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James Harrison
Special user
Ontario, Canada
753 Posts
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Posted: May 9, 2012 6:46pm
I have an effect that I'm interested in performing. If anyone could point me in the right direction I would be grateful.
I would like to have small slips of paper to start burning, either by my choice, or at a set amount of time that I can rely on.
I figured that this would be the section of the Café that would know effects that would make it seem that something strange is happening.
Suggestions please,
Thank you in advance,
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chmara
Inner circle
Tucson, AZ
1699 Posts
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Posted: May 9, 2012 7:59pm
I do njot know about Canadian law, but ion the US, in a public venue, you would need a fire permit before you could do this in many jurisdictions.
Having said that -- consider modifying the piece where you put your billets (my assumption) to include a flash pot mechanism but use flash paper and slow cotton as a starter. You will have to test several types of billet paper to see which works best.
Another method would be to have the billets placed on a mesh grate over an unlit candle -- the have the candle below the billets ignite on command - and light the billets.
But please check your regulations on open flame and use in various venues.
Gregg (C. H. Mara) Chmara
Commercial Operations, LLC
Tucson, AZ
C. H. Mara Illusion & Psychic Entertainments
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Balaram
Special user
673 Posts
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Posted: May 9, 2012 8:46pm
See if you can find "The Blood Feast of the Sun" a routine by Ken de Courcy, pub. by the Supreme Magic Company in Devon England. It's an older one, likely out of print, but has all the info you seek, by a different method than those suggested by Chmara.
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Godzilla
Inner circle
Tied & Untied Witches on
2820 Posts
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Posted: May 9, 2012 9:39pm
James,
If you drop one section below us,to 'Special Interests'...there is a Forum Called "Up in Smoke"!
Go there for some help,but do check the Laws for your venue!
Those guys,love to play with matches...and, anything Flamable! 
"If you watch Godzilla backwards,it's about a big ass lizard who helps rebuild a half burnt-down city, then moonwalks back into the ocean"
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RCP
Inner circle
Republic of Texas
1141 Posts
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Posted: May 9, 2012 9:39pm
This is what you wish
http://www.amazon.com/Modern-Chemical-Magic-John-Lippy/dp/0913022322/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1336613744&sr=8-2
but heed chmara's warning
A vivid imagination is not enlightenment.
Don't part with your illusions..when they are gone you may still exist....but you have ceased to live.
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Mind illusionist
Special user
Australia
722 Posts
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Posted: May 9, 2012 9:42pm
Hi James, this may or may not be what your looking for, but outlaw-effects does sell a flashpot box which you can use with an ele*tro - *agn*tic dev*ce (outlaw has quite a few they sell too).
Basically you place the flashpot box on top of the ele*tro - *agn*tic dev*ce and you can activate the flashpot box anytime to burn up any flash paper you place inside it.
If you want more info on the flashpot box just PM me, I certainly love mine
M.I.
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DJ Trix
Special user
953 Posts
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Posted: May 10, 2012 12:20am
Along with 'The Blood Feast of The Sun' as Balaram mentioned, I can also suggest The Shattered Chalice from Al Mann.
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cirrus
Inner circle
his minions made
1472 Posts
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Posted: May 10, 2012 5:31am
Maybe this can help: http://www.lybrary.com/smoulder-paper-p-107633.html
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rjenkins
Inner circle
United Kingdom
1090 Posts
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Posted: May 10, 2012 12:45pm
I suspect this is going to be quite hard to achieve. If your billets were made of flash paper then it would be simple to make them go up in smoke at your command. But ordinary paper is much less flammable; and flash cotton and flash wool are not very good at igniting other things. I'm sure they won't ignite paper. Using a remote controlled candle would work but you need to conceal the candle.
I've investigated chemical methods myself but without much luck.
Jolyon Jenkins
Self lighting candles, spirit bells, falling picture frames ...
http://www.magicnook.com/Magi-tronics/Magi-tronicsBook1.htm
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