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Magic_streak Regular user Singapore 196 Posts |
We've seen so many times on TV, especially Brett Daniels, pulling a match out from his lapel and it comes out lighted.
Anyone knows how to make the device for that? What I did was cut out that chemical strip from a match box, fold it and sandwich a match between the folds. Then I rubberband it together. However the effect is not 100%. Sometimes the match gets stuck, broken or it comes out unlighted. Can anyone advice me on this please? Thanks! |
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-The Scot- Special user 726 Posts |
You are looking for a 'match pull' gimmick. It is something along the lines of what you tried, but some are more surefire than others.
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limkris Regular user Belgium 166 Posts |
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe Tony Clark sells some nice pulls. However I found nothing is a 100% and always have a extra pull ready.
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Magic_streak Regular user Singapore 196 Posts |
Can these pulls be self made? I believe they are very exhaustable and have to be replaced very often and that will cost quite a bit, especially from where I come from shipping will just "burn a hole in my pocket".
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Frank Tougas Inner circle Minneapolis, MN 1712 Posts |
They are very easy to construct as the first post indicates. They can be more "surefire" (No pun Intended) if you use the 'strike on anything' type of wooden matches and some fine sandpaper.
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limkris Regular user Belgium 166 Posts |
I have used a paperclip instead of a rubber band.
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bojanbarisic Elite user Croatia 462 Posts |
Try to glue two paper matchess together.It helps. My friend Leo Ward had a lecture about this effect. Glue some striking surface on your left shouder in case you pull the match and it comes unlit.
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BroDavid Inner circle America’s North Coast, Ohio 3176 Posts |
Do a search on match pull. There were a number of comments on it while back, and I think they were in the secret sesions forum.
I wear a few of them on the bottom of my sports jacket. So at any time the ocassion arises, I can just drop my hand to my side, steal one, and viola', it is light and startling. I don't do it from the lapel, but that is only becuase I have too much else going on there, ITR, coin clips, etc. BroDavid
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Bill Hegbli Eternal Order Fort Wayne, Indiana 22797 Posts |
Magicstreak,
The match pulls are not replaced just the striking surface witch you can get free from many resturants. You are buying a gimmick that holds a match. To answer your question, some can be made and some cannot. You originally stated you made your own. Just experiment more on your pressure and placement. |
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kaos New user UK 58 Posts |
In Zach Allens new e-book has a nice bare handed match production.
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DirtySanchez New user Huntington Beach 4 Posts |
Dave Powell has a nice match pull I have two of them they seem to work fine for me.
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siborgotron New user 29 Posts |
Sandpaper and twisted picture wire works good for me..oh ! and those big cooking matches
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Michael Bourada New user 42 Posts |
The Dan Birch match pulls work nicely. I use them, and rarely have problems. Also Tony Clark is good aswell.
Experience the Magic.
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Mercury52 Inner circle Kevin Reylek 2239 Posts |
About 4-5 years ago we needed to do this for my high school theatre production, on a very small budget. We took wooden clothes pins (the spring kind), took them apart, glued the strike side of a matchbox to each side of the pin, and then re-assembled it. We put the head of the match in there, and voila, a lit-match pull. We had one of these in the performer's outfit, one stuck to the set wall, and various other back-ups just in case. We had to make several of these, because they wore out kind of quickly. Also not totally suitable for close-up purposes, but worked great for what we needed.
Kevin
Kevin Reylek
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magicians Inner circle Teacher and Legend 2898 Posts |
I manufacture "dependelite" match pull since 1974. It got 3 stars in genii (4 stars was not given to utility effects). The method was simple yet effective. Effective enough to be THE ONES that lance Burton used in his FISM actt and on the Famous Carson show gig. Six match pulls in a row, no misses and on National TV with no room for error.
The "dependelite" (not delite) was also the piece used by David Copperfield on several of his specials. He even kept it on the jacket after the shows were over. The beauty of my clip was (is) simplicity yet with ease of reset, it uses a special "spring clip" which allowed the striker to be inserted behind the sping (NOT a bulldog clip). The spring pressure was impressive enough to always insure that the striker was on and around the matchhead. Even stick matches worked well with this. I have sold tens of thousands of these for $3 each and only the best shops carry it (or my site). Widely knocked off despite the cheap price. It is also marketed as "flaming coins" a great intro for coin workers and as a ventriloquist one hand fire effect. It is also a superb way to do the match to flower. -magic-Ian
Illusionist, Illusionist consulting, product development, stage consultant, seasoned performer for over 35 years. Specializing in original effects. Highly opinionated, usually correct, and not afraid of jealous critics. I've been a puppet, a pirate, a pawn and a King. Free lance gynecologist.
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Dave Scribner Assistant Manager Lake Hopatcong, NJ 4849 Posts |
Tony clark match pulls are good. Hank Lee sells several different models which are also good. I have never had a problem with the matches lighting. A tip I learned from Amos Levkovitch is to look through the box of wooden matches and pick out ones that have larger heads. They are not all the same. Take two of them, paint or use magic marker to make the sticks black. Hold them together and wrap them with electrical tape half the length of the match. At the bottom, use a couple of extra turns to form a bit of a nub. The double match heads provide a larger striking surface and the nub makes it easy to locate when ready.
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Jordini Inner circle 2765 Posts |
You could hold striking surface in one hand on a pull (between your thumb and index finger) then after you light the match let the pull go, and rub your fingers together just a bit, as if they are sore. If this is done just right it could look like you light a match just between your fingers.
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Craig Dickson Veteran user Pleasant Valley, NY 353 Posts |
Try the Tony Clark ones, great
Craig R Dickson
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Michael Sullivan New user Australia 86 Posts |
Hi,
I have created a new match pull you can build yourself from material purchased from any supermarket, general store or Office supply Depot. I works every time and you can make many pulls on a shoe sting budget. Works every time. I have put it into CD-Rom format and is called "D.I.Y. Match Pull" Tim Ellis and Sue-Anne Webster will have some at the upcoming US lecture tour, so if you catch 1 of those you can get your hand on this great new method. $15.00 US Else you can contact PM me on here and we can work something out for you! Michael |
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Werner G. Seitz Inner circle 3131 Posts |
Here is a tip that worked for me
There is a trick to it when pulling out the match from a device to make it more surefire to get it ignited. First push it a bit more in, before pulling it out, this will in most cases make it more secure to get it out lightened.. Just pulling it out might make it to fail! So, if the device is behind your lapel and secure in place, it is an up and down move to get it out. Of course it also depends on the device you use. I use a metal one, springloaded, and inside is the usual striking-surface from a matchbox, can't recall where I bought it -it goes over 30 years back-, but I recall it was made/sold by a well known name in magic.
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