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I. love. blue. Crystal.
It's not the smoothest routine but it's classic lubor ingenuity. It's a crazy idea and it just about works
The 10 of spades looks good on video but not so much close up. I use a borrowed ring as when its inks in you can see around it and inside which strengthens the illusion, it's one that I use in lessons about smart materials too. I gave it 8 over all But it's still one of my favourites, I like weird

There was a blue crystal booklet released in Japan. Anyone have this book and could share what kind of other possible effects could be done with blue crystal ? Thanks guys.

vsuperanto wrote:There was a blue crystal booklet released in Japan. Anyone have this book and could share what kind of other possible effects could be done with blue crystal ? Thanks guys.

The book was published in Japanese language only and I believe it came with some props.


Picture from tenyo-magic.blogspot.com

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I just rememberd Angelo Carbone's website TenyoWorld has a few good routines for tricks. Please see http://www.tenyoworld.co.uk/and click on TIPS AND ROUTINES.

Angelo and Narendra Singh subitted a few routines for Blue Crystal. I'm not going to copy/paste them because he put a lot of effort into his website and I don't think he would appreciate people copying text wihout permission.

Damn, got my hands on my own Blue Crystal today...and wow, this is stunningly smart and fun!

I'm not sure how to perform it in an entertaining way (I will check the routines above), but I instantly fell in love with this thing!

I'll give Blue Crystal another look. Performance-wise, I'm deathly afraid of angly tricks as they either killer effects or t doesn't look like you're doing anything at all.

I just haven't found a use for it yet. But it is ingenious in what it does.

It has to be one on one, anything else will be a problem.

I found rings work best on BC as you can see more of the pattern and it gives the effect a bit more punch. Very excited for you Fred, I remember when I first got my BC, I was like oooohhhhhhhh

Check this out guys, Tomoyuki Shimomura`s routine variation on Blue Crystal. Really cool and clever

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8mM5f7CQ6U

VERY smart! Perhaps this will be in the Tenyo book, let's hope so

Very clever idea.

I have an extra BC, and would consider making a slit. THOUGHTS ...

How can you make a proper slit like that? With a special exacto knife?

that's a neat idea, it would go well with a story. I wonder what it would look like with a little clear acrylic shape of a person. it may be too hard to see but it may also look cool. it could be a ghost who escapes from limbo

VictorS wrote:Check this out guys, Tomoyuki Shimomura`s routine variation on Blue Crystal. Really cool and clever

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8mM5f7CQ6U

O_O....that is super clever!!.....now I need a spare!

This was one of the first Tenyo's I got. I loved it then and love it now. I think it's so fooling and amazing to see in person. It never looks as good on video because the whole 3D optical illusion doesn't work quite right. But I do enjoy it.

SimonC wrote:that's a neat idea, it would go well with a story. I wonder what it would look like with a little clear acrylic shape of a person. it may be too hard to see but it may also look cool. it could be a ghost who escapes from limbo

I think it can work Simon . I`m thinking that before showing the penetration, we wrap the BC in the mid of the Phantoma hank and give an additional "pushing" effect. 1 scene I can remember on David Copperfield`s Walking Through The Great Wall Of China.
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David DeTenyo wrote:How can you make a proper slit like that? With a special exacto knife?

I would make a rough series of holes using a hand drill and then use a miniature file to clean and square up the slit.

good shout, I have an Archimedes drill which works great for those jobs, you can pick them up on ebay

SimonC wrote:good shout, I have an Archimedes drill which works great for those jobs, you can pick them up on ebay

How about laser cut Simon ? will it work ? Or it`s a big NO for Tenyo plastic.

John,
I found this online. It would seen to me to be very hard to drill, or use a saw without chipping the sides of the slit. I am not a plastics worker, that's why I asked for thoughts ... I'm always willing to learn. The below text was found at this link, which is a plastics plexiglass business.

http://www.eplastics.com/Plastic/plasti ... Plexiglass

Hole Saws
A hole saw is a tubular tool with teeth filed on the lower edge of the tube. The teeth are set to cut a groove wider than the thickness of the tool wall. A shaft is fastened to the top of the tube so that it can be mounted in a drill press to drive the saw. Usually a pilot drill and guide are provided to locate and center the hole saw. Knockout holes are located in the top of the saw to allow removal of the discs. Hole saws are stocked in sizes from 5⁄16-inch to 4-inch diameters. Large-diameter hole saws may be made by inserting a piece of band saw blade in a groove machined in a steel disc and holding it with set screws. Coarse-tooth saws should be used for cutting Plexiglas® acrylic sheet. The Plexiglas® acrylic sheet should be cut halfway through, turned over, and the finishing cut made from the other side. When cutting sheet greater than 0.236 inches thick, a detergent/water lubricant and coolant should be used. A saw-cut hole is typically rough and often melted, requiring a post-finishing operation. Better quality holes can be achieved by machining with a router or circle cutter.

vic It'd be risky but could work, I'd have to test it on some scrap plastic first I think to make sure I didn't blast right through. if it did work it'd be very neat