fire ball
The fire juggling ball is sold individually. Special Offer: When you buy three balls, you'll receive a carrying bag and a filling pipette to make setting up your fuel easier.
This model is an innovation in the world of fire juggling. Designed with a steel spring and a Kevlar insulation coating, this ball allows for safe and impressive handling without the need for gloves.
Fireball Safe Use Guide:
- Preparing the ball: Use the provided pipette to soak the two wicks located in the center of the ball with de-aromatized oil. This method creates a cool (yellow) flame and preserves your wicks.
- Fuel Warning:
Never use gasoline or other volatile fuels. Avoid over-soaking the fuel and spilling oil on the Kevlar protectors, as this will damage the Kevlar protective sheaths.
- Lighting and Juggling: After soaking the wicks, light them by pulling the ball spiral apart. Once lit, the ball must be kept in constant motion, otherwise the protective Kevlar sheath will burn and the balls will no longer be usable without gloves. Start juggling immediately and continue until the flames go out. The burn time is between 3 and 6 minutes. Re-soak the balls after each use.
- Juggling Tips: The balls should always be in motion while juggling. Re-soak the wicks after each use to preserve them.
- Maintenance of the Highlights: To extend the life of the wicks, soak them after use and store the soaked balls.
NetJuggler's opinion on the fire ball:
Comparison with other fire accessories: Unlike torches , bolas and fire staffs which require little preparation, the fire ball requires more patience to prepare. However, the effect it produces is particularly impressive, especially in the dark where the flame seems to float without visible support.
Importance of movement: It is crucial to keep the ball in constant motion. Prolonged immobility can damage the ball and reduce its effectiveness.
Safety and maintenance precautions: This ball is not a toy. It requires special attention each time it is used to properly soak its wick. To protect the Kevlar tubular structure and prevent it from catching fire or soaking up the fuel, roll the ball in a little water before use (avoiding wetting the central wick).
Recommendations for the less careful: If you tend to be less careful with your equipment, it may be better to opt for accessories like torches , which are more forgiving in terms of handling and maintenance.
The ball is sold individually on this page, but for every multiple of 3 you order, you get a bag and a pipette as in the photo below:
Technical Characteristics of the "Cage" Fire Balls:
- Ball weight : 110 grams.
- Ball diameter : 8 cm.
- Central wick : in para-aramid Kevlar.
- Thermal protection : aramid kevlar (non-blown, fireproof).
- Ends : silicone.
- Sold individually (accessories added for every multiple of 3 purchased).
Warning on the Use of Fire Juggling Equipment:
For Experienced Adults Only: Our fire juggling accessories are strictly for adults aged 18 and over. These juggling devices are not toys and require a high degree of maturity and responsibility.
Intended for Professional Jugglers: Designed for experienced fire jugglers, our equipment requires extensive training and an understanding of the risks associated with the art of fire juggling. Before use, be sure to take the proper safety precautions and equip yourself appropriately to ensure your safety and that of those around you.
User Responsibility: As a supplier of professional fire juggling equipment, NetJuggler disclaims any liability for any injuries or damages resulting from the use of these accessories. It is the user's responsibility to juggle safely and to comply with all applicable safety standards.
Recommendations for this ball:
- Jugglers experienced in fire juggling.
- Circus artists and professional performers.
- Use in areas specially secured for fire juggling.
This ball is not for you!
If, like me, you don't want to spend a lot of time preparing your equipment before and between each use, don't buy this ball model. If, like me, you don't want to wait for your equipment to cool down before doing another session, don't buy this ball! If you don't have a technician behind the scenes who prepares and lights your ball at the right time, this model is not for you! If you are a bit of a geek and want to bother with the meticulous preparation of this equipment, then yes, this ball is for you.
Fireball for photographers:
If you're considering purchasing this fire ball for photography, it's a great idea. A notable advantage is that you don't need gloves to handle it or roll it around your body. This opens up many creative possibilities for your photography projects. However, it's important to keep in mind that the ball must always be moving. If it stays still, it will quickly deteriorate, limiting its use to one or a few sessions.
- Long Exposures: Capture the light paths of the moving ball with long exposure techniques, creating visually captivating patterns.
- Dramatic Portraits: Incorporate the fire ball into portraits to achieve unique and dramatic lighting, highlighting the subject with a background of flames.
