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dpe666 Inner circle 2895 Posts 
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Just a tip: Have the chrome sand blasted off of the key, and then soak it in sea water for 3 days. This will rust it and make it look very old.
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John Linoren New user Sweden 28 Posts
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On 2004-09-22 19:53, Phil Thomas wrote: Sounds great! |
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Bill Palmer Eternal Order Only Jonathan Townsend has more than 24317 Posts
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The only thing wrong with Dick Williams' handling of the key is that he takes too long with it. He is of the old school that believes that it should take 20 minutes for the key to turn over. Maybe you can do that on television, but you can't do that in most other performing venues.
"The Swatter"
Founder of CODBAMMC My Chickasaw name is "Throws Money at Cups." www.cupsandballsmuseum.com |
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Partizan Inner circle London UK 1682 Posts
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Buy online!
http://www.deabath.com/Keys/keys.htm http://www.stampington.com/html/antique_keys.html 1.2 seconds with google.
"You cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus."
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Nicodemus Special user 646 Posts
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I remember watching a DVD by Carlyle and he recommended buying a key from him that is balanced. What do you guys think... is a 'balanced' key better?
" Res Non Verba "
" Deeds Not Words " |
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aaguilar007 Regular user México 106 Posts
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Guys,
I've found the e-book here, for free I might add. http://allmagic.com/allmagicreader/ebooks.html Best Wishes! Alfredo Mexico
“If you can make another person’s reality into something wonderful, you can do real magic”.
Richard Osterlind Making Real Magic |
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Phil Thomas Inner circle Newark, Ohio 1117 Posts
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If you make the key take forever to turn over, you are going to loose interest from your audience. They key that I found at my mom's house is not evenly balanced, but it does start its motion slowly and then falls over quickly. This is actually more powerful I think because if they are not expecting it, it will give them quite a start. I have had people jump when I perform this and I ALWAYS carry it with me.
Phil
"If we lose the sense of the mysterious, life is no more than a snuffed out candle."
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Bill Palmer Eternal Order Only Jonathan Townsend has more than 24317 Posts
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On 2004-11-19 02:56, Partizan wrote: You really need to feel the keys to decide which ones you want.
"The Swatter"
Founder of CODBAMMC My Chickasaw name is "Throws Money at Cups." www.cupsandballsmuseum.com |
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funstuff Regular user 103 Posts
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On 2004-11-19 10:33, aaguilar007 wrote: What do you need to read this ebook as I cannot get I to open correctly? |
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tabman Inner circle USA 5946 Posts
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Boys, I found an old key when I moved all my grandmothers stuff from her house about 20 years ago. It works perfect for the effect. It's large and has a nice long shaft and looks like one of those old jail keys you see hanging on the big ring in an old cowboy movie. It has the perfect patina of rust on it. This is one of my favorite effects and I've never seen a better key for it. If I get a burst of memory tomorrow I'll shoot a pic of it and post it. In fact, I wish everyone would do the same. I'd love to see the assortment of keys that yall use for this old gem. It's a lot of fun.
Keep em turning!!! -=tab
...Your professional woodworking and "tender" loving care in the products you make, make the wait worthwhile. Thanks for all you do...
http://Sefalaljia.com |
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kOnO Special user 548 Posts
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On 2005-02-12 19:08, funstuff wrote: Depend's on your operating system. For window's you need MS READER You can get it from http://www.microsoft.com/reader/ All Magic has links to different readers you can check that out at http://allmagic.com/allmagicreader/ Hope this helps and HAPPY READING kOnO http://allmagic.com/allmagicreader/
It is a lot easier to get older than it is to get wiser.
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Khopri Loyal user Austin, TX 237 Posts
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I find it funny that we all seem to spend so much time and money trying to find a suitable key that will work. I've searched through antique stores (not recomended) and come up with nothing. There are several mortice keys that look about right, but the balance is all wrong and don't work as well as the newer key.
I think the trick is just to get all that shiny chrome off of the key. Tired painting it, tried putting a candle flame to it and sealing it, but it eventually wears out. I'm going to try Dpe666's idea of sand-blasting the stupid thing and soaking it in sea water. I also have a lot of alkali dust that might work just as well to help with the aging process. Thanks for the tip! |
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tabman Inner circle USA 5946 Posts
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Here's the picture of my haunted key like I promised. I hope to see some other keys too if ya'll can put a picture up.
 I also use it on occasion for some pendulum effects for fun too. A lucky find! -=tabman
...Your professional woodworking and "tender" loving care in the products you make, make the wait worthwhile. Thanks for all you do...
http://Sefalaljia.com |
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A.J. Veteran user Florida 316 Posts
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Wow...Tabman, that is the perfect looking Key. Wish someone would start manufacturing keys like this for the magic marketplace.
A.J. |
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tabman Inner circle USA 5946 Posts
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I've been studying trying to figger out how to cast a few of them. It really is the perfect key and I found it in a drawer full of old keys when I moved my grandmother's stuff out of her house which had been sitting there since 1797. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw it. It had haunted key written all over it. I talked to a casting company a few years ago and they quoted me some rediculous price just to set it up. I'm learning how to sand cast so maybe I can make a few of them. Maybe this old dog can still learn a few more tricks.
-=tabman
...Your professional woodworking and "tender" loving care in the products you make, make the wait worthwhile. Thanks for all you do...
http://Sefalaljia.com |
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A.J. Veteran user Florida 316 Posts
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Tabman,
If you make up some of these keys, please let me know as I will definitely order several from you. There should be casting companies in the marketplace today willing to do it for a reasonable price...especially in light of all the recent competition coming from China. A.J. |
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tabman Inner circle USA 5946 Posts
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OK, thanks A.J., maybe it's time to look into it again. I'll try to do it this week.
Keep spinning!!! -=tabman
...Your professional woodworking and "tender" loving care in the products you make, make the wait worthwhile. Thanks for all you do...
http://Sefalaljia.com |
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A.J. Veteran user Florida 316 Posts
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Great Tabman...I'm excited. Send me a pm once you decide to go forward...I will be your first order.
A.J. |
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Khopri Loyal user Austin, TX 237 Posts
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Count me in too. I'd love to get a hold of one of those keys.
Even if you get a rough cast, with a little filing and finishing, you could have a nice new "antique" key. Sounds like you may have the start of a nice little business. "Haunted Key inc." or something. 
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tabman Inner circle USA 5946 Posts
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That's good Khopri!!! That will make going to family reunions a lot better now. Instead of telling them that I make magic tables and wands for a living I can tell them that I'm now in the haunted key business!!!
I will see what I can do about getting a few cast. I don't even know what the original is made of. Iron I would imagine. I'll keep yall posted. -=tabman
...Your professional woodworking and "tender" loving care in the products you make, make the wait worthwhile. Thanks for all you do...
http://Sefalaljia.com |
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Posted: Sep 23, 2004 01:15 am 