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Location: NYC, NY, USA
Yeah, well I don't quite know what to write but thought I'd start a plate spinning thread since I recently spun my own home made fire plates.
Weee...
It's really hard to describe plate spinning. I'm sure there are other sites which actually explain how to do it.
I can pretty much throw and catch and spin and respin and move it around my body pretty well. I can also juggle two plates with two people badly. And once, just once, I threw up two plates and caught them on opposite sticks.
The fire plate will reemerge as version 2, held together with bolts rather than glue. Since it worked so well the first time.
Well, shall we go?
Yes, let's go.
[They do not move.]
Carpal \'Tunnel
6,207 posts
Location: "In your ear", United Kingdom
firstly nyc can i have some pics
secondly i exposed, dunc, rosco, and ben all to plate spining and passing, its well cool
after playing with other, i am now up to a 5person ring 5 plates, and continous pasing
Step (el-nombrie)
1,148 posts
Location: Seattle, WA
fire plates..think that covers everything now..except fire chainsaws, mmm
First intention, then enlightenment..
Ars Pyronomica
" Life is programmed. Whether death is programmed or not is yet to be determined."
9,232 posts
Location: NYC, NY, USA
Written by: mech
firstly nyc can i have some pics
NO.
Well, shall we go?
Yes, let's go.
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Carpal \'Tunnel
6,207 posts
Location: "In your ear", United Kingdom
how do you do that?
how do you do a trick, look pimp, and look stupid at the same time?
can we get a close up of the plate?
Step (el-nombrie)
9,232 posts
Location: NYC, NY, USA
The plate has since degraded into a regular plate until I get time to rebuild it properly.
And I always look pimp.
Well, shall we go?
Yes, let's go.
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big and good and broken
7,330 posts
Location: lunn dunn, yoo kay, United Kingdom
Written by: musashii
fire chainsaws, mmm
been done
"i see you at 'dis cafe.
i come to 'dis cafe quite a lot myself.
they do porridge."
- tim westwood
9,232 posts
Location: NYC, NY, USA
But not ...
A BLUE ONE!
Well, shall we go?
Yes, let's go.
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1,148 posts
Location: Seattle, WA
sweet!! guess it really has been done..what about.......fire rocking chair??
anyways, back to your previous discussion of ex-fire spinning plates. Post-fire spinning plates? Your foregoing, late, long ago, long gone, of yore, old, old-time, once, one-time, past, preceding, prior, quondam, sometime, whilom fire plates??
First intention, then enlightenment..
Ars Pyronomica
" Life is programmed. Whether death is programmed or not is yet to be determined."
9,232 posts
Location: NYC, NY, USA
I think you can pretty much add fire to any art. Especially if you have protective clothing.
I'm embarassed to say that, after seeing anything new, I tend to ask "I wonder what that would look like on fire?"
Well, shall we go?
Yes, let's go.
[They do not move.]
1,148 posts
Location: Seattle, WA
same here too, trying those ideas out has always had mixed results tho
First intention, then enlightenment..
Ars Pyronomica
" Life is programmed. Whether death is programmed or not is yet to be determined."
Watcher of 80s cartoons
665 posts
Location: Chepstow & Bristol, United Kingdom
Always wanted to make a fire frisbee...
>What do you think about the state of the Earth?
>I'm optimistic.
>So why do you look so sad?
>I'm not sure that my optimism is justified.
2,354 posts
Location: Away from home
which you obviously wouldn't throw because that would be silly (for silly read dangerous)
wouldn't it
1,148 posts
Location: Seattle, WA
nah, the troupe I'm in does it, in a show..They're not throwing 50-60 feet, more like 10-20 for safety reasons..It's no where near as dangerous as the gas cannons they use
First intention, then enlightenment..
Ars Pyronomica
" Life is programmed. Whether death is programmed or not is yet to be determined."
9,232 posts
Location: NYC, NY, USA
Now if we could just get the Golden Retriever soaked in whitegas to catch the flaming frisbee in his teeth... we'd have a REAL show.
Well, shall we go?
Yes, let's go.
[They do not move.]
181 posts
Location: Portland, Oregon
don't say that, nyc... you know fur smells funny when it burns.
that's why god gave us hairless cats
Lights dancing off my skin as chains wrap round it.
Pain is in a little box and I'm so glad I found it.
1,148 posts
Location: Seattle, WA
Written by: NYC
Now if we could just get the Golden Retriever soaked in whitegas to catch the flaming frisbee in his teeth... we'd have a REAL show.
He _knows_...
You can see it in his little dilated eyes, he knows what will happen once he catches that frisbee.
First intention, then enlightenment..
Ars Pyronomica
" Life is programmed. Whether death is programmed or not is yet to be determined."
9,232 posts
Location: NYC, NY, USA
Version 2.0 of the plate went perfectly.
Life is grand.
Photos will be up soon. (Check my gallery for photos of Version 1.0)
I found that it's extremely important to have the center of the bottom of the plate as smooth and scratch free as possible. The outer rim can get banged up as much as possible but a small nick in the bottom middle circle can cause havoc. I think I'll gently sand that area every now and then.
[Who am I talking to? I'm the only one who does this!]
Well, shall we go?
Yes, let's go.
[They do not move.]
Pirate Ninja
3,882 posts
Location: Galway/Ireland
are you just using plain old pointy stix?
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Love is the law.
9,232 posts
Location: NYC, NY, USA
Yeah... wooden... but wrapping the ends in aluminium tape.
And having a tip that's sharp but not too sharp helps. I'm finging that the tip of the stick greatly affects the spin stability. To dull sucks, too sharp sucks.
Well, shall we go?
Yes, let's go.
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9,232 posts
Location: NYC, NY, USA
But not wrapping the tips in aluminium tape.... just the area below the tips. So you can still sharpen the tip.
Well, shall we go?
Yes, let's go.
[They do not move.]
5,300 posts
Location: everywhere
mwahah!
bought ourselves 6 alu plates.
when you coming to show us how its done?
Holistic Spinner (I hope)
Pirate Ninja
3,882 posts
Location: Galway/Ireland
I have an image of you sitting at home with your whittling knife sharpening sticks
Im seriously thinkin about giving this a whirl.
must remember to have a go while in pooksville
Love is the law.
I like devilstick...
196 posts
Location: Falmouth, United Kingdom
you people are obsessed with fire, tut tut. Has anyone got some simple tricks to learn that don't require fire. I can do full curl and a couple of throws etc..
Does this site actually exist? Or am i talking to all my other personalities?
9,232 posts
Location: NYC, NY, USA
Here's a photo late in the spin. So the towering inverted tornado of fire has simmered down enough for me to balance it on my gothic pointed ring I'm wearing.
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Well, shall we go?
Yes, let's go.
[They do not move.]
Pirate Ninja
3,882 posts
Location: Galway/Ireland
your doing it on a pointy ring!!!!?Hardcore mr nyc. me likes
Why is there a big giant chicken fillet (bra insert) in the photo?
Love is the law.
Still wiggling
5,967 posts
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland (UK)
Hardcore indeed
Getting to the other side 
9,232 posts
Location: NYC, NY, USA
The giant white disk was a video screen of sorts. Kinda. That Mayhem kept almost lighting on fire.
Well, shall we go?
Yes, let's go.
[They do not move.]
6 posts
Location: Invercargill, New Zealand
is there any videos on how to spin plates?
*dreams* oh look a pretty cloud
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