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  1. Daougie
    Lots of different ways to fly multiple kites on one string. Check out the plans for arches and trains on kiteplans.org. You can get a real nice arch from into the wind. Or a train kit (60) from kitekits.com Sent from my SM-G920W8 using KiteLife mobile app
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    These are fairly popular in the far east. You can spend a little or alot on these. I got to try one it was pretty impressive, you can really make a kite dance with these. Probably easier than trying to reinvent the wheel chopping up an old bike. Sent from my SM-G920W8 using KiteLife mobile app
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    Arch

    Daougie posted a topic in Kite Making

    Here's my prototype, I'm happy with the spacing, tail length etc. It flys well, bit of a bugger to get back down. Now to take it apart and do the art work! Sent from my SM-G920W8 using KiteLife mobile app
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    I will hang my laundry from a second line on days when the wind is fickle i.e. Little to no wind at ground level. You get your lifter up and then raise and lower your laundry like a flag on a pole. Sent from my SM-G920W8 using KiteLife mobile app
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    This is what I use for anchoring my larger kites on grass. It is based on a design for holding aircraft down. Simple to make and the longer the spike you use the better the hold. And yes, I highly recommend gloves. Sent from my SM-G920W8 using KiteLife mobile app
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    Defiantly, mines hardly been flown indoors. Sent from my SM-G920W8 using KiteLife mobile app
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    So how did this project go? I didn't contribute as Makatakam and Edmonds answers pretty well covered things. I'll add a few pictures of one I did. I had to put 3 holes in each kite . 2 holes in the sail, one on each side of the spline, and 1 in the keel. Sent from my SM-G920W8 using KiteLife mobile app
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    Making your own can be very rewarding and frustrating , I'd start off making somthing smaller than an 8m puss If buying do your home work, some fly better than others and details on the smaller ones are generally not as good as on the larger ones. I bought the one in the picture it is around 90 feet, has 3d suckers and eyes. Smaller versions of this kite have flat eyes and suckers . you can also get squid and jelly fish. Good luck with this and happy shopping or sewing . Sent from my SM-G920W8 using KiteLife mobile app
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    The local paper enjoyed the kites too! Sent from my SM-G920W8 using KiteLife mobile app
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    Just a few out taking advantage of a beautiful day. Sent from my SM-G920W8 using KiteLife mobile app
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    A very good show here this afternoon! Sent from my SM-G920W8 using KiteLife mobile app
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    I'm kind of late replying to this. Anything further apart than a yard makes launching and take down difficult. I space mine a minimum of the length of the kite and tail apart from each other. Sent from my SM-G920W8 using KiteLife mobile app
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    Icarex

    Daougie replied to riffclown's topic in Kite Making

    She is definitely a beauty, and looks like she is a well mannered kite. So how many quads do you have now? Sent from my SM-G920W8 using KiteLife mobile app
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    An arch is one of this coming winters projects. Sent from my SM-G920W8 using KiteLife mobile app
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    Thanks! It ended up at 60 sails 3 feet apart. Sent from my SM-G920W8 using KiteLife mobile app
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    Here's some pictures from the build. Sent from my SM-G920W8 using KiteLife mobile app
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    Small 2 day festival on Vancouver Island Canada. Great weather and kites Sent from my SM-G920W8 using KiteLife mobile app
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    Here is a picture of my kite train. About 1.5 years in the making. Each sail has it's own art work. Sent from my SM-G920W8 using KiteLife mobile app
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    Mery Christmas to all my high flying kite friends! Sent from my [device_name] using http://KiteLife mobile app
  20. Daougie
    What will be the price point and distribution of this kite? As for names, Jogah, Iroquois meaning small spirit people. or Aziza, An African ferry. or Tien, Vietnamese, meaning Heavenly being or spirit Sent from my SM-G920W8 using KiteLife mobile app
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    Congratulations Elmoz use her well. And thank you Mark for putting up such a great prize. The Karma draws are awesome! I'd enter them more often but don't have anything in my kite bag that I would be willing to put up. Sent from my SM-G920W8 using KiteLife mobile app
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    I'm In! If this kite is the wall flower of your kite bag I'd love to see what else you have in it.🤠 Sent from my SM-G920W8 using KiteLife mobile app
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    I haven't been flying much. Life has been getting in the way but I did get out last night. Just flew for fun, with a long tail on the kite. Only had to share the field with one other flyer. I didn't get a chance to meet him, but he was very good, doing a lot of slack line tricks. As I was packing up an elderly lady stopped and said how much she enjoyed watching me fly, and that maybe I should help the other gentleman as he couldn't even keep his kite right side up. Sent from my SM-G920W8 using KiteLife mobile app
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    This is what I use. It's for stopping clothes line sag . Sent from my SM-G920W8 using KiteLife mobile app
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    Sent from my SM-G920W8 using KiteLife mobile app
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