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  3. Happy Birthday SHBKF

    in General Sport Kite

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    Happy Birthday SHBKF

    (Dec 11th)

    Hey Ralph - Hope things are going well, and that you will have a great Birthday.  I suppose your kite loft (basement) is overflowing by now, but I'm sure you will always be able to squeeze in one more.  Have a good one.......

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  16. Pigtails (tuning your quad with knotted leaders)

    in Quad Heads

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    2 hours ago, SHBKF said:

    Wanted to post a thought after reading the above comment but hesitated as this topic seemed to be headed even further.  Now it seems to be getting quite cerebral & I am enjoying the thoughtful discussion immensely.  So my mind drifts to other thoughts about my own style of flight.  As time has gone on flying Revolution kites I pause to reflect on what might shape my relationship with this Sportwing in the sky.   So I like to listen to old rock & roll as I cruise around.  It hits me.  Blue Oyster Cult sings a song that's not about kites but mentions the force that fascinates me with quads, "Dominance and Submission" .  I am endlessly entertained by making the kite do things that are contrary to normal forward flight.  I especially love flying backwards.  I dominate the kite & it submits!  Wow! that's it!  What's this have to do with this topic?

    Know Eye Deer, SHBKF

    "Yeah the radio was on, can't you dig the locomotion"

    "Kingdoms of the radio 45 R-P-M, too much Revolution, then"

    "In Times Square now, people do the polka, Dominance, submission, radios appear"

     

    Deep Ralph............deep ! B)

  25. Handle mods (snagless)

    in Quad Heads

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    11 hours ago, Hasek said:

    One thing I can't determine from the video or pics; do you larks head the leader over the screw or tighten the screw down to hold the leader? I would think larks head, yes?

    No kidding on that burr Wayne. Pretty sloppy on Revs part. Drilling slower would greatly minimize that. I started to hand file and switched to the Dremel, much quicker.

     

    I never lark's headed any of these (although some may have).  I simply put the loop over the screw head, turned the screw down till it barely touched the loop, leaving it so the loop could turn.  Then I pulled the rubber cap back over the tip.  This (the rubber cap) will prevent the loop from coming off of the screw, and allows the loop to turn right or left, without binding. 

    As for that burr, those holes are punched, not drilled.  That's why they are so rough.   < handle with caution >

     

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