Received it and will take a look soon...

I promised to do a short review about this, but I have not done it myself yet! It looks like it’s a lot of work and I’m not sure if the chemicals are easy to obtain.

You will need normal matches and XL matches, and you have to do some working on the matches before applying the chemicals. You need to mix chemicals, put it on the matches and spay them with hairspray. Than a special kind of oil has to be in a matchbox, ready to be used during the performance. Everything has to be done with great care and looks a little dangerous, just be careful. It has to be done at least 3 hours about before the show (that’s what it takes to dry).

From the moment you mix the last two chemicals that will lead into the combustion (during performance, easy to do and well motivated), it will take about 10 to 15 seconds for the match to light. Again this is what is told and shown on the video, and I have not been able to test this myself because I don’t have all the precise materials/chemicals yet…

Even if this takes some work and special precaution, I think if you perform this, it will be great and people will love it.

Best,
John

Another thing is that I have NOT found a way to do this with an unburned match, because the chemicals will color the tip black.

Ideas to make it work with an unburned match are very welcome

[EDIT] In the studio performance the delay was 30 seconds!

Finally got round to making this. effect - looks great but am I gonna use it. nope. I think I would feel very nervous at a gig with this in my pocket! complete ball ache to make too. (purely my opinion, would love to hear of anyone that is having success with this?)

So I finally made a batch of the prepared matches, I am not sure though if it'll still work after few more days. Will inform you about it in few days.

Standing by

When you have the time and nerve to get all the stuff to create your matches, this is a great effect!

WMS are giving this away free with another DVD until Friday midnight

Has anyone out there done this in their act any feedback welcome

Like Squando, I'm patiently waiting on nomermindmaster to report back on his findings.

I have never heard of a person that uses this. Wish someone would chime in.

I spent a few days searching . Worth the effort but I am quite surprised those " special " matches could be found in cold storage ... As for those " ch******s ". , it is pretty easy to find although I spent 20 bulks on the p******* p********** .

Do not have the dvd but KMn04 if you re looking in any chemical book at the exothermic reaction chapter

Ummmmm, I think he posted over 9 years ago

sometimes the lost fantasies of the past can be reborned thanks to the cafe Happened to me with luck

btw anyone performing self igniting match with 100% success ?