Selecting the right thumb tip is important. There are four different types of materials thumb tips are made of: hard plastic, soft plastic, rubber, and vinyl. Selecting a
material is mostly a matter of personal preference. Each material has its own advantages.
Thumb tips are designed to be worn on the tip of the thumb, up to the first nuckle. To find a thumb tip that will fit you properly, it is important to know the circumference
of your thumb at the first nuckle.
Hard Plastic Thumb Tips - Hard on the
outside,
smooth on the inside.
- 5.4 - In
Your Face Thumb Tip Junior - 4.5cm x
1.9cm. Opening is round and has a circumference of 5.4cm. Wall
thickness
is 1.3mm. Notes: Great tip for kids. Makes an excellent "finger tip" for adults.
- 6.3 - Thumb
Tip Junior by Vernet - 5.1cm x 2cm.
Opening
is round and has a circumference of 6.3cm. Wall thickness
is 1mm. Notes: This TT is only a litle bit smaller than the Vernet Classic. This tip fits a lot of teens and adults with small
hands.
- 6.7 - Plastic Basic Thumb Tip by Di Fatta - 4.6cm x 2.1cm. Opening is round with a 6.7cm
circumference. Wall thickness is
1-1.5mm. Notes: Very sturdy tip.
- 6.7 - In Your Face Thumb Tip Hard - 5cm x 2.3cm. Opening is elliptical with a 6.7cm circumference. Wall
thickness is
1.2mm.
Notes: Nail is realistic. Color is a bit dark. More of an olive complexion..
- 6.9 - Vernet Classic Thumb Tip - 5cm x 2.2 cm. Opening is round with a 6.9cm circumference. Wall thickness
is 1mm. Notes:
This is one of our top selling thumb tips. A great place to start if the size is right for you.
- 7 - Vernet King Size - 6.5 cm x 2.5cm. Opening is round and has a circumference of 7cm. Notes: This
tip is longer than a normal thumb tip, but it's about average width. It's designed for magicians with average size thumbs to vanish larger
objects like 18" silks.
- 7.1 - Royal Magic Thumb Tip Vernet Style - 5cm x 2.4cm. Opening is boxy with a circumference of
7.1cm. Wall thickness is 1mm.
Notes: Very much like the Vernet Classic, but with a slightly larger opening and a more flattened out shape.
- 8.4 - Vernet XXL - 5.5 cm x 2.8cm. Opening is round with a circumference of 8.4cm. Notes: Hard Plastic Tip.
Light
Color.
Soft Plastic Thumb Tips - These tips are made of a more elastomeric plastic (similar to the rubbery
plastic material often used
on the keys of a calculator). The inside is smooth enough to vanish a silk, but you still get a bit of the sticky feel of a
rubber thumb tip.
- 7 - Vernet Medium Soft Thumb Tip - 5.2cm x 2.3cm. Opening is round with a 7cm circumference. Notes: Soft
Plastic Tip with a
bit
of an elastomeric feel... almost like the keys of a calculator.
- 7.2 - Soft Light Plastic Thumb Tip by Di Fatta - 5cm x 2.5 cm. Opening is elliptical with a
7.2cm circumference. Notes: Very thin, very smooth plastic tip. Allows light to pass through the tip.
Soft Rubber Thumb Tips - Rubber is probably the most comfortable material thumb tips are made of. Rubber
tips feel great, and
they stay on nicely. The one downside is that the inside of the thumb tip isn't very slippery. It can be difficult to stuff a
silk into a rubber thumb tip. Rubber thumb tips are great for vanishing items like salt, liquids, etc..
- 7 - In Your Face Thumb Tip Soft by Penguin Magic - 5.1cm tall x 2.5cm. Opening is elliptical with a 7cm
circumference.
Notes: Soft Rubber Thumb tip. Very similar to the Realistic TT by Royal Magic. Slightly smaller and more pink in color.
Without pink hi-lights.
- 7.3 - Realistic Thumb Tip by Royal Magic - 5.6cm x 2.7cm. Opening is elliptical with a 7.3cm
circumference.
Notes: Soft rubber thumb tip with a very nice feel. Realistic nail painted on with pink hi-lights in the creases of the skin to
make the tip look more realistic. Great attention to detail.
Vinyl Thumb Tips - Vinyl is a great material for thumb tips because it's soft and slippery at the same time. You get the
great feel of a soft tip with the easy loading of a hard tip.
Finger Tips - Fingertips can be used by adults to vanish and conceal items much the
same way a thumb tip is used. They also make great "thumb tips" for kids.
