Keeping my New Fire Poi Alive

ajclarke · Posted: Mon 12th Feb, 2007 4:00 pm Post subject: Keeping my New Fire Poi Alive

Ok hints and tips for me.

I have been told to condition them for 24 hours by BenH before the first use.

And again for one hour before every spin.

WHat about letting them go out? Some sites say you shouldnt let them burn down, you should put them out with a damp cloth before they get that far?

Or leave them to go out and cool with cloth :S

And then someone said they should have parrafin on them at all times even when not being spun to keep them going for longest.

Hints and tips before tomorrow would be great, cos then i go away for a week :D

desert punk · Joined: 07 Feb 2007 Posts: 18

deffo dont put ur wicks out with a damp cloth etc, u can cool ur chains with water ( as it strengthens them)

best thing to do is just let them burn out, wait about 1 min for them to cool, then re dip them in parafin ready for ur next burn....

if u finished spinning then u got nothing to worry about, just let them cool and pack them away,... there is no need to keep them constantly in paraffin, ive head my heads about 6 month, and they where used like every night over summer and at least once a week till recently and they are still fine...

also where in preston are u Aj? i live up at ashton off tulketh, once u back from ur trip we shud hook up for a spin, as saw another post by u sayin u had no spinners near u...well thats cause i stole them all :P there about 5-6 of us regular poi/staff/devil stick and we run a meet every full moon,,, wasnt at last one but we had about 100 people turn up... not all spinnin tho,

ajclarke · Posted: Mon 12th Feb, 2007 4:27 pm Post subject:

I have heard about the full moon event going on next.

You going to that?

Me and a few mates are going. therew into fire juggling, breathing poi etc.

Should be a laugh.

ANd thanks for the tips about the heads mate :D

I live in Wrea Green. Its about 30min bus ride fro preston town centre

desert punk · Joined: 07 Feb 2007 Posts: 18

yeah the full moon nights are a blast, we have peeps do everything from breathing, juggling, poi staff etc, even had a fire skipping rope at last one

think next one is like 4th or 5th of march... ext full moon basically..

ajclarke · Posted: Mon 12th Feb, 2007 4:49 pm Post subject:

YEah. I was told end of feb begging of march.

Oh well hopefully ill see you there and ill be able to see someone good with poi maybe :P

splinter · Joined: 06 Feb 2007 Posts: 132 Location: Dublin, Ireland

na he aint that good Wink

ajclarke · Posted: Mon 12th Feb, 2007 5:42 pm Post subject:

LOL.

Still. Im sure he is better than me :D

Looking forward to this now Smile

desert punk · Joined: 07 Feb 2007 Posts: 18

lies... im a sok-fu master Wink

Psychotic Neurotic · Posted: Mon 12th Feb, 2007 6:59 pm Post subject:

if it's not too rude to interrupt, i'll give my advice lol

What I do with poi is soak them for at least 24hrs before their first ever spin, and then just do 5 minutes for each consecutive spin. Including ones on days afterward.

I let my poi burn out, but then i damp them with a cloth on the floor whilst they're smoking.
Also, when I'm packing up, I soak my poi in paraffin for 2 mins and then spin the excess off just to stop them becoming dry.

ajclarke · Posted: Mon 12th Feb, 2007 9:41 pm Post subject:

Thanks J,

And to Desert.

Nice advice

Muchly appreciated

Daedra · Posted: Tue 13th Feb, 2007 12:07 am Post subject:

ahhh u all do it different to me :( yes someone had to be different why the hell not me (^_^)

well not completely different, i pre-soak my wick for 24hr also, well, after i've tinkered with them a bit, made sure their clean and not to many frayed ends. and yeah also pre-soaking them before i start, but it not nessercary to do it for an hour i think, although you can if u want just to be sure!
but in terms of putting them out after a spin, i'll usually spin until theres barely a flame left, then ill quickly blow the flame out and dunk them, then after i've pulled them out i'll leave them on a damp cloth (not wrapped, just layed on it, depending where i am, so wicks dont get any crap on 'em!

ajclarke · Posted: Tue 13th Feb, 2007 10:31 am Post subject:

Nice thanks mate.

You do have to be different!

Its the only way forward

Vipes · Posted: Tue 13th Feb, 2007 11:05 am Post subject:

Im fairy close to Preston (I think). Does anyone know the actual date for the Full Moon meet?

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