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Tenko wrote:JB, you couldn't get any further away from Scotland without crossing the channel

I didn't say I lived in Scotland, I said I am Scots, originally from Glasgow to be exact!!!

Tenko wrote:
But cheap doesn't always get you what you want

Very true, very true!

Ok update on the rope I bought at 40p/metre, 7mm, white (well sort of).

Well a big disapointment: the rope is not as smooth as I would have thought and definitely not "white" - it is also a bit thin in my opinion. I'll try the bleech trick overnight...

Ah well, it was intented to be a training rope but it will surely stay that way !

I'll let you know about the bleech.

the off-white or natural rope you have takes colour pretty well so you could always dye it with fabrick dye or food colouring (very expensive if you used food colouring on a whole rope).
handy if you need erm part of the rope a diferent colour for practising a trick

The bleech trick worked i suppose but I now need to put the rope in the washing machine to get rid of the smell ! will do tonight...

Rope for performances should be seen as a disposable item, particularly if you're being paid. I typically perform a few tricks with a piece which will involve a cut and restored and then give the rope away and move onto the next.

Personally, (and it's only my view) it's not worth the bother of bleaching and washing. You'll be asking next what temperature the iron needs to be set at

Thanks dat, i just wanted to see if it worked and anyways the rope is not worth all the effort... A word of advice for anyone reading this thread:

Don't buy rope off ebay !!!

PM'd you dat.

Nairolf wrote:A word of advice for anyone reading this thread:

Don't buy rope off ebay!!!

I think that goes for any magic on ebay, buyer beware, what's the latin for that again?

Magic books might be a different story (no pun intended)

i think the ferengy use the term kaviet empour let the buyer beware or something like that on one of the start treck episodes.

magicdiscoman wrote:i think the ferengy use the term kaviet empour let the buyer beware or something like that on one of the start treck episodes.

I am not sure I heard the Ferengy say it ....And I am a bit of a Trekky! But didn't Lovejoy say it quite often on that antique show that used to be on Telly! Or am I showing my age!

Just had a swift Google (they can't touch you for it as long as you keep one foot on the floor at all times) and found:

Caveat Emptor
Latin for "Let the buyer beware." The idea that buyers take responsibility for the condition of the items they purchase and should examine them before purchase. This is especially true for items that are not covered under a strict warranty.

Well I must admit I was blinded by the price and the fact that I already got some good deals there (ie books) but i did expect that...

I'd like to thank you all for your advice and especially dat8962 for his help. Look forward to meeting you if I go to Bournemouth sometime and you are free.

No probelm but PM if you come down (or across in the case of Southampton) as I travel all over the place.

3 days in Wolverhampton and Birmingham starting May 16th

Thanks again dat ! just received the samples.

GREAT help from your part, an example to all of us