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  1. Cheers Chris. At first i thought it was going to be boring but it was interesting. Good one. Derek.
  2. Mike. not sure if anyone has mentioned it yet, but be carefull if you use two part epoxy. When you put your ferrul? into your rod, with epoxy on it, there is a slight build up of pressure inside the rod. So, if you shove the ferrul in say, half way, the pressure will tend to push it out. honestly,believe me it does. . What i do now is, put my rod on the table and weight it down. Insert my ferrul half way, and but something up against the end. Anything will do, but i tend to use an upturned plate. If you dont do that, you could come back in half an hour and you have 1 inch in your rod and two inch sticking out, all nicely glued together(once again Its ok if the rod is open each end to start with, but its when you fix your second ferrul that the trouble starts Hope im not too late with this Derek.
  3. What a lovely lady; hope i'm as spritly at her age Derek.
  4. Eyup Patrick Yes i did inform Baloo about the flying qualities of Batty, but he insisted in having it. Stubborn old bear . Baloo. If all else fails, just have batty as a conversation piece on the wall . Derek.
  5. Eyup Baloo. Just seen this topic today. Yes, SKITCH showed my a load of pics which were very helpfull when i made batty, especially the small details . Now then, i only flew batty a couple of times so i did'nt have time to sort it out but from what i saw, it could do with a less bendy cross spar, and as you say, a lot less brake. Also, if you stop the vid at 4.40, i think the kite has just a bridge connecting the two wings at the top. I dont think its got any ripstop inbetween? the wings and the head. Whilst i cant do anything now as you have got batty, if you need anything to make it fly better, i have it all; just ask. I have rods about the size of sle rods; i have connectors, and end caps to fit; white and light blue ripstop; dacron. The only thing i dont have is the plastic tube to fit the cross, and down tubes. So, if you need owt you can have it, just pay postage. Sorry i cant be more help, but i hope you stick at it. Derek. PS. If you should try and convert it to single line, i could ask on kitebuilder, as to how to bridle the beast
  6. SKITCH. Glad i could help And here is where to get it in UK. http://www.michaeldark.co.uk/floral-suppli...ASISSprayColour Derek.
  7. Kathy. The knot, where the cross bridle and the two down bridles meet, is a bit funny if you have not put one together before. Just make sure you have the old bridle at hand when you put the new one together, so you can look at the old knot and make sure you do the new knot the same. http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/26668...101221756GmtFgQ Derek.
  8. Try this http://www.gwtw-kites.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=37279
  9. Dorsal. Thanks pm sent. Derek.
  10. Ive just built quad, and it turned out a bit like a Spirit quad. I know it would,nt be the same measurments, but can anybody show me some pics of the Spirit bridle just to give me some idea of what goes where and what connects to what. PM if its better for you. http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/5b50CHAK...Qp5Fd3Ig=_l.jpg Thank you. Derek.
  11. Theresa. Got it. Hope you can work my reply out And you get better soon. Derek.
  12. Any body seen Theresa about lately Not answering emails. Derek.
  13. Yes, but we in UK cant get DM. Its made in USA and cant be shipped because of regulations Derek
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