Reef Runner

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............

Will email you in the AM..................got idea, and a couple of questions !

Congrats Jay............... Hey John, you need to re-boot, my luck-o-meter !

So, which hotel was that ?

Yep, yep, yep !

So does a gift certificate whisper? And if it did, what would it say? Larry (just felt the need to make an appearance - so RNG knows I'm here) Which one ? Cash, or the Gift Certificate ?

Heck, what's wrong with the 14th......what's a day, or so?

Hmmm?

Well, you need to make us a "Bloopers" video................

Yes, I forgot to mention the shop vac. That dust is indeed nasty, and probably not too good for your lungs ! The problem with the hack saw, even the fine tooth hobby (X-acto) type of saws, is the gap between the teeth. If that gap between the teeth, exceeds the wall thickness of the tube, then the saw will grab, pinch, and/or splinter the workpiece, just about every time, even with tape. Should you mess up, and splinter your cut, the cure is then just a few drops of CA's (cyanoacrylates), such as "Zap (Pink Label) Thin Viscosity" glue. This super thin glue (the thinner, the better), which is often referred to as "hot", will penetrate into even the smallest (even invisible) splits and/or tears in the carbon or fiberglass tubing. Just run a few drops of this stuff (it's like water) around the inside and outside, of the end of the tubing, and once it dries (it will dry very quickly), you can then lightly touch up the end of the tubing with some very fine sandpaper, should there be any objectionable irregularities. CAUTION: this stuff will permanently glue your fingers, hands, feet, or whatever, to anything they touch. Use with extreme caution, especially if you don't have a bottle of de-bonder on hand. Another cure for fraying and splintering (if you don't have CA glue), is to dip the very tip end (1/8" - 1/4" or more) of the tube, into a mixture of two part epoxy glue. Then hold that end of the tube down (over a piece of newspaper), and gently heat it with a heat gun, or hair dryer. This will cause the thick epoxy glue, to become very thin, allowing it to run, and drip off of the end of the tube (preferably onto the piece of newspaper), but it will also seal up any splinters or cracks, that may be in the tubing. Again, once cured, the tube can be touched up with fine sandpaper, if need be. The only drawback to this method, is the curing time, which is usually longer than the CA's, but once done, it definitely won't splinter on you any more.

Piledriver - John ? Now that thought never even crossed my mind. I couldn't imagine you doing that, John. What I meant, was ending up on the ground, with an awkward orientation, and then needing to go to the kite (ok, taking the walk of shame), but especially when the wind is cooking around 15+...........that's when I really need my stake

Just as long as it gets the job done. Come to think about it, a gift certificate might be a bit safer idea. Some people may not get all the way to the kite store, if they had "cash-in-hand"

Nick, to guarantee you'll win it, buy one.... Ha ha ha. Yep, I was thinking the same thing ! That really ought to do it

Hmmm! Now where have I heard that before? The Birds ! No, but close......... Maybe it was some hotel, over on the "left" coast. Yes , I do think that was it ! Oh, and welcome aboard "mystaynedskin", enjoy the ride............

Go with a Dremel, with a fine, cut-off disc ! The higher the speed (rpm's), the better..........

Well, somebody sure drew a little bit early, on that SDT 2.8 Power Kite drawing Was that John or the RNG ? One of them must have woke up a little foggy that day So if the problem isn't John, it must have been the RNG, because somebody sure had a momentary lapse Either way, it's all good, though ! I'm just trying to dial up my luck-o-meter a bit.

Well, you probably don't have as many "un-scheduled" landings, as some of us do

Money talks , but CASH SCREAMS !!! Send it on over here RNG !

Talk, talk, talk. Come on RNG, just send the kite on over here to the right coast ! I was actually considering buying a vented B2, so should I wait, or should I wait (?) That's the question..............and if I wait, what do I wait for - the drawing, or to buy ? This is so confusing.................

Now, Remember 5 - 9 - 0 ! That's the important number to remember !!!!

Yep, purty they are, and if I didn't have so many stakes already, I'd have probably ordered one by now. But golly, how many stakes can one carry. I must have a dozen or more, right now, all different colors, sizes, materials, & lengths, etc. I always take two, three, or more, when I go to fly, just in case I run up on someone that doesn't know about stakes, the advantages of using a stake, or has forgotten theirs. I've given away, quite a few in the past..........

I know the feeling. Since I got my B-2, I hardly fly anything but that, and my older Rev II. As you said, "the more I get out in the higher winds, the more I like it", - me too"

Hey Rob, I can fly in 10 mph, so it will be ok if the RNG picks me 5 - 9 - 0 will be a good choice, RNG !