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Lonnie Dilan Special user Canyon Country, California 823 Posts |
Has anyone ever had a shell warp? With all this shell talk I looked at mine and it’s kinda got a little concave tweak going now...don’t know when this happened..I always keep it nested on a coin...and in a coin purse...Can I straighten this out? Use a hammer or what???
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Steve Landavazo Special user Northern California 654 Posts |
Hi Lonnie!
I once had the unfortunate experience of having a spectator grab the gaffed coins from my hands and then proceed to curiously test its, "bendability"; tried to bend the gaff, and pretty much ruined it! Could one of your spectators have bent it without your knowing it? Just my opinion, but I can’t see it warping on its own! Something to think about! Have a great Christmas!
Courage is the willingness to be afraid and act anyway!
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Lonnie Dilan Special user Canyon Country, California 823 Posts |
Nah... it’s amazing I have never been busted using a shell or any other coin gimmick.
I keep my crowds under control... But!! I did once have a person pick up a shelled coin and she didn’t even notice the shell... she just looked at the coin and put it down... I wonder what my face looked like cause I was just scared frozen. So I have to forget about a spectator bending it, it is just a little warp... it just wobbles a little bit. It still covers the coin and works... but it bugs me. I’m beginning to think that my Twin brother switched shells on me... he does things like that. |
Chad Sanborn Inner circle my fingers hurt from typing, 2205 Posts |
I had a ’flipper coin’ that got bent up (not sure how? probably my wife in a fit of anger... ’Darn this magic c**p’ )anyway, I tried to straighten it, but only made it worse. So I seperated the 3 pieces and bent them. then stuck them together in a ’ball’ shape with wax. then during a coin routine, I would switch this in and squeeze the coin. It then looked like I smashed it in my fist!! This is really effective. You vanish and reproduce 1 coin several times, finally crushing it in your hands. It is POWERFULL!!
Chad |
BroDavid Inner circle America’s North Coast, Ohio 3176 Posts |
I put my Hopping half set into my wallet which I usually caryy in my jacket pocket, but wehen I take my Jacket off, I slip the wallet into my pants pocket.
I then proceeded to sit down and since the wallet didn't have(never has) much of anything in it for padding, the wallet flexed and bent part of the set. I tried to straighten it and pretty much created a rather interesting "Coin-like" twisted metal sculpture. So I bought another full set and over the years, when the situation was right, a couple of steps into the routine I have introduced part of the old set from under a salt shaker and bring it into the routine with the new two "coins" to offer a bit of extra magic. BroDavid _________________ If you stand for nothing, you will fall for anything.
If you stand for nothing, you will fall for anything.
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Reed McClintock V.I.P. 772 Posts |
I always wondered if I was the only one who had problems with shells bending. I dicovered by holding the shell with both hands at the finger tips, put the thumbs in the shell area & bend with fingers slowly bending the shape back into it.
As for the edges bending, put a coin in the shell and push the coin outwards against the rim and that helps also. For tip top shells and gaffs look for todd lassen |
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