- Silhouette Games: Photograph performers juggling the fire ball against a dark background to create silhouettes dramatically lit by fire.
- Fire Dance Photography: Capture the movements of a dancer or performer incorporating the fire ball into their choreography, bringing a dynamic fire dance to life.
- Reflection Effects: Use reflective surfaces like water or mirrors to capture double images of the fire ball, creating an impressive visual effect.
Our customers use this ball in other contexts:
- Teaching Physics: Demonstrate the properties of fire and combustion.
- Film Prop: For special effects in independent films.
- Fire Safety Workshops: To teach safe fire handling.
- Team Building Sessions: Group activities to strengthen cohesion.
- Art Therapy: Used in controlled art therapy sessions.
- Photography Workshops: Teaching photography techniques with fire.
Information about Flames 'N Games
Flames 'N Games, the brand behind this ball, specializes in fire juggling equipment, offering innovative, high-quality products tailored to professional entertainers. They have a limited but well-designed range of equipment to meet the needs of both amateur and professional jugglers.
People who bought this item also bought the following items
![62mm TT1 Ball [100g]](https://photos.netjuggler.net/Balle-TT1-62mm-90g/minia/BalleTT162mm90g1.jpg "62mm TT1 Ball [100g]")
Fire contact bullet
Balle de contact feu pro en Kevlar. Jusqu’à 3 min de flamme. Conçue pour artistes expérimentés.
![67mm TT1 Ball [130g]](https://photos.netjuggler.net/Balle-TT1-67mm-120g/minia/BalleTT167mm120g1.jpg "67mm TT1 Ball [130g]")
I bought this item and I'm a little disappointed.
The main reason is that it burns my hands a little with it. And to get a nice effect you have to use a big flame, so it's even hotter.
impregnating the middle wick is also a real headache, it already takes time, there is always gasoline that falls next to it so go on the spiral rope that we touch with our hands, but there is also the problem that I often end up with 1 ball more impregnated than another, or the opposite one badly done and almost not impregnated with gasoline, especially when I do it at night and I can't see much!
The duration of the flames is a bit limited too, but for me it wasn't a problem because my hands were too hot long before haha.
Lighting the flames is ALSO a problem, first you need a lighter with a long nozzle otherwise it's annoying, then since you light the first one before moving on to the others, the one that doesn't move tends to heat up the rope around it, personally I ask someone for help to make it move while I finish lighting the other two.
So a nice little wow effect to end a show/evening, but too much constraint in preparation, difficulty in having a constant and equal effect between the balls, and problems with heat on the hands when juggling.
Thank you very much for your detailed feedback. You raise several important points that deserve some clarification to help future users get to grips with this type of fireball:
🔥 Heat felt in the hands:
Fireballs do indeed give off a lot of heat, especially if the flame is too large. This is why it is essential not to overload the internal wick with fuel. A good initial saturation, achieved during the first successive lighting/extinguishing sessions, allows for well-proportioned flames, visually sufficient, but more comfortable to juggle.
💧 Problem with fuel leaking onto the external Kevlar:
Indeed, it is important to master the impregnation of the internal wick without overflowing onto the external Kevlar (which only serves as thermal insulation). To facilitate this delicate operation, we strongly recommend the use of a small dosing pipette or a flexible bottle with a fine spout. This allows for precise dosing, avoids overflow and therefore limits excessive heating of the spring when in contact with the hands.
🌡 Balancing of the balls and homogeneous impregnation:
To achieve a consistent result between balls, it is advisable to work in full light and to clearly visualize the saturation level of each strand. In low light conditions (night, backstage), the pipette is again a great help to dose regularly and avoid gaps between balls.
🔥 Lighting the 3 balls:
Your point is very relevant. To facilitate the ignition of several balls in a row, it is recommended:
to use a lighter with a long nozzle,
to keep each ball in slight movement as soon as it is lit, to avoid localized overheating,
or actually call on an assistant, as you do, to keep the balls spinning while the next ones are lit.
⏳ Duration of the flames:
Indeed, these balls are intended for short, spectacular sequences at the end of a performance. They are not designed for long, continuous performances, but rather to generate an intense "wow effect" over a short period of time.
We 100% agree with you that these balls are full of constraints to do repeated sessions with them. I don't know if you read the paragraph in the product description titled "This ball is not for you", I invite you to read it if you come back here!