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does anyone use the M5 and have problems with it sticking to objects when you are carrying it around and not actually using it?

if so how do you get around it?

I have just ordered mine from the US (Cheaper) with the accessories kit. When reading about it I understand that it comes with two white pads that enable you to almost de-activate.

If m5 is the same as micro 5 as I suspect it is, then there are no deactivation pads included in the deluxe kit, and I can't think of any way of shielding it at all other than the obvious keeping it away from things.

My advice: you can't isolate fully the strong field emitted, and the only way I've found to stop damage and 'clingons' is by getting a large block of rigid polystyrene and making a case for the 'gimmick'. I managed to get a block from our TV set, which I cut in two halves. Then just rubber band them together. It's bulky, but I understand your point about 'clingons'!!!!

I think that any storage method involving metals or shielding could possibly damage the strength over time??? A physics question!

Another suggestion I've heard about is to wrap the 'gimmick' in a thick fabric and keep it in a metal tin... but in fairness, I think as long as you isolate the device in at least a couple of inches of something 'soft', you're in for an easy ride.

Another tip: DON'T GET THE GIMMICK NEAR A COMPUTER SCREEN OR TV!!! Ignore this at your peril. It may look pretty, but I'm sure it's not good for it!

mmm sounds a very dangers piece of kit to me, as it will also damage your credit cards

Correct, Midge.

These things should come with a warning. I'd be dubious about using one in front of a spectator with a pacemaker, too

They ARE remarkably strong for their physical size, and I remember using a 'brick' sized equivalent a few years back to get the same effects.

The high price puts a lot of people off the Micro 5 PK kit, but you really DO get a lot for your money. Especially the shim wire, etc. which enables you to gaff your own cards, coins and the like.

There's everything in the kit to get you off to a running start, and with a little imagination, you'll be pouring out tricks of your own quite quickly.

If you go to the penguin site and get on their board, they discuss this in a lot more detail than we have here. They also indicate that it is despatched with the white protectors we spoke about earlier.

Nice one, jabba01.
Penguin's boards aren't too easy to trawl through, but there's a wealth of information there.

It was one of my own favourite hangouts, until I found talkmagic, of course!

As a physicist as well as a magician I would advise the exercism of extreme caution with these things around anyone with a pacmaker as suggested above, and keep them even firther away from your credit cards.
After a few hours wearing one on my wrist I ended up stuck to a lamp post for a week on the way home, but on the plus side it would probably have cured my arthritis if I had it!
Nick

I wonder if you had two of them, one on your wrist and one round your forehead, the opposing forces would stop you bitinig your nails???

A decent set of nails is important to a close-up magician! (and a carpenter, of course!)

just a thought, but has anyone orderd one of these and it has not turned up because it was stuck to the plane, delivery van, post mans bike etc??

I did notice that the postman was sweating as he struggled to get it out of the van...

Apparently, he was going to deliver via pushbike, but could not get past the sorting office roller-shutters.

Emagictricks.co.uk sell the Pro PK Kit for £69.95, which is the cheapest in the UK and can have it on your door mat in a day or two.

By the time you have paid for shipping from the States, together with the possible import duty/VAT, you are likely to have paid more to wait longer!

Self advertising? Yes! But also hopefully useful information for those in the UK interested in M5!

Regards
Support

That may be the case but buying from the states with the Accessaory kit ends up saving around £30 on the whole package. Just trying to give a balanced view

Laurence...

Import tax: I'm glad you added that... (if you check my posts, I've been quite neutral about purchasing, and I've given good arguments for all methods)

It's true... you can order items from the States for less, but I've personally been the victim of excise duty, which in one case was £18 on an order of £22... which nearly doubled it!!!

Be aware that there is a risk involved, and the US prices can sometimes be outweighed by duty.

In the UK, I would place eMagictricks.co.uk amongst the best. The monthly newsletter is probably the main reason that most of us are here on this forum.

By the time you've added US to UK postage, possible excise duty and long delivery times, it is often better to buy British.