🚀 go-pugleaf

In article <1992Dec25.230114.13572@black.ox.ac.uk> ke94002@black.ox.ac.uk (Daniel J Mitchell) writes:
>
> Is there any particular recommended way to stop juggling torches?
>I've read the 'torches' file on piggy, but that stops at the 'douse
>in the paraffin' stage -- after that, what? Currently, I'm just
>washing them with swarfega (oil-removing goop, for the soot) and
>water, and storing them in a plastic bag (to avoid making the
>entire area around them smell of paraffin too offensively). Is
>there anything special I should be doing? Do the wicks need
>rinsing, or are they safe to just leave? And so on..
>
> Thanks.
>
>--
>Daniel Mitchell == ke94002@black.ox.ac.uk == bi furry juggler


Do not rinse torch wicking ... under the heat of the torch, the wood of the 
torch expands opening the grain of the wood.  Water will easily enter and 
soften the wood.   This leads to warpage, splitting and just generaly weakens
the wood.  The wick on the other hand is coated with some fuel (under any
circumstances) which is usualy water based.  As oil and water do not mix, some
water is retained within the weave of the wick.  It takes some time for
the water to get out, but during that time the torch wick will hold less
fuel.  I do not know how paraffin behaves with water, but I guess I should
find out.  I'll report when my tests are over.

The best way to clean your wicks is to burn the excess fuel off.  If you can
not light the torch with a match, the odds are good that it is safe.

As for storage of the torches,  I recomend a natural fiber bag (eg. cotten ..
like an old pants leg)  Some fuels can eat through plastic.  I use a plastic
bag in a cotten bag.

GReg Cohen
Another Infinite Illusions Tip.
gcohen@mailer.acns.fsu.edu

PS. is piggy just a mirror of moocow, if not what is on it?