do not listen to the other reviewers! they were just expecting a gimmick that would be out of this
world and they did not spend enough time at this! the gimmicks work perfectly, and you just have to
do some trial and error to figure out how to work it! i have posted a comprehensive forum in the
private section so if you purchase this trick, and you read the forum, you will look like a true pro
in no time! the set up gets easier as well, it gets faster and will take as little as 2 mins after a
few goes!
-i dont mean to offend the other reviewers, please dont take it to offense, its
just that you really have to do some trial and error with this!
3 of 3 magicians found this helpful.
This is an excellent trick. The one thing I have found is to pay particular attention to going slow
when setting up, a little bend at a time. It is possible to get the nails out of whack a little.
Even with a slight bend though, the trick still comes off surprising and clean. The bend is not
instantaneous, so a good working patter is of great benefit.It is a good idea to impress your
bending it with your mind, not great strength. I have had people really try to tourque it. I just
tactfully change the subject and get the nail back before they do bend it. It always gets great
reactions. Awesome trick.
2 of 2 magicians found this helpful.
I have had the Perfect Nail Bend Kit for a long time now ( in fact I bought 2 at the same time). I
have gone back to this several times and each time I have been frustrated. One set is not able to be
set up any longer. Both nails from one set are now just bent. The second set I just revisited
today. They are in fact able to be set up as they are supposed to be. I used a certain something to
speed the process along so that I could prepare them faster. I am not comfortable with the reset
and I do not like that you only have a certain amount of time to use them. This is all just my
opinion of course. I will never personally use these nails in the real world. I do not think that
they are reliable.
1 of 1 magicians found this helpful.
I regret to review this piece of magic with a negative review, but the simple fact is that this
piece of magic is a waste of money. There are two magor flaws the lessor of which is that the nail
cannot be straightend after performance to it original restored state.
But the single worst
feature of this trick is that it is not really practical to reset it in the real world of
performance magic. The setup to prepare to present the trick take more than an hour and must be
done at home. Not wishing to reveal the secret I can only say that this effectg is completely
impractical for use in any real world magic performance.
It is not a stage trick. It is a
closeup bit of magic. But it can not be used by a table hopper, or strolling magician, nor can it
be used by a street performer. The trick can be performed just once and then requires a trip home
and at least an hour to reset.
The only possible use might be for a television appearance,
but other than that, forget it.
The video cannot reveal the flaws because it cannot
include the reset. But such a trick which requires an hour to reset and a trip home or to a place
with kitchen appliances makes the whole thing impractical and impossible to include in any
repatroire. And over priced.
1 of 1 magicians found this helpful.
This is amazing technology! It far exceeded my expectations. It is really some sort of special
metal. You have to get it just to see it! Yes, you can't just pick it up from the ground, because
it must be kept in your pocket in it's special pouch, but all you have to do is pick up a similar
looking nail from the ground and do a groaner nail dissapearing into the pocket (Do your worst false
transfer and drop the nail in your pocket). Then, take out the special nail from it's pouch in your
pocket and the trick is really just amazing! The nail will simply bend right in your hand, all by
itself! You can repeat the trick once, as you are provided with two nails, one that starts straight
and one that starts bent, but then you will need to reset. Highly recommended!
1 of 1 magicians found this helpful.
THE GIMMICK IS FANTASTICK,REALLY WELL DONE
THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH THIS TRICK IS WHY PUT IN THE
ACT A NAIL ? BUT IF YOU FIND THIS NAIL IN THE STREET OR YOU HAVE A MENTALIM ACT IN WICH YOU INVOLVE
KEYS FORKS SPOON YOU CAN EASILY PUT THE NAIL INSIDE.
I THINKYOU CAN COMBINE WITH THE GREAT MICRO
PSYCHIC FOR A ROUTINE WITH "CARPENTIER" TOOLS...
1 of 1 magicians found this helpful.
This is a tough trick to write a review on. I first bought one of these sets from a different online
magic store and neither nail worked. One of them sort of worked so I got a refund. For I expect
them to both work. I liked the demo video so I bought a set from Penguin Magic not knowing if they
would work but they both work FANTASTIC. I showed this trick to several other magicians at a magic
club I'm in and everyone just said, "WOW." You could get a bad set of nails or a good set of nails.
I read reviews that were good and bad on other magic forums. I got a good set from Penguin so I'm
going to give it a 5 Star because they came through for me. I love this trick and the way it works.
1 of 1 magicians found this helpful.
There is too much set up and the bigger problem is that it can't be reset discretely so you almost
have to leave, reset and then come back. Also straightening the bent nail (to a point where it
looks good) is extremely difficult. It's not a bad overall trick, but just not for me
1 of 2 magicians found this helpful.
In the video trailer shows that you can let the gimmick nail in the floor before the preformnce I
don't think so maybe in winter ❄️ Will work. But maybe you can do it anywhere anytime but you need
to switch the nail from a real nail to a gimmick nail.
The preforming
Don't do
the preforming on spectator hands because he will feel something weird before it bend. I think you
naw what I'm talking about here
So finally I didn't like it so much.
It's a really great product! The effects you could do are super but you are limited by the intrinsic
charatistics of the gimmick itself!
Anyway, it'a great gimmick to buy!