Anyone here play with wiregrams? how good is those ?

found a site selling those raw material.. but wonder if they provide to do the shaping for u as well? anyone know how can we D.I.Y the shape ? isit like need up to 500 degree C ?

wat are those afoi? if got any links... do leave it here... :P

Cheers!
Brendan

u may chck thru the E site. They start to sell it days ago. Mondo show that effect as well.. very visual and good..

hmmphh.. looks like nobody here interest about it.. :wacko: :wacko: :wacko:

i don't even know what wiregrams are and the effects they do... :unsure:

Effect : Spectator freely select a card... magician take out some kinda wire, magician apply some heat/burn the wire, the wire changed shape to the one match with selected card.

I've come across some site selling the "raw material", which mean, u can kinda "custom made" the post-burning shape.. but i just dont know how can we d.i.y the shaping at home... and were hoping someone from here to give some idea..

AH!

I've heard of that one before, never seen it tho. Afoi, be the first to do this trick man (to me at least mwahahahah!), I'm sure it's gonna be good.

can i sign up to be the next to see it after dok?? sounds really cool...

well, i would interested in getting it.. but first i have to know if i can d.i.y the shape by myself AT HOME ? else, i need to get those ready made firegrams...

will keep u guys update once i have it.. but not at this moment.. seriously out of cash lately..

i saw the preview at ellusioninst.

looks cool, but i'm not really sure what he did.
did he burn the f***h paper, and the wire dropped out?
but i dont think its so simple.

no trick at all on the wiregrams, that's as simple as it shown.. as long as u apply heat/burn that wiregram, it will turn to the "preset" shape..

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guys, I've found a .pdf which explain "how it works" for the "material" for wiregrams.. if any of you wonder how it works, PM me for the .pdf it's interesting to try, and I guess we no need up to HUNDREDS of degree C to do the shaping..

anyone want to try on this ? Think about it, it looks cool to have one of your custom made "prediction" ..

Rainking, sent to u... enjoy the reading.. its interesting.. maybe if u have kids, u can have a "today in sciene lab" session with them while demo it..

then u can ask them to do alot.. and sell it.. LOL

dude,

it looks expensive. Like the stuff Batman uses for his cape. I dont have bruce wayne's money.

somemore, u need to heat the thing up to 500 deg celcius to give it its memory. unless u got a bloworch, i dunno how.

Quantity Discount
per foot (~.3 meters) Cost
1-5 $5.00
6 & up $4.50

hows that ?

the thing is, under the "activity" , it say use CANDLE~.. hmmphh..

price not too expensive.

how about the 500 deg bit?

ok.. np.. i'll tell u if candle works.. hehe.. most probably will place order next month.. just not this month.. unless any of you would donate for the R&D .. PM me for my paypal acct.. B)

quite interested.

PM me or email me before u place your order.

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It is not possible to make this at home yourself i think.

I don't think using candle flame will be workable. You will need an even distribution of heat on it. And you will have to hold the wire in shape while you heat it to 500 degrees or it will just "remember" it's previous shape. I hope you are not planning on holding it with your fingers. :!!:

It's not just about making a fire but having disposable and controllable heat. Even industrial resturant ovens can only reach 300 - 400 degrees me think. So you probably need a small furnace for this to work. Just think about the fuel and eletricity you need. On top of that, you will need special clamps to hold the wire in shape while you heat it up. And if you are using a 500 degrees furnace, i hope you have some protective gears too. And house the furnace in an airy room so that the heat don't set your curtains on fire. And before you do all that, if you are living with your parents, you had BETTER ask them 1st :P

But it's interesting that you are trying this afoi. Let us know if you manage to get it to work. B)

Alternatively, you can buy them. Wiregrams are available from Ning's The Little Magic Shop for SGD$27 plus shipping from SG, which for something so light is probably less than $1. It's reusable so one is all you need. There are 7 "designs" you can choose from for 7 different cards.

It's like trying to make your own flash paper. It's just not worth the effort. B)

haha thanks Aloy for the advice. :!!: :!!: :!!:
i'm glad i didn't burn my house down... i owe you this...

Burned down house + your stuff + magic stuff + people's stuff in the house + cars caused by experimenting with 800 degree Celcius fire = pfrhtyllion.

S$27 Wiregram from Ning with probably a dollar worth of S+H = well... TWENTY SEVEN.



Just a little math that your friend here would do for you afoi ;)

hahah yea dok, but we'll see :P afterall, been playing with fire since i was 6 ... still, am not an arsonist.. anyone of you can rent me a room if i burn the FIRST house ?

saw them for sale at Magic Ring.

pretty expensive, but i guess ok if u get to use it over and over again, (don't u?)

how much they selling at?


[update] : forget to update u guys regarding the "wiregram" material i bought the other day for experiment.. yes.. it works WELL with afoi D.I.Y skill... but maybe i need to attend some art class first... in case anyone is expecting me to burn down my whole house.. sorry.. you wont... its easy to handle.. unless u're half paralysed or... maybe u used your third hand to hold the plyers.

forgot :P

but i remember not so cheap

nth come cheap in magic shop.. :'(