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Al Angello Eternal Order Collegeville, Pa. USA 11045 Posts |
Craig
That sounds like a good idea. Does the end get hard like it does with elmer's glue? HAVE FUN Al Angello
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TheAmbitiousCard Eternal Order Northern California 13425 Posts |
The nice thing about tucking them in is that it makes a little bump at the end of the rope. Without looking, you can feel the end of the rope as it slips thru your hands, keeping it from slipping too far.
Use new Elite magician's rope each time? If you do, please send me your old ropes.
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Al Angello Eternal Order Collegeville, Pa. USA 11045 Posts |
Frank
Have you tried Fun Inc, or Daryl's rope? I don't think price is an issue when you are talking about a piece of rope you will use for years. What will you do with my old rope? Al Angello
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Craig Ousterling Special user 585 Posts |
Al, with super glue, yes it does, but it's only the very last 2 mm of rope that hardens from the glue. The trick with super glue is DO NOT use accelerant or the rope will turn a YELLOWISH hue where the glue was.
But, after a little practice with this technique, I've been able to gaff rope with "you know whats" and burned some fellow magicians from about 3 feet away. |
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Steve V Inner circle Northern California 1878 Posts |
I tuck the end then put a bit of glue iside the 'tube' and as an added bonus put a couple stitches in there to boot. In a pinch I use tape.
Steve V |
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Bob Sanders Grammar Supervisor Magic Valley Ranch, Clanton, Alabama 20504 Posts |
There is a product in the sewing section of most department stores and WalMart. It is called Fray Check and is made by Dritz. It works fine on cotton shash cord ends and water won't hurt it! It is colorless. (It's less than $1.50 a bottle too!)
I also use it on silks. Bob Sanders Magic By Sander |
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rbattle Loyal user 266 Posts |
Fray check works well. As to whether to core the rope is dependent on the trick. Sometimes the rope works better with a couple of the inner core removed.
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Alan Munro Inner circle Kentwood, Michigan, USA 5952 Posts |
I tend to get rope that already had the core removed - tends to be made with a little more body to it. I pinch the end of the rope in some tweezers and push it inside itself. Then, I stitch the end closed with some white thread and knot the thread several times, cutting the ends of the thread close to the knot. If the ropes get dirty, I just wash them with the laundry.
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Josh Riel Inner circle of hell 1995 Posts |
I tie my ends in a knot. This is the first thing my assistant would cut of of course.
Magic is doing improbable things with odd items that, under normal circumstances, would be unnessecary and quite often undesirable.
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