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  1. Yep, yep, yep ! That's for sure, Pete. It's just like removing the head from a golf club. A little torch (heat) to the shaft, the heat runs up the shaft to the glue, loosens it, and if you are applying some rotational pressure to the club head, eventually, very shortly, it will pop loose and come off in your hand. Of course, that is assuming that the dice on Wayne's shaft, is glued. If not, the vice and a little elbow power, might just do the trick. I've never used glue, of any kind, on any of my kite stakes. I just drill the hole in the golf ball, slightly (1/32") smaller than the rod, and then I just drive the ball onto the shaft with a rubber mallet. Once the ball is on the shaft, I then sharpen the other end on a grinding wheel. Never had one to come off, or twist on the shaft, either............
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  2. And what makes you so confident that you'll win? EH? Why not?
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  3. And what makes you so confident that you'll win? EH?
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  4. John, can you autograph this for me before shipping after RNG pulls my number? Pretty Please?
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  5. This is very nice indeed and I've got the wind just waiting for me.
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  6. Try putting the end of the spike in a vise and using a propane torch to heat the spike fairly close to the knob (maybe an inch or two from the knob). Angle the flame away from the knob to avoid heating by the tip of the flame. Remember that the hottest part of a torch flame is the very tip of the blue cone; other parts of the flame are much cooler including the interior of the cone and the yellow flame outside the cone. (The hand holding the knob will tell you if any part of the flame is washing over the knob - quickly!) Pull and twist on the knob while heating and be prepared to swish the knob in a bucket of cold water as soon as it comes off. You may hear the "sizzle" of the glue just before it weakens if the torch isn't too loud. The object is to denature the glue (epoxy or cyano-acrylate/superglue) before the knob has time to heat up, so you want to apply heat fast and then get the knob off quickly before heat has time to penetrate past the glue into the knob. I watched Jon Trennepohl remove (external, metal) ferrules from arrow shafts (he was heating the ferrule while pulling with needle-nosed pliers) using this technique a long time ago, and it has served me well ever since. If one part is metal, you can probably use this technique for most glue separations. Oh, and don't burn yourself on the spike by trying to remove it from the vise before it has time to cool. (Or use pliers and the cold water.)
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  7. What if you drop it a few times pointy-end-down onto concrete from four or five feet high? Some of the epoxies and super glues hold great when they are not under stress, but do not hold up well to impacts and lateral shear forces. Some engineering types will tell you the exact proper terms and reasons for this . . . I just know it worked to get a busted ferrule out of a Rev spar. I simply dropped the spar (broken ferrule end down) onto the concrete, and the epoxy let loose. I was able to pull the ferrule out, no problem, and epoxy a new one into place. I think Jeepster might be the one who taught me this trick . . .. .
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  8. Go. Just go! I haven't been there myself (yet), but TI will have lots of Rev pilots there. Don't be shy, don't worry about your flying, come up and introduce yourself. Worst case scenario, you'll get lots of free advice and someone to fly with while you're there. Better - you'll get to fly in groups, and learn some new techniques. Most likely, you're going to make friends that you'll see at kite festivals all over the US. . . . and for a lucky few, other parts of the globe. I'll be there at least one day. I'll be the guy flying the rev . . .
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  9. Congratulations!!! Um, simple answer actually. I don't even have to say what brand of kite, I think you already know it's the dark side . . . . Hmm . . . . the only question is colors and venting. Personally, I like standard sail with 3 wrap spars as the first rev (oops, said the name). I'd go ahead and get 120 foot lines to start, because you're going to need them for group flying anyway. Plus the larger wind window will give you more time to react when you are learning. See you at the next IKE club fly - we'll bring cookies for the dark side initiation!
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  10. Congrats Jay............... Hey John, you need to re-boot, my luck-o-meter !
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