Care of fire poi

Beapoi · Joined: 08 Feb 2007 Posts: 2 Location: LA!

How do you take care of Firepoi?
I've had mine for about a year now and they are a bit ragged.
Is there something I am suppose to be applying...
Or something I am suppose to be cleaning them with????
I dont want them to tear!
HELP ME.

Timmayx · Joined: 17 Sep 2006 Posts: 264

I don't think there is much you can do with them. Their gonna burn away eventually. Sounds like you've been taking good care of yours though Smile

How often do you spin with them by the way?

Psychotic Neurotic · Posted: Wed 02nd May, 2007 5:54 pm Post subject:

every time you finish with them, make sure you give em a little soak in fuel before you put them away, keeps em moist.
Also try and put them out just before they go out.
And try not to use chemicals to change colours etc.
And use paraffin and not other fuels.

Daedra · Posted: Thu 03rd May, 2007 9:05 am Post subject:

Agreed with what Funk master J said! (funk master J! gonna write that shaz down!!)
anyways! good care of poi, as Psychotic said, don't let them burn themselves out, just put them out then quickly dunk them in a resovoir of parafin that will cover the ENTIRE poi, cut away those huge frays you get after a while, but leave a couple on there for easy poi lighting.
Make sure you don't leave them outside to the wrath of the elements, water is heavier than parafin so if you try to dunk it, it just simply looks bad when you try to spin a dud flame.
Just you know keep 'em clean and check the links between the head and the chain, and then also the handles as well, gotta be safe now!
Finally try not to get any debris on them like sand or dirt or anything, if left it burns into the wick and it's not good! Smile

Hope this has helped some!!
happy spinning!

ajclarke · Posted: Thu 03rd May, 2007 1:04 pm Post subject:

Also something that has failed to be mentioned...

Dont spin them too fast. If you do eventually the kevlar will slip down the core.

Though thisis easy enough to fix, you jsut unscrew the kevlar, the re-roll it, then re screw it.

Or just leave it. It depends on how picky you are

Beapoi · Joined: 08 Feb 2007 Posts: 2 Location: LA!

Oh cool thanks y'all...
I read this thing on a website about applying wax after spining????? I geuss thats Bullpoop then..
xx

ajclarke · Posted: Thu 03rd May, 2007 2:56 pm Post subject:

I havent heard of ANY spinners doing that :S

I cant see the advantage myself either

Daedra · Posted: Thu 03rd May, 2007 3:08 pm Post subject:

apart from flinging molten wax when you spin (which would be amusing!) i think it is bull poop yeah lol:P

Jadewolf · Joined: 31 Jul 2006 Posts: 48 Location: London

Heads always degrade over time and eventually you will have to replace the heads.

Thank you for the tips though - i for one have found them very helpful!! Very Happy

Psychotic Neurotic · Posted: Thu 03rd May, 2007 4:31 pm Post subject:

They wont go down the core if you spin any of poipoi's poi cos they're nailed in at the sides.
Also with monkeyfists they dont have a core :P
YAY FOR FIRE.
need some more paraffin.

Dave! Funk-Master J? I LOVE IT!

Daedra · Posted: Thu 03rd May, 2007 8:46 pm Post subject:

Hahaha! Thanks J (^_^) I was bored in the office, and had to put a lot of thought into it!! I’m glad you like it!!

Yeah I second what she said about PoiPoi's poi not slipping, only No Core Standards tend to slip, everything else seems to stick fine, Monkey fists, cathedrals, accordions etc.

ajclarke · Posted: Fri 04th May, 2007 3:10 pm Post subject:

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