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> Buzzsaw Fountain Epiphany

Foxfire
post Jul 17 2008, 01:07 PM
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I was screwin' around with buzzsaw weaves today (buzzsaw inserted into a weave every time you change sides), and realized that the motions for that are exactly what you need for a clean buzzsaw fountain.
I see a lot of buzzsaw fountains which start to break up the buzzsaw in the middle and then put it back together on the other side, very few that keep a nice clean circle all the way around the cycle- understandably so, 'cause it's really hard to keep things lined up while you're tryin' to switch which side of your arms your swinging on and get your arm positions swapped at the same time, but post-epiphany, I'm suddenly finding this really easy. If this is really well-known, well, just ignore me I guess, but I've never seen it explained in a tutorial, so, hey, maybe it'll be worth something to throw it out there.

So, arm motions:
1. Start raising the buzzsaw above your head / lowering it in front of you. Obvious. Normal start of a fountain.
2. Cross your arms so that each hand is spinning on the outside, on the opposite side. If you're spinning forward, your back hand needs to cross over your front hand; if you're spinning reverse, your back hand crosses under your front hand. Exactly the same as going from a buzzsaw into a weave.
3. Arms uncross as you rotate to the other side, and your new back string switches which side of your arm it's on so it's back in buzzsaw mode.
4. Switch your front string back into buzz-saw mode, exactly like going from a weave to a buzzsaw, and ta da, you're done.

I'm certain there're other ways of doing it, but this just worked out amazingly well for me, and I wish I'd discovered it / had somebody tell me about it sooner.

Might make a tutorial if I can get hold of a decent camera.


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post Jul 17 2008, 05:12 PM
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If you were to make a tutorial, that would be fantastic. As it is, that's interesting; also, clarification on the 'buzzsaw weave' would also be great. What exactly do you mean? Each time you change sides, you turn the circle of the weave into a buzzsaw, then transition into the other side?


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post Jul 17 2008, 05:47 PM
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=_= i feel like this would help me clean it up real well if I knew what you meant.

if you can't get a camera let us know.


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post Jul 17 2008, 06:04 PM
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i got my buzzsaw fountain clean by keeping one hand in a stationary buzzsaw on one side, and doing the fountain with the other hand (keeping the strings in split time), then repeating with the other arm

once you understand what side of your arm the strings are supposed to be at any point in the fountain, you're pretty much set

PS make a tutorial!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (IMG:http://www.glowsticking.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)


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post Jul 18 2008, 06:01 AM
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i get the concept of it but my planes are being homo.
its one of the sexiest moves out there. gl guys


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post Jul 18 2008, 06:31 AM
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The thought of a buzzsaw fountain sounds sweet.

But.

Lol I can see myself getting hit a lot. Wouldn't you have to have shorter strings for this though?


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post Jul 18 2008, 06:57 AM
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QUOTE (The Rage @ Jul 18 2008, 06:31 AM) *
Lol I can see myself getting hit a lot. Wouldn't you have to have shorter strings for this though?


Yes.
Your arms can only go so far away from your body.
Hence making the sticks go about that || close from your face.
Depending on the length you use, wrap it all the way up, like so the stick is in hand, then un wrap once.
Or twice if once is too short.

Im going to post a tutorial later about different ways to wrap/unwrap sticks.
It sounds dumb, but it might be someting you'll like (IMG:http://www.glowsticking.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)


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I like to open up my hands and spread out my fingers so its like "OOoooOOOoo I'm levitating this spinning glowy thing in between my hands!!!!" but thats just me. :wacko:

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post Jul 18 2008, 08:13 AM
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QUOTE (The Rage @ Jul 18 2008, 09:31 AM) *
The thought of a buzzsaw fountain sounds sweet.

But.

Lol I can see myself getting hit a lot. Wouldn't you have to have shorter strings for this though?


Learn to shorten your strings mid-routine. Let the strings wrap around your hand once, catch between your forefinger and thumb and continue spinning. If that's too short, only wrap around 2 fingers instead of the whole hand. With practice you can make adjustments to your string length very easily.
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post Jul 18 2008, 09:24 AM
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yeah for buzzsaws, i do around the hand once, and for inversions/split threading i wrap around two fingers.

just do what you're comfortable with


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post Jul 18 2008, 12:27 PM
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A tutorial would be nice. I've never seen a good one for this.


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