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All High Dude, Ruler of What You Want
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All High Dude, Ruler of What You Want
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Posted:
Is it safe for me to do a spiral wrap with K-1 kerosene without a kevlar sheath covering the metal parts at the end, I'm more concerned with doing one while whirling and do it above my head.
Is it safe for me to do a spiral wrap with K-1 kerosene without a kevlar sheath covering the metal parts at the end, I'm more concerned with doing one while whirling and do it above my head.
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All High Dude, Ruler of What You Want
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All High Dude, Ruler of What You Want
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Posted:
i'm just going to add on here, I LOOOVE that picture
i'm just going to add on here, I LOOOVE that picture
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Posted:
Originally Posted By: Fine_Rabid_DogI haven't read the PDF 'cos Adobe PDF Reader and I hate each other.
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/
I hate Acrobat too.
Originally Posted By: Fine_Rabid_DogI haven't read the PDF 'cos Adobe PDF Reader and I hate each other.
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/
I hate Acrobat too.
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Posted:
Originally Posted By: SpinnerofDetroitLol, I actually haver the same thing but with double loops, I'm kinda thinkin next pair I get I want single loops
I made the switch and prefer it's grip versatility and easy release
Whoever suggested Citronella make sure you have no chance of an asthma attack if you try it, that stuff is know to trigger them! I found something really great to try next though have a look see...
https://www.acehardwareoutlet.com/(jcmnebvhz2p21t55ksonl345)/productDetails.aspx?SKU=998005823
Originally Posted By: SpinnerofDetroitLol, I actually haver the same thing but with double loops, I'm kinda thinkin next pair I get I want single loops
I made the switch and prefer it's grip versatility and easy release
Whoever suggested Citronella make sure you have no chance of an asthma attack if you try it, that stuff is know to trigger them! I found something really great to try next though have a look see...
https://www.acehardwareoutlet.com/(jcmnebvhz2p21t55ksonl345)/productDetails.aspx?SKU=998005823
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lonely spinner
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Location: Houston, Texas, USA
lonely spinner
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Originally Posted By: SpinnerofDetroitI bet it's more expensive too
If it has a longer life, it would be good for special shows where you plan a long performance
I also learned burn time is highly affected by moved that quickly change the momentum of the poi heads (orbitals, wraps, but mostly orbitals) because it sprays fuel off
I saw it for the first time yesterday when someone saw my pants were getting wet, so I thought a little did another orbital and saw fuel coming off. I personally thought it was awesome and saw that I should never do one with lighter fluid 
surprisingly its EXTREMELY CHEEP!
it was $3.50 for a gallon. The only problem (like EoN said) is that if anyone is allergic to perfumes or is asmatic they are
. it was a great first burn all in all. I did not do a spiral wrap with it this time but i did do wall flowers (which for me to do i had to shorten my poi a drastic amount. And another problem is that it takes FOREVER to light. like i had the single lit poi touching the other one for a decent amount of time and it did not light. At all. I had to hold it there for a while as shown.
here's the video if you wanna see it.
Originally Posted By: SpinnerofDetroitI bet it's more expensive too
If it has a longer life, it would be good for special shows where you plan a long performance
I also learned burn time is highly affected by moved that quickly change the momentum of the poi heads (orbitals, wraps, but mostly orbitals) because it sprays fuel off
I saw it for the first time yesterday when someone saw my pants were getting wet, so I thought a little did another orbital and saw fuel coming off. I personally thought it was awesome and saw that I should never do one with lighter fluid surprisingly its EXTREMELY CHEEP!
it was $3.50 for a gallon. The only problem (like EoN said) is that if anyone is allergic to perfumes or is asmatic they are
. it was a great first burn all in all. I did not do a spiral wrap with it this time but i did do wall flowers (which for me to do i had to shorten my poi a drastic amount. And another problem is that it takes FOREVER to light. like i had the single lit poi touching the other one for a decent amount of time and it did not light. At all. I had to hold it there for a while as shown.here's the video if you wanna see it.
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Originally Posted By: UnscrupulousChavOffersFootOriginally Posted By: Fine_Rabid_DogI haven't read the PDF 'cos Adobe PDF Reader and I hate each other.
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/
I hate Acrobat too.
Yeah, thats the link I meant to use, rather than a second link to the MSDS info..
Originally Posted By: UnscrupulousChavOffersFootOriginally Posted By: Fine_Rabid_DogI haven't read the PDF 'cos Adobe PDF Reader and I hate each other.
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/
I hate Acrobat too.
Yeah, thats the link I meant to use, rather than a second link to the MSDS info..
