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blackstone99 Regular user 169 Posts 
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I've used popcorn salt for the pour for decades. Friend in NYC told me of it. Works great.
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LFoxx Regular user 109 Posts
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Throw a silica gel packet in with your salt and it will keep it nice and dry between shows!
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Nick W Special user 515 Posts
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Threads now a days are funny. 20 years ago, whats being talked about on this particular thread would have been top secret. now its public info. you can even google the name of a trick and see the gimmick that goes with it. seesh.
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pcb52 New user 24 Posts
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Anyone tried sand blasting materials like glass beads, it looks like salt??
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Bill Hegbli Eternal Order Fort Wayne, Indiana 22791 Posts
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If anyone wishes to perform the Long Salt Pour or any messy trick that leaves confetti, rice, or salt, on the floor. You should consider purchasing the Laflin Utility Drop Box. This is a very nice type of folding Waste Basket. Duane Laflin uses it at his dealers displays at magic conventions to work out of. He places Velcro along the top edge and makes holders for his secret props.
My use is to place a small waste basket liner in the box and use the plastic folder spine clips to hold the liner in place. The box has a bottom, but do to the feature of being able to fold the box flat, a liner is needed. The top opening is large enough so the performer can move during the salt, confetti, or rice pour. This also makes it an easy clean up to get packed and deal with the mess later. It is a valuable asset, in my opinion, when wishing to present magic that no one else will do because of the mess involved. http://www.laflinmagicstore.com/product-p/mpdudb.htm |
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Leo H Inner circle 1525 Posts
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That is a nice tip Bill! Thank you.
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lt New user US 51 Posts
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I've always heard of using unflavored popcorn salt because its finer grain.
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Dougini Inner circle The Beautiful State Of Maine 7130 Posts
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Bill, the Laflin Utility Drop Box is BRILLIANT! That whole site has great stuff. Prices ain't bad either!
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Bairefoot Inner circle 1097 Posts
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Laflins stuff is great!
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David Todd Inner circle 2856 Posts
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On the Salted 2.0 video by Ruben Vilagrand he recommends a salt substitute called: "Bicarbonato Sodico" made by Carmencita in Spain. It's a kind of baking soda. Has anyone found a source in the U.S.A. or a substitute type of baking soda that behaves the same way as BiCarbonato Sodico by Carmencita ?
On the video ,Ruben actually said that the baking soda in this smaller plastic container is better to use than the baking soda in the larger bag, something about the formula having changed, so the baking soda in the bag tends to clump more. That information was circa 2021 from when the video was recorded , so I don't know if anything has changed since then ? Mainly looking for a similar baking soda that is available in North America.  Click here to view attached image. |
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RicoGood Regular user The devil told me 186 Posts
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On Nov 8, 2025, David Todd wrote: Forget salt or baking soda! I recommend lime sand (shell sand). You find it in the pet shop for Chinchillas. I ve been using it for years. Once you've used it, you'll know why chinchillas love to bathe in it. |
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David Todd Inner circle 2856 Posts
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On Nov 9, 2025, RicoGood wrote: Thank you. I'll give that a try. Ruben does also mention fine white aquarium sand as another alternative to salt on the instructional video, but he mentions it is more expensive than the baking soda he recommends (but the particular brand of baking soda he recommends is difficult to obtain in North America; other brands of baking soda don't have the right consistency, they don't flow as well). |
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David Todd Inner circle 2856 Posts
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On Nov 9, 2025, RicoGood wrote: Yes,fine grain Silica Sand (intended for chinchillas, gerbils, hamsters to "bathe" in) is the way to go! For so many years I was always told "use popcorn salt", so when I started doing the salt vanish and long pour reproduction I used popcorn salt. But salt is very corrosive. The Silica Sand I purchased is not dusty/powdery, it looks and acts like salt. I will definitely use this from now on.  |
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David Todd Inner circle 2856 Posts
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On Nov 13, 2025, David Todd wrote: Actually, on further use, I'm going to retract my statement above. The fine grain silica sand (for chinchillas, gerbils, hamsters) is too powdery. The dust it produces irritates my eyes, nose, and throat. I have also been told to try "aquarium sand" , so that's next , otherwise I'm back to popcorn salt. |
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Leo H Inner circle 1525 Posts
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Check out this old Cafe discussion on a substitute for popcorn salt. Apparently glass micto beads are the answer:
the Magic Cafe Forums - Substitute for salt https://share.google/bNA6w6Aby7NrIRDlY Here is the Amazon link for the glass beads: https://www.amazon.com/Reflective-Standa......07ZGXMUM |
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JNeal Inner circle I used to have 999 posts, now I have 1698 Posts
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Leo~ These glass beads were used in the salt pour trick many years ago by Lou Lancaster and recommended to me by him. It is remarkably similar to Dai Vernon's use of Diamond Dust in his salt pour routine
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Leo H Inner circle 1525 Posts
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I did read your post about that! Thanks for the reminder. Popcorn salt is definitely corrosive on metal gimmicks over time. Plus it leaves a salty taste in the mouth when using it.
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hugmagic Inner circle 7752 Posts
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Glass beads have been used for years in sand powered mechanism like the Downs Coin Ladder and P&L Blooming Rose bush. You also get silca sand in white in certain areas of the country. They use it here in long jump pits.
Richard E. Hughes, Hughes Magic Inc., 352 N. Prospect St., Ravenna, OH 44266 (330)296-4023
www.hughesmagic.com email-hugmagic@raex.com Write direct as I will be turning off my PM's. |
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