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Reved

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  1. Reved

    Custom build

    Thanks Kelly. It's good to be back on the machine creating new things to fly. Any custom work on your sewing bench lately?
  2. Reved

    Custom build

    I thought seriously about a sleeve for the vertical rod, but decided it wasn't needed. I was kinda surprised myself that it flew in such light winds. Sorry no video of the kite flying. I'll work on that. Maybe Terry and Sandy will take some video when they go out to maiden their kites today.
  3. Reved

    Custom build

    I tried to match their B pros.
  4. Reved

    Custom build

    This was in Santa Cruz the other day. It was blowing about 10-15 mph. That is the maiden flight of the one I made for myself. Here's the ones I made for Terry and Sandy.
  5. In a strong wind, if you fly for a while, the fabric on your sail will stretch a bit. Sorta like the stretch in the sail I sent you. But after a couple hours it tightens back up and the sail is flat again. After a ton of flying in strong winds, the stretch will stay. None of my kites are stretched yet, and I fly a lot. If you tried to fly the rev with the top lines only, it would just flop around. It's not until you apply some brake, to get the sail trimmed right, that you get lift. Adding more brake slows the kite down. But that's no fun. I say pedal to the metal. Learn to zoom.
  6. Well I thought I was going to be real busy today with some chimney repair, but it's raining. Haven't seen rain in months. Hope it puts out some of those fires. Enjoy your rev
  7. Cool. PM me with your address and stuff and I'll send you my pp addy. Now I can buy some motors for my next copter
  8. #2 says the kite is better a little loose. Price just went up to $150. JK When I first started I needed a lot of wind to fly. Now, not so much. I think JB could fly in a vacuum chamber.
  9. No vents in this B series. A little streached out means that the fabric is a bit loose on the bottom edge near the center of the kite instead of being flat. Details of the leading edge and screen I replaced. New hot pink bridle. Overall a good kite with lots of life left in it. Hey RevRookie. Thanks for the good words. PM me and let me know what your building these days and what you need. I rarely fly the 1.5's anymore. Usually the B2, and the 1.8 size I designed is my favorite. Still spending the whole summer at the Russian River in northern California. This one is my current favorite 1.8 sized quad.
  10. Off to dinner right now. I'll take more pics and get back to you in a couple hours.
  11. I put a new leading edge on this one and never use it. It's a bit stretched but flys just fine. $75 for the sail only, shipped to Canada and I'll cover PayPal fees. Let me know if you need more pics. http://kitelife.com/forum/topic/6064-rev-15-b-series-sail-only-cheap/?p=46533
  12. I just checked both links and they load pretty fast on the Galaxy S3. Thanks John.
  13. Thanks guys. This quad was very difficult to make a pattern and cut out the parts. Don't know if I will attempt this design again. But it's one of my favs and I'm glad I built them. The cheapo Singer machine doesn't like double sided seam tape. It's too thick and sticky. You have to use some kind of a glue. Also try hot tacking little holes on the seams with a hot knife. This will keep the fabric from sliding around while you feed it through the machine. Glue sticks work well for the simpler designs.
  14. Dang I already have a wind meter. Guess I'll have to wait for the next one.
  15. I fixed a leading edge on a B series. with this cheap machine at Jo-Anns fabrics. I used the same machine to make some of my own designs. If you have the patience to learn, get one and create
  16. I'm out. I thought I had 2 shockwaves and no supersonics. It's the other way around. Don't need a third one. I'll catch the next one guys.
  17. Reved

    E-cigs ? Vaping ?

    I'm just starting out and I'm not sure if I want to get into massive sub ohm clouds of vapor. I like the Kanger Tech so far. I'm curious as to how it can crap out when I can completely disassemble the unit and clean. Then add a new coil, and it should be good as new. I just read that you shouldn't put a glass vap pen in your pocket just in case it shatters. The Kanger comes with an optional metal chamber that looks like it can take a beating. I just bought a couple of minis for $10 each online. They also have the optional metal chamber. More flavors! Nice
  18. Reved

    E-cigs ? Vaping ?

    That one looks cool, and a lot smaller than my Volcano What's the ball bearing for in the picture of your kit?
  19. Im in. And it's a long way to Kansas.
  20. Reved

    E-cigs ? Vaping ?

    I bought a vap pen last year for about $15 at a head shop. It leaked after the first day and I gave up. The other day I went to the local e-cigz store and bought a KangerTech Aerotank V2 for about $29. It's a very high quality tank. The coils are replaceable. I'm liking it. Ed
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