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Permalink Reply by Bearclaw Manufacturing - Tedward on May 24, 2012 at 1:10pm

Well, first, try spinning off one wick at a time.  If you're spinning off all of them at once, then, yes, one back will be on 'top' and full of fuel, so naturally it will dribble back down.

Another thing is to not "soak" the wicks, but to "dip" them.  No longer than about 1 second actually in the fuel. Let it drip, then move on, you could eliminate the need for spin off.  Alternatively, figure out how much each wick needs to be "full" and get some measurement device to deliver exactly that much.

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StudentPermalink Reply by dinahmyte on May 24, 2012 at 1:30pm

whenever i soak my wicks, i make sure to dip all of my wicks until the bubbles stop... and then i kind of let the fuel drip off into my fuel dump before moving on to dip the next wick..  that way any excess fuel that will begin to drip immediately has already dripped off...  i repeat that step for all wicks.  i've found that letting the fuel drip off before dipping the next wick greatly reduces drippage..

i don't really use bags to capture the excess fuel.. i go to a secluded area to spin off my hoop that way the fuel is not flying into the "performance" area...  having the bags attached may be the reason why there is fuel dripping..  so i don't know for sure.  

i hope this helps :) 

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Permalink Reply by Randy Kato on May 24, 2012 at 4:44pm

Another way - when there's no good spin off area/option - is to use chemical gloves to squeeze excess fuel out of the wicks. Just use one squeezing hand with a glove as you'll want to keep the other hand "clean" to handle the hoop. I always keep a pair in my fire kit.

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Permalink Reply by Haley Phelps on May 24, 2012 at 9:09pm

Hey! I just went to a hoop fire safety class and the lady's there all use rubber gloves and squeeze the wicks off back into a container, then funnel the fuel back in the jug. Seems to work Nicely and saves alot of fuel. :-) 

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Permalink Reply by Lauren Love ☮♥♪ on May 25, 2012 at 8:55am

I use the same method but instead of using a funnel, I store my fuel in mason jars so there's no need to pour any fuel back into the jug.  The mason jars work perfectly and one small jar is good for 2+ performances.

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Permalink Reply by Laura Campolito on May 30, 2012 at 9:55pm

thanks everyone, i will definitely be trying some of these and i'll let you know how it goes!

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