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How to Make a Fire DevilstickLiam McDonagh-Greaves - 4th February, 2004.
IntroductionThis fire devilstick is easy and cheap to make. It doesn't taper, but you will get used to a straight stick after a while. Its best strength is that even when sooty, or wet, it will afford excellent grip. A downfall of many commercially produced fire devilsticks is that they are covered in holographic designs on materials that do not offer reliable grip under these circumstances. Before you read any further, I apologise for my crude diagrams, which I drew in MS Paint. They're not great, but hopefully you'll find them useful anyway.Materials
view in thread mode or date mode post a new message5th Sep 2008 An idea For a fire flowerstick, the fuel leaks onto the tassles so you won't have to worry about fuel dripping onto the centre piece. For this, I've found a bicycle inner tube works really well. Find the tube, lay it out and cut across the thick white lines. From this you'll have 4-5 long strips of it that you can wrap tightly around your firetoy. (Be sure to use lengths that are at least double the length of the stick though) For a fire devilstick, tennis racquet grip. top stuff, cheap to buy too 17th May 2009 Re: An idea The rubber will catch on fire at some point. Now you are spinning molten rubber EVERYWHERE. 8th Nov 2004 I make all my own fire toys, a... I make all my own fire toys, and i didn't know where to start with the devil stix! thanks 4 the info. 11th Apr 2009 Re: I make all my own fire toys, a... what toys can you do more? 5th Sep 2008 to add: Tennis racquet grip comes in a range of colours too! :) 17th Feb 2009 tennis racket grip tape tennis racket grip tape is flammable!!! 11th Apr 2009 Re: tennis racket grip tape Is it? :o Are you sure? 8th Feb 2004 Hi Liam and all, thanks for th... Hi Liam and all, thanks for the timely plans. Is the skateboard tape the same as the non slip sand paper type tape for baths and steps? 16th Feb 2007 Re: Hi Liam and all, thanks for th... the best stuff out there is furry tennis racket grip, it stays grippy no matter how much fuel gets spilt on it, is cheap and is already adhesive. sure after a year it will start to burn off, but u just buy more. 7th Feb 2007 a Question Hii ppl =) I saw some features about making a staff but i was wondering, for example i have an aluminium stick empty inside, so i fill all the aluminium inside with wood, or just in the points to make the height?I have a staff but i bought it already made, and it seems there is wood inside, but my question is if there aluminium iss full or no..if u could answer that would be great.Sorry my bad english ;P Peace for all 4 u =) 8th Apr 2009 Re: a Question yes the aliminum is full from one end to the other 12th Sep 2005 I,ve been sliping a piece of ... I,ve been sliping a piece of silicon tube around the middle of the sticks and jumblys-it's tricky to get on but very grippy-putting silver tape on helps visability 2nd Apr 2008 Re: I,ve been sliping a piece of ... Hi I'm trying to track down silicone tubing. Where did you order yours from? I'm finding it very difficult to track down. Also...how did you get it on? Any thoughts you have would be appreciated. Peace, Adam Barnett Nova Scotia, Canada 8th Apr 2009 silicon tubing.. I brought some in a big hardware /gardening suplies place in barcelone-I've no idea what they sell it for but it came in all dimensions and a couple of thicknesses.to get it on it's important to match the interior dimension (tube) with the exterior dimension (stick)as you just cant force it on ,using chalk as a lubricant I ease the tube on a little take it off add more chalk ,to the stick and try agsain untill the tube is on ,it's possible to pull down the tube a little at a time by working fist one end then the other .it 's quite annoying .If the fit is right and you get the tube started on the stick by appling very little pressure evenly the tube just slides on .when I do a few sticks I notice the first ones are difficult and by the last it's easy the trick seems to be not to twist or stess the tube at all ,the chalk needs appling a few times,patience is also nessasary ..good luck finding it and thats a wicked devil stick design all the best fromjumblymamba 2nd Apr 2005 hey I read your instructions a... hey I read your instructions and though I make my fire sticks differently was curious about incoporating the sk8 board tape as grip. the only question i have is during performance does the grip take skin off your fingers as sand paper would?? I use tennis raquet grip as my handle and after prolonged use it slowly starts to desintergrate. Would like to try the sk8board grip but unsure if it will do damage to my hands as my movements are vigorous. 3rd Jul 2006 Re: hey I read your instructions a... don't use any thing that feels like sandpaper i will "kill" your hands. try to use rubber. cut it a little short so it doesn't melt on the baton. hope this helps.crazy ed life is crazy and so am i 29th Sep 2005 Hi, ive made fire staves wich ... Hi, ive made fire staves wich uses the same principle my only problem is that the wooden pole that ive used burned afte after first ignition, what kind of wood do u recomend or any shoul i use any special coating/adehsive? 8th Mar 2006 coating wooden staves if your using a wooden shaft instead of metal tube, you can cover it in a layer of aluminium sticky tape (available from car repair shops). i then use a cloth tape to improve grip in the centre section (climbers finger tape). depending on how much you use you stick you'll want to check beneath the tape for charring every year (6 months if you're using it for hours every week). this technique works for devil sticks, staffs, fire eating sticks etc. 9th Aug 2005 hello, i'm going to make a dev... hello, i'm going to make a devil stick and i have a question: if there's grip-tape on the stick, doesn't it trace the hand sticks to death? i was going to make handsticks covered with nonslip sticky tape, but maybe it'd be better to make it with grip tape also? 5th May 2005 Hey cool! I have some kevlar, ... Hey cool! I have some kevlar, but were is the best place to get the aluminium pole? Email me at sledsham@sidmouthcollege.com |
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