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Which is the best coin bender on the market? By "best", I mean most practical and easy-to-use. There seems to be quite a few out there. I know everyone is raving about Coinvexed 2 at the moment, but it appears that the CV2 gimmick makes bending a coin a bit more difficult than the original CV. That is, more effort is required to bend the coin to a lesser extent than CV1.

Try Skin by Ben Earle. I don't see the need for gimmicks, I really don't.

try a "ready to go" coin, a 10p, from 1992, and one from 1997 - and the classic from Bobo...i wont say on the open forum...

i think marc spelmann shows you the move in The Unexpected?

but, do buy something like Superman, for twenty quid, so you've always got a good supply...

i like coinvexed when i've seen it, but its just too much for me...i know the whole routine is built to use it - but even so...just doesnt suit me...

Anyone who struggles with CV2 is just being a pansy. I'm only familiar with it and the Superman and CV in both iterations is far cleaner. You can also change the presentation and routine (as I have).

Lenoir wrote:Try Skin by Ben Earle. I don't see the need for gimmicks, I really don't.

I back this all the way, this is just fantastic, one of the best things i ever invested in.

Lenoir wrote:Try Skin by Ben Earle. I don't see the need for gimmicks, I really don't.

This is a DVD. Do I need to purchase a separate gimmick in order to bend the coins? I'm assuming he doesn't use the power of his mind to bend the coins.

Replicant wrote:

Lenoir wrote:Try Skin by Ben Earle. I don't see the need for gimmicks, I really don't.

This is a DVD. Do I need to purchase a separate gimmick in order to bend the coins? I'm assuming he doesn't use the power of his mind to bend the coins.

Nope you should have all the stuff you will need for the bend laying around at home (or outside somewhere )

I think there might be a bit of confusion on this thread. As far as I can see, there are three different things (at least) being discussed.

First, there are techniques for easily bending coins using 'regular' equipment.

Second, there are gadgets and devices designed and sold specifically to bend coins, but which are not meant for use in the middle of performance.

Third, there are 'real time' devices, which enable you to bend a signed coin in the middle of performing the trick.

Judging from his posts, Replicant is not asking for advice about the first of these, or for suggestions about routines. I'm not sure if he only wants to know about real time gadgets, though.

Maybe you think that there's no need at all for a special gimmick, and certainly not one that works in the middle of the trick, but it'll probably help Replicant if you make it clear which of the three types your suggestion fits within and, if it's not a special gimmick, why you don't think one is needed.

I know the suggestions have all been good, but I don't think they're going to help Reppy understand the difference between the current products, which is essentially what he's after.

i borrow a coin
i offer a marker and the coin to be signed/marked
nothing else on show, nothing else introduced
ink is dried and coin dropped in participants hand and closed
*hocus pocus patter*
they feel heat in their hand, the drop the coin onto the table..it is bent
i touch the coin, and yelp, there is now a blister on my finger where i touched that red hot coin...

psyche by gerrard is very, very good...mix it in with jermay's convincers and something from jack kent tillar, you have a nice mysterious dramatic coin bend...thats how i do it anyway...

Thanks, Part-Timer; very helpful, as always. Yes, I am primarily interested in the third point you raised but I'm open to suggestions. I'm just testing the waters at this stage and have not committed to any specific product or method for coin bending. I've been reading up on Skin and while it does sound interesting, I understand it does not allow for the bending of a signed coin during the performance itself. I won't say more than that. In any case, I don't think I have the performing experience to do justice to this routine so perhaps it's best if I give it a miss.

Iain (you've gone incognito!), thanks for your input. If I do decide on a particular method for this, I want something self-contained and complete so I don't have to go off spending more cash on other paraphernalia. I understand the Superman gimmick is not designed for UK coinage and doesn't work with certain coins. Can anyone confirm or deny this?

IAIN wrote:mix it in with jermay's convincers and something from jack kent tillar, you have a nice mysterious dramatic coin bend...thats how i do it anyway...

if your going to do this, wouldnt borrowing a door key make more sense?

wouldnt people be frustrated if you bent there door key , seems to be anticlimatic to restore it, weras a bent signed coin thea'd be happy to keep.
that said if its a pre bent coin on one edge its easy to get it signed and have them belive its straight before the "bend" in their hands, hope thats not too much exposure.

ps iv'e said this before someware on here that I use a switch and then the haunted key over there hand saying the key will bend... it dosnt but there signed coin does.