to the top of the page, click 'news', the 'articles'.....There lots of helpful stuff there, such as 'Examples of making fireheads' which you may find useful.

likewise, the use of the appropriately titled 'Search' function, for 'cathedral,' gave me these useful links...

[Old link]

and

[Old link]

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fnord108GOLD Member
stranger
10 posts
Location: USA


Posted:
I had already seen all of that except for the last link, which was very helpful. Thanks!

MikeIconGOLD Member
Pooh-Bah
2,109 posts
Location: Philadelphia, PA - USA


Posted:
Its a matter of preferance and the real question is bigger flames vs longer burn time. Cathedrals have very nice size/shape flames while the monkey fists last forever. I personally have the cathedrals and am happy with the choice. Ive seen monkey fists (though, never spun with them) and dont like the flames as much. Also, the flames on both seem to dim out around the same time so while the monkey fists burn longer, they burn brightly for about the same amount of time. They might burn forever but they still dont look too great for the last 5 mins.

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and torch the rough patches.

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mechBRONZE Member
Carpal \'Tunnel
6,207 posts
Location: "In your ear", United Kingdom


Posted:
i reckon its all down to choice as well, personally i prefer monkeys, mainly cos i refer teh slightly heavier weight, but i have played with flids own creation that use cathedrals and they are rather nice also...

there is no diffinitive discussion about whick wick is best, its all own to you, see ifyou can get a use of both, and if not you could always get one set now, and one set later????

Step (el-nombrie)


RavensHeartSILVER Member
Member
21 posts
Location: Somewhere in London, England


Posted:
I was at Oddballs in Camden Town a few weeks back and the guy there said he didn't like monkey fists. If the kevlar smoulders and breaks a strand of rope, will the whole thing fly apart?

fNiGOLD Member
master of disaster
3,354 posts
Location: New York, USA


Posted:
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I prefer monkeys personally. I like just having the ball, it makes a few things easier..well, maybe just the spinoff circle
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