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I know there's already a thread on this, but it's rather old and so potentially out of date as most of the entires are no later than 2009... (plus it appears to have been spammed a tad at the end too!) so it seemed appropriate to start a shiney new thread!

I got myself liquid metal for Christmas, and so far it's just sat in it's dvd case looking all pretty... It's about time I started putting it to some use I think!

Can anyone recommed a good place to get cheap suitable forks for this? (Preferably UK based, as I live in London)

Thanks in advance,

Chris

Pound shops or Wilkinsons personally.

As above

You can buy these especially for the task http://www.alakazam.co.uk/product-Liqui ... units.html but they are quite expensive, you are probably better of sticking with the Pound shop or other cheap cutlery.

Pickman wrote:You can buy these especially for the task http://www.alakazam.co.uk/product-Liqui ... units.html" target="_blank but they are quite expensive, you are probably better of sticking with the Pound shop or other cheap cutlery.

Without wanting to de-rail the topic here too much, has anyone else noticed a tendency for magic vendors to locate a really cheap object which is ideal for a particular routine, buy up a ton and sell them on with a huge markup, advertised as something special?

These forks are the prime example. It's been demonstrated that generally the best forks are cheap ones, and the ones I've used were £1 for four. The link above doesn't state a quantity but at a price tag of nearly £20, I doubt you get 80 of them in a pack (and if you do, the shipping costs are probably prohibitive anyway).

What's with that?

-Stacy

There are 50 in a pack but it is still expensive, I don't actually own any but they are probably not that different to the stuff you find in budget shops.

Magic dealers sold IT which is basically woolly nylon thread for ridiculous prices. Kevlar thread, if you know where to buy it and have got the patience to strip it can be bought much cheaper and in far greater quantity than from magic dealers. Roughing spray also, which is really no different to Testor’s Dull-Cote or other matt varnish sprays was sold at an inflated price, in fact one roughing spray can I had was Dull-Cote with a paper label stuck on it (sold at more than double the price)

Pickman wrote: Kevlar thread, if you know where to buy it and have got the patience to strip it can be bought much cheaper and in far greater quantity than from magic dealers.

About 200 feet with a non Kevlar outer coat for under £30. Ex military for less. It's used as antenna guy rope, & in some instances to reinforce cord/wire antenna radiators.

Not all Kevlar thread is strip-able, I've never found a place in the UK with guaranteed strip-able thread, if you can be bothered I suppose you'd have to buy different reels and experiment. For our American members who are interested this http://www.thethreadexchange.com/miva/m ... gory_Code= is definitely suitable for magicians.

Edit: for some reason the link won't take you directly to the thread, try typing invisible kevlar into the search.