John Barresi Posted October 13, 2017 Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 Hello @Rob Friedman, Welcome to KiteLife®! Although this is an automated message, it is written with heart - I love kites deeply, and I believe the KiteLife community represents this passion with a very friendly and helpful environment for everyone. Please feel free to browse around and get to know the others. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask. Need to tweak settings? Edit your profile here - View Member Edit your settings - http://kitelife.com/forum/settings/ Other than that, here are a few handy links that you might have a use for... Member ChatMember MapKL Shop And while it's never an obligation, we always love hearing about our new members if you'd like to share some of your kite stories, videos, and/or background... Tell us a little about YOUR kite life! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Friedman Posted October 13, 2017 Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 Well hello all. Yea I'm Rob Friedman up on Long Island. .and I'm just a,single line flier. I'm up in Port Jefferson Station but formally from the South Shore where I used to fly in Robert Moses St Park on Fire Island, and flew a lot down in East Islip Marina where I got to be know as Rob the Kite Guy. I don't ho over 100# test, and I use a short rod and conventional fishing reels. I also use a bait ferry with an action cam yo fo aerial vids nice to meet all 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobB Posted October 13, 2017 Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 Good to see you here, Rob. I know you're trying to confuse everyone... yes there are two Robs from Port Jefferson. 'Rob the Kite Guy' puts my car kite stash to shame, it's like a rolling kite store ! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makatakam Posted October 13, 2017 Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 Hi, Rob, and welcome to the forum. I look forward to flying with you someday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Friedman Posted October 13, 2017 Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 Rob B .. It was easier when I had the 2 Fiats. I'm going to see where I can fly near Riverhead. .since Sue got hit with jury duty. Makatakam, where are you? Up here in the Port Jeff area ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimdad67 Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 WelcomeSent from my iPad using KiteLife mobile app 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobB Posted October 16, 2017 Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 Flying in Riverhead... go behind Riverhead raceway, that's where I've flown. Reasonably open field, you just have to drive to the back lot... a little bit of off-roading, but nothing you need 4WD for ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Friedman Posted October 17, 2017 Report Share Posted October 17, 2017 Actually I was going to use either the neck or the large field in Indian Island Park and try to do aerials.. BUT Sue got let out after 1..so we just came home.. maybe on Thursday or later tomorrow I'll try for the beach or Slattery's Landing again 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Friedman Posted October 17, 2017 Report Share Posted October 17, 2017 btw, Rob B.. I like the DC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobB Posted October 17, 2017 Report Share Posted October 17, 2017 We will have to meet up and fly the DC sometime soon before it gets too cold... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Friedman Posted October 17, 2017 Report Share Posted October 17, 2017 Cold? If it's above 40. It's not cold Hehe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Friedman Posted November 3, 2017 Report Share Posted November 3, 2017 two things. First.. I saw that post or ad by Mark and KiteLife.. I happen to really love "southern cross"by CSNY. ? Second, I just made my first Tetrakite (ok so I used to have (actually have some now) kits from SYNESTRUCTICS and always liked those. So I came up with a Tetrakite design along those lines. using bamboo skewers, and vinyl fuel tubing it make the kite expandable the same way the Synestructics kit was. Of course I did the first one rather crudely as far as the sails. but it did fly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobB Posted November 3, 2017 Report Share Posted November 3, 2017 Hope your venture into kite making goes better than my first attempt ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Friedman Posted November 3, 2017 Report Share Posted November 3, 2017 Well..I always had a love for the Tetrakite. .and while mine isn't stable. .yet.. the way I made it, I can turn into a 16 cell kite easily. For me the hard part is the sails. But one thing I am proud of..it's collapsible. It can lie flat so that makes it a lot easier to transport 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobB Posted November 6, 2017 Report Share Posted November 6, 2017 That is an important feature for you, your car is just about full of kites ! My girls have a 18 cell tetrafoil hanging from their ceiling which has never seen the air. I am feeling the need to dust it off ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Friedman Posted November 6, 2017 Report Share Posted November 6, 2017 Where did you get an 18 cell tetrakite from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Friedman Posted November 6, 2017 Report Share Posted November 6, 2017 btw I ended up making a 10 Cell dense pack Tetrakite. Using Mylar giftwrap as the sail. Btw, it's the second attempt at Kitemaking. about 12 years ago.. I went to a small kite contest from my (at the time) Mini Cooper (ok so I like small cars) and only three of us showed. Once person made a Cube Box Kite.. looked beautiful but didnt fly well', the other guy had some kind of a makeshift (I don't remember.. either diamond or delta) that he hooked to a remote car which pulled it along. I cheated.. I used a thicker Tyvek Fedex envelope ..opened.. taped two pole lengths into it and cut out a Scott Sled... and of course.. mine flew. hey it was really spur of the moment.. I made it right there in the parking lot at Bethpage State Park.. So this is a bit more of a project 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobB Posted November 6, 2017 Report Share Posted November 6, 2017 The 18 cell kite came from a kit, possibly a Smithsonian kite. I built it & hung it on the ceiling for the babies to look at. They're a bit bigger now, but the kite still hangs there... BTW, you missed some epic 'lab-grade' winds today. I flew during lunch, and had to d-r-a-g myself off the beach to go back to the office ! 5-8mph out of the West at West Meadow beach ! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exult Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 Arrrg..., see what you have done! The above conversation made me look up "tetra kite" and now I'm thinking (and rethinking, again and again) how I'd like to implement one (and I'm not really into kite building and certainly not SLKs). Yet another thing to add to the todo list to be performed in some fuuuuuuture... On the other hand following the instructions in "My best kite (.com)", "Making Tetrahedral Kites" as an introductory project looks like a rather quick one... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobB Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 Maybe Rob will post some pictures, it looks like a doable build with common materials. I wonder if it's seen airtime yet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Friedman Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 well since I am new here.. let's see if I can post images: not sure how they post here.. but you can see how I made the connectors from 3/32ID micro fuel line and zipties using 12"bamboo skewers. The first version is a 4 cell using garbage bag plastic as the sails. I was hoping to go to a 16 cell open version.. but I didn't have enough skewers..an all the rest I found was 10". so I made a 10 cell Dense Tetrakite. I looked for sail items.. then hit upon using giftwrap ..which is often mylar.. and went that route. Earlier this week I brought it out but the wind was too strong and snap a few spars.. some redo's and voila.. all fixed and it flew today! and the side images are from my wife Susan.. all this from a fishing reel and short rod. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Friedman Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 the hard part of the 10 cell dense pack vs the 16 cell open.. is the 16 cell version only uses the 6 way connectors. so it's all the same pieces.. Actually a 16 cell is just 4 4-cell kites all stuck together. The 10 Cell only adds the 3 layer (counting from the top of the tetrahedron) and some of those require a 9 way connector!! That was one of the bits to accomplish..again with zipties and micro fuel lines. Oh the other bit of it being collapsible is that all this fits into a Fiat 500 with the rear seat folded down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobB Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 Very Cool ! Looks great in the air ! Sounds like a light wind flier, too. Sounds like you might have a new favorite kite ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Friedman Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 Well.. i still need to work on the bridle ..but it can slide up and down (I made a prussic knot with an overhand and a loop. Personally I would have preferred carbon fiber, or fiberglass, and some proper connectors, as well as ripstop sewed sails. Hey if any of your local driends have an unusual single line kite they want to donate..... I'm up for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobB Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 If you're looking for scrap materials, I might have somethings laying around that are beyond repair... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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