Normal for the card tiles in magics to go a bit rippled/wavy over time?

[n00bCube]

I have a magic, a master magic, and a super master magic, 1 of them I've had for around 3 years, the other two I've had for around a year, and on all of them, some of the tiles have gone wavy, like when card or paper get's wet and then it dries again.

Is it normal for this to happen over time? Or could it be down to a combination of the tight strings around the tiles (maybe the tight strings are trying to crumple the card tiles inwards) and the humidity in my room being quite high?

 

[AvGalen]

I have had mine for roughly 25 years and that didn't happen, so I would say it isn't normal

 

[Cheese11]

Mine did after a year (Then broke). But I don't think it common.

 

[qqwref]

I'm guessing it has to do with some kind of moisture. Either you spilled some kind of liquid on/near the magics (even a drop could be enough to wet a tile due to capillary action) and the inserts caused them to warp when they dried, or high humidity caused them to warp over time. I don't think the pressure itself would cause that, since it didn't on mine - it just caused the inserts to have little notches where the strings were.

 

[ben1996123]

did you try and lube it

 

[n00bCube]

Not sure if the lubing thing is a joke or not, but no I've not tried doing that, and I know I haven't spilled anything on them either.

The weird thing is is that nothing else in my room that is made of paper or card has gone wavy.

 

[KongShou]

Not sure if the lubing thing is a joke or not, but no I've not tried doing that, and I know I haven't spilled anything on them either.

The weird thing is is that nothing else in my room that is made of paper or card has gone wavy.

you should try to lube it and tension it properly then.

 

[Olji]

Do you get sweaty hands easily? If so that can be the cause.

 

[Cheese11]

Do you get sweaty hands easily? If so that can be the cause.

You really think there is a high chance of sweat getting in there?

 

[Olji]

Depending on how you're holding the magic, the paper can absorb the sweat (Because of capillary action) from your hands if you're the type of person that sweat from your hands a lot.
If you hold it with your fingers, then it's probably no big chance, but if you hold it with the palms contacting the magic, then it may happen.

 

[n00bCube]

Nope, I don't get sweaty hands easily.