This is not a good reel. This is the cheep knock of from India. Go with the American made version
from Sorcery Workshop. Support the original inventors. They did a great job and are always working
to make better reels.
This one barely worked for me and broke all the time. I have been
using various reels for many years and this is one of the worst ones yet.
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This reel is not worth it's price. It has a clip to clip onto your shirt or jacket pocket. That's
about the only good thing about it.
You will start using this and SNAP! the thread breaks.
Just replace the thread, right? Hahaha-WRONG! (sorry!) The thread is irreplaceable and once it's
gone, the whole reel is done for.
So if you want a good ITR, go with the Micro ITR by
Sorcery.
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I recently received this in one of penguins promotions and I have to tell you that I love penguin
magic very much! No other magic site that I have found has been so great! however.... I already own
the spider reel by yigal mesika and was happy to receive this because it uses no batteries but when
I first tried it out I was very disappointed! the thread in the reel reminded me of horse hair
because it was very thick and visible... however it is nowhere as strong! The description says that
it should go about 18 ft but mine went about 4 ft before one of the rubber bands broke! I think
penguin magic should be ashamed of this and if it were me I would not want my name to be in the
title! I just cannot believe it! I am one of the biggest supporters of penguin magic and think they
have great prices, products, shipping, and quality so don't know what they were thinking when they
made this!
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I recieved this for free beacuse of some problems thats been happining, and well, I realy liked it!
the thread is amazing! (when performed in the right place)
and no one has a clue whats
going on if you just do it right in front of them without them knowing!
I heighly recamend this!
but be perpaired to by another one!
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know the reel very bad i got it the second day it broke i had to send it back. the thread very
visible and yeah makes a nosie.
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Had it 5 minutes and it broke! Only extended it about 2 ft and the bands inside causing the
retraction broke.
i would not buy this!
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But i have this product and i perform with it all the time. its all about the handling. if you know
your hand movements and it shouldnt break. it saves me from alor of set up time
Pros: Great retraction
Cons: Thread VERY visable, makes noise when retracting.
I have
gone thru an ITR made by Socery, and their thread was great, but the retraction was TERRIBLE. Now I
have the penguin reel, the retraction is GREAT, but the thread is as visible as my hair! So I am
incredibly unhappy, because you can basically only do levitations in VERY low light surcumstances,
or else your thread will be very visable.
Also the reels bands are not balanced correctly, so
when the thread is being retracted, it makes a noise.
I like this reel. It is very professional and very efficient.
Pros: Good Price!
Very long thead amount!
Good quality!
Compact!
Strong Thred
Cons: Thread is a tiny bit too thick (almost visible)
No Instructional Video!
(yet)
Very Fragile
Overall good, but make sure that you will youse it. (Table
or stage illusion) (Not for Street magic!!!)
I purchased the spider pen and received a penguin pro reel free, and I can say it IS a PRO reel!!
the tension, amount of thread, size, etc is perfect!
3 words for you: add, to, kart.