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Flame Colourent and Effect

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Daedra
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PostPosted: Tue 06th Nov, 2007 10:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
There's a fairly good one I saw called Inoxia Plus there's that website I saw on DMP with the coloured garden torches More than Light
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Invader_Xan



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PostPosted: Tue 06th Nov, 2007 12:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Skylighter is a good place to buy chemicals...
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Alan



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PostPosted: Sat 17th Nov, 2007 10:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I've been reading this thread with interest. Whilst I can see the benefits of coloured flames there are a few issues that need to be addressed.

1) The fact that you have all the necessary MSDS sheets will not satisfy the Health and Safety executive.

2) If you include chemicals in any public performance any public liability insurance will be void.

I just thought it worth mentioning
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Daedra
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PostPosted: Sun 18th Nov, 2007 12:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Alan wrote:
I've been reading this thread with interest. Whilst I can see the benefits of coloured flames there are a few issues that need to be addressed.

1) The fact that you have all the necessary MSDS sheets will not satisfy the Health and Safety executive.

2) If you include chemicals in any public performance any public liability insurance will be void.

I just thought it worth mentioning


Ahh thanks Alan for the input. But we are aware of the fact that using hazardous chemicals in street performances wouldn't go down to well with H&S officials and the public liability insurance!

This is purely for personal use and amusement.
I wouldn't even bother trying to introduce potentially hazardous chemicals to public performances anyways without clearing it up with H&S officials first! To much hassle! Lol.

But again. Thanks for that.
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Alan



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PostPosted: Mon 19th Nov, 2007 10:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
My father used to make poi out of tin cans after the war. The cans were filled with kindling with bits added in for colour. He doesn't remember what these things were.

What he does remember is the noise these cans made due to the perforations in the side.

Perhaps somthing like a closed tea strainer filled with whatever will give the desired effect as the chemicals will shake out gradually.
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Daedra
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PostPosted: Tue 20th Nov, 2007 10:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hmmm...does sound like a good idea. But the thing is finding a good sized tea strainer.

Plus (I may be wrong) but the amount of chemicals that seep out would be fairly low not giving much effect. Unless you attached them to the end of regular poi as a kind of "Additional" Effect.

So it would still majoritively be normal fire poi...kind of defeats the principal of the idea. But still a good idea none the less! *Makes notes*
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RidRequiem



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PostPosted: Tue 20th Nov, 2007 11:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Alan wrote:
My father used to make poi out of tin cans after the war.


how cool is your dad!!!!
hugs and brews for him!
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Marvin



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PostPosted: Tue 20th Nov, 2007 2:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
thats my grandad :D he is quite awesome
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Alan



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PostPosted: Tue 20th Nov, 2007 4:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Marvin is right. I accept all resposibility, He is my son.

With regard to his sig. Can you all tell him it doesn't hurt so much is he shaves the fuzz off his face. Laughing
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Schantz



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PostPosted: Wed 09th Apr, 2008 7:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I just came over this tread and I was wondering deadra how is the testing going? Would be awsome see that Wink
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