I have zero experience spinning fire and I just got myself a set of spinning fire clubs a little while ago. I've been working on basic moves but tonight I was outside doing yard work and had the music going and once I finished I started dancing around with the clubs (without lighting up). It was crazy fun and I can't wait until I am comfortable enough to light them.
In the meantime, though, I kept dropping the clubs in the dirt I had dug up over the day's work and started wondering if some dirt or mud on your wicks is a big deal. Should I cover the wicks with saran wrap and a rubber band? Or not worry about it? I don't imagine a little dirt is any different than soot, but what do you guys say?
In the meantime, though, I kept dropping the clubs in the dirt I had dug up over the day's work and started wondering if some dirt or mud on your wicks is a big deal. Should I cover the wicks with saran wrap and a rubber band? Or not worry about it? I don't imagine a little dirt is any different than soot, but what do you guys say?
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Re: Dirty Wicks
Sun, April 6, 2008 - 10:26 PMI shouldn't think it would be too much of a problem. Just bang off the sand when you're ready to light.
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Mon, April 7, 2008 - 7:55 AMNot a big deal. Might be a good idea to cover the wicks with socks or equivalent anyhow, as this will keep soot off you and reduce abrasion of the wicks from drops. -
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Re: Dirty Wicks
Tue, April 8, 2008 - 8:09 AMWe did a show in a sandy area recently and when one of our performers did a spin off with a staff a piece of hot sand went into her eye. This is something to be aware of especially as pertains to an audience who would be the likely target of a tiny piece of heated sand or dirt hitting the eye. Beer cozies that zip for bottes works really well at keeping crap off of your wicks. -
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Tue, April 8, 2008 - 8:47 AMI live in the desert so I tend to practice a lot on gravel/sandy surfaces. I've never had hot pieces fly out and hit me. I also can't imagine a piece of sand heating up that much before a burn off. But since everyone spins differently, who knows. I will check between the layers of kevlar wrapped around ym staff for larger chucks of rock but other then that I dont think it matters. -
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Re: Dirty Wicks
Tue, April 8, 2008 - 11:51 AMDirty Wicks?
Try Orbit gum....
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Fabulous.
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Re: Dirty Wicks
Wed, April 9, 2008 - 10:56 AMcovering your wicks can also prevent wear on the wicks. If you keep dropping them on the ground they may fray a bit over time (more specifically concrete / rocks). I know someone that covers there rope dart wick with a rubber style casing (not sure what it is exactly, it's like a rubber ball of some sort with a slit in it that fits snuggly over the wick. -
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Wed, April 9, 2008 - 10:57 AMoh, he covers his rope dart because it kept hitting the ground and reduced the quality of his wick. -
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Thu, April 10, 2008 - 6:47 PMWell, I am not really sure of how fast sand heats or anything, just saying that regardless of the temperature of said sand, you don't want any in your eye while trying to perform a show. The girls eye didn't get burned but it took quite a while of flushing to get the peice of sand out of it and she wasn't able to finish the show. How hard is it to cover a wick in a sandy area anyway. Just get some of the bottle type beer coozies and zip 'em up. Centrifigul force is amazing strong and can send a small piece of debris out like a rocket.
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