Fractured Axel

aphelps · Fri Feb 27, 2004 9:26 pm

In my opinion it is an outstanding idea. So simple and effective. And I had just cut holes in the LE of 5 of my kites.
I cant believe it!!!!

Fri Feb 27, 2004 9:27 pm

ok I get it, but only works for one wrap ?

mobius · Fri Feb 27, 2004 9:30 pm

Craig wrote:
ok I get it, but only works for one wrap ?

Good question... haven't had the chance to find out yet.

mobius · Fri Feb 27, 2004 9:36 pm

aphelps wrote:
My compliments on the new look of the site David. I have meaning to contact you to discuss adding some material.

Thanks.. I have included a special section just for kite skills, so we have to get that going now

aphelps · Fri Feb 27, 2004 9:37 pm

What email address are you on right now?

Fri Feb 27, 2004 9:38 pm

mobius wrote:
... haven't had the chance to find out yet.

well whatever, great idea anyway. Wish I'd have thought of it !

Fri Feb 27, 2004 9:41 pm

Man! I'm glad I hadn't cut my Evotechs yet!

mobius · Fri Feb 27, 2004 9:45 pm

My personal view is that you should use both yoyo lines and yoyo stoppers.. but try it and see.

Guest · Fri Feb 27, 2004 11:25 pm

dave-o - you need to sort out some (c) on that idea of yours matey! off out to get wrecked... hopefully see you all on sunday week at blackheath... to... er... fly some kind of, er kite maybe... perhaps... anyways

chow for now

Eddie Green · Sat Feb 28, 2004 11:04 am

Does it effect flight in any other way?

mobius · Sun Feb 29, 2004 8:13 pm

Not that I have found if you get the position and length correct.

Bastiaan · Sun Feb 29, 2004 9:09 pm

Lets have a practical exaple, where would you attach the line on a Gemini, and how long would the line be, we can then work out variations on other kites,
Bastiaan.

mobius · Sun Feb 29, 2004 9:17 pm

ok... will get back to you on it. Will need to put one up and take measurements to work out the best place and length.

jimothy · Sun Feb 29, 2004 11:05 pm

Great Idea!

Just thought I'd share another little idea that can save you cutting your kites. oday I tested the effect of putting C clips on the Leading edge of my Dot matrix, over the Dacron. These seemed to work very nicely as yoyo stoppers, though obviously the low level of them means they probably wouldn't be much good for huge multiple yoyos.

I'd half expected them to get pulled downwards by the lines, but they held position perfectly today. Obviously this will depend on the individual kite (I imagine that tapered spars might not hold them so well, due to the smaller area of contact and variable size, but then again, you've got the little ridges that, IIRC, would be helping to stop the clips moving tailward), but for the DM, 8mm clips are just the business, so presumably 6mm clips would work on 6mm frames.

Try it for yourselves before you reach for the knife....

Yoyo line