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All High Dude, Ruler of What You Want
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Posted:
That was awesome. And btw that had same burn time as kerosene, and it's a little more expensive. Kerosene is about $2.70 per gallon. As for me I am asthmatic so it probably wouldn't be too good anyways.
That was awesome. And btw that had same burn time as kerosene, and it's a little more expensive. Kerosene is about $2.70 per gallon. As for me I am asthmatic so it probably wouldn't be too good anyways.
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lonely spinner
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lonely spinner
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Posted:
ok. but it also gives it a brighter flame. lol. We all have preferences. lol.
ok. but it also gives it a brighter flame. lol. We all have preferences. lol.
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All High Dude, Ruler of What You Want
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All High Dude, Ruler of What You Want
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Posted:
You have a ton of hair man, looks like mine before I cut it.
Except mine was black, man I started to hate that hair
You have a ton of hair man, looks like mine before I cut it.
Except mine was black, man I started to hate that hair
The only luck is bad luck.
Shut up before I stall my poi up your ass
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lonely spinner
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lonely spinner
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Posted:
yea. its longer than my moms.
yea. its longer than my moms.
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All High Dude, Ruler of What You Want
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All High Dude, Ruler of What You Want
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My mom has short hair, and I need a haircut, it's been a couple months
Also:
CONGRADULATIONS! YOU ARE THE 100TH REPLY
My mom has short hair, and I need a haircut, it's been a couple months
Also:
CONGRADULATIONS! YOU ARE THE 100TH REPLY The only luck is bad luck.
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lonely spinner
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it has been a couple years for me. about one and a half maybe.
it has been a couple years for me. about one and a half maybe.
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Posted:
It really depends on the situation that you want to do wraps with your fire poi. Kerosene burns at a fairly low temperature, especially in comparison to alot of the different fuels that people use. Just last night at a photo shoot I did a few hand wraps and the chains weren't really even warm, though i was also in some pretty cold weather. It boils down to using good judgement when playing with fire, and knowing your equipment.
It really depends on the situation that you want to do wraps with your fire poi. Kerosene burns at a fairly low temperature, especially in comparison to alot of the different fuels that people use. Just last night at a photo shoot I did a few hand wraps and the chains weren't really even warm, though i was also in some pretty cold weather. It boils down to using good judgement when playing with fire, and knowing your equipment.
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All High Dude, Ruler of What You Want
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All High Dude, Ruler of What You Want
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Posted:
Finally did it Also did a continuous spiral, that got some good reactions
Finally did it
Also did a continuous spiral, that got some good reactions The only luck is bad luck.
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Posted:
Originally Posted By: SpinnerofDetroitFinally did it Also did a continuous spiral, that got some good reactions
One of those reactions was from my sweetie in the form of a "WTF??" I can chain together spiral wraps, but not at that kind of speed. Good job!
Originally Posted By: SpinnerofDetroitFinally did it
Also did a continuous spiral, that got some good reactions One of those reactions was from my sweetie in the form of a "WTF??"
I can chain together spiral wraps, but not at that kind of speed. Good job! p|.q|r:|::s|.s|s:|:.s|q.|:p|s.|.p|s
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All High Dude, Ruler of What You Want
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All High Dude, Ruler of What You Want
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Oh did you see my video already? I haven't even gotten to do annotations yet
Oh did you see my video already? I haven't even gotten to do annotations yet
The only luck is bad luck.
Shut up before I stall my poi up your ass
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Yup, I decided to see if it was on YouTube yet when you mentioned it over in Social Chat.
Yup, I decided to see if it was on YouTube yet when you mentioned it over in Social Chat.
p|.q|r:|::s|.s|s:|:.s|q.|:p|s.|.p|s
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All High Dude, Ruler of What You Want
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All High Dude, Ruler of What You Want
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Yeah, I finally got it on Facebook after many failed attempts.
Yeah, I finally got it on Facebook after many failed attempts.
The only luck is bad luck.
Shut up before I stall my poi up your ass
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sorry they came out giant, im in a rush
sorry im uber late and dont have a current photo but this is a couple days after i tried two normal spirals in a row. NOT an infinite spiral. kept in mind they were at one point all blisters. but at least i wasnt wearing gloves that would have melted to my skin. also keep in mind that im kind of a pain junkie, NOT a cutter but for some reason i think scars are cool and would rather get burnt than wear gloves
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sorry they came out giant, im in a rush
sorry im uber late and dont have a current photo but this is a couple days after i tried two normal spirals in a row. NOT an infinite spiral. kept in mind they were at one point all blisters. but at least i wasnt wearing gloves that would have melted to my skin. also keep in mind that im kind of a pain junkie, NOT a cutter but for some reason i think scars are cool and would rather get burnt than wear gloves
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