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e-man Special user HILTON HEAD,SC 880 Posts |
I own a C & M Salt shaker for vanishing salt,and was wondering if anyone knows where to find tiny white pellets that look like salt but does not get moist and clump together like real salt does? Could you please pm me with info if you have it
Thank you much in advance Eric
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ROBERT BLAKE Inner circle 1472 Posts |
I used BIRD SAND.
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Bluesman Special user Florida 567 Posts |
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On Nov 15, 2014, ROBERT BLAKE wrote: Wow, I have to try that. Thanks Emmett |
Bill Hegbli Eternal Order Fort Wayne, Indiana 22797 Posts |
I have tried white sand sold at hobby stores that I used in sand art in glass jars. Sand is very heavy. I have tried sand that use to be in large ash trays in hotels and motels. It is also heavy.
The best solution is to just use popcorn salt. As long as it is does not get wet, it will not clump. If it is used in a high humidity part of the country, then just change it more often before use. Restaurants secret to keep salt from clumping is to stick a few grains of rice in their salt shakers. Rice absorbs moisture very well. When movie screens were used in homes and at theaters, they were coated with tiny glass pellets, these pellets were available on the consumer market. If you want try them, do some searching on the web for movie screen glass pellets. They are very fine. I would think that they are also very heavy when loaded in a jar. I could be wrong as movie screens were not that heavy to carry. I hardly remember the C&M Salt Shaker, it was stopped being made about 30 years ago. C&M is long out of business. They only made about 3 or 4 products. |
Pete Biro 1933 - 2018 18558 Posts |
Signpainterrs used what was called SMALTZ http://www.artisan-signs.net/SmaltsForSigns.php
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Mr. Woolery Inner circle Fairbanks, AK 2149 Posts |
Jewelers who "sandblast" their metal work for texture normally use glass granules that look a lot like salt. They call it "bead blasting" to be clear about the difference. The glass beads are much more uniform in size than sand.
Look at Rio Grande Jewelers Supply for blasting beads. Great quality from this company but you do pay for what you get. Patrick |
Dick Oslund Inner circle 8357 Posts |
The salt trick is not too 'common". A lot of the guys that I've seen perform it, place a drop cloth on the floor to catch the salt.
Other acts following you (especialy dancers) will appreciate you if you pick up the drop cloth with the salt (glass beads). --And, you can recycle the beads! Roy Benson would get bored doing the salt trick. As the salt poured from his hand in a fine stream, he would write his name on the floor with the salt!
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Bill Hegbli Eternal Order Fort Wayne, Indiana 22797 Posts |
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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