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I have some elastic but it is easy to see, when I see clips on the web and on tv money floats right in front of the spectator's face and they can't see it, which thread/elastic is this hard to see, and where can I buy it?

Thanks

All magic shops will see you IT. There are several types in different dispense mechanism. Speak to someone at your local magic shop about what kind of effect you are trying to achieve and they'll advise you on what suits it best. Better still, tell us here!

I think I got my IT from cards for magic or might have been magic box (they're the two shops I use more than anyother), it's very very difficult to see. I get through about 3 or 4 lengths quite easily when practicing, just through dropping it and not being able to find it again.

I don't know much about the elastic, but with the thread I've got you do have to seperate the threads but once that's odne it's very difficult to see, even under a bright light

I am going to learn some trick to accompany my card tricks, and I thought that I could move or levitate a bank note. Also I thought thread and elastic were the same thing, anyway which would best suit me?


Thanks again

This is what I have now and it is easy to see. As you can see it is elastic thread, which is why I thought thread and elastic were the same thing!

http://www.wizmomagic.co.uk/invisible-e ... -p-91.html

I have asked to different magic shops what the difference is and whats best, and they both gave me different answers. One says that elastic isn't very useful and he doesn't sell much of it, and the other says elastic is far better with more uses?

Confused!

People can only give you their opinions based on their own experiences with using different types of IT. Your best bet is to buy some yourself and try it out. Personally, I use Jon LeClair's Animator setup most of the time and it's bloody brilliant. His book, The Art of IT, is superb. But you could just get some loops and try them out; the IT is elastic and I find it works very well once you learn to get a feel for it. Loops are poor value for money but there's no harm in getting a pack and trying them out to see how you get on. There's no substitute for practical experience.

There are loads of different IT, IET and even Kevlar IT.

They all perform differently for different situations... thicker IET is better for gaffing cards with 'sprung flaps' for instance, but it's pants for effects which need it to be invisible.

Wheras, Kevlar IT is better for moving heavy objects—such as PK effects and making things fall off tables etc., and regular 'spiderweb' IT is much better for floating items such as banknotes right under a spectators' nose.

THEN... you come onto reels... which are absolutely great if you have a specific purpose in mind for them, such as the famous 'self-tightening nut & bolt' trick etc.

Really, it's quite hard to choose one which is a jack of all trades.

I've handled just about every type of IT on the market (and stock a few too) and if you want any advice, just drop me a PM.