Darren Tibbey Posted August 6, 2017 Report Posted August 6, 2017 11 minutes ago, andy666 said: Hey @Darren Tibbey, congratulations on 100 posts. I could of sworn your post count would be higher with all your gas bagging You are all the worst blokes ever only decent person is Mez.? Mez 1 Quote
Darren Tibbey Posted August 6, 2017 Report Posted August 6, 2017 Just so everyone knows what Joel did. I went from 499 posts back to 99. He a very funny man.? And andy666 is in on it. Northern Kites Australia 1 Quote
.Joel Posted August 6, 2017 Author Report Posted August 6, 2017 4 hours ago, Darren Tibbey said: Come on @.Joel bite. Northern Kites Australia and SoutherlyBuster 2 Quote
Darren Tibbey Posted August 6, 2017 Report Posted August 6, 2017 6 minutes ago, .Joel said: Lol. Quote
Northern Kites Australia Posted September 12, 2017 Report Posted September 12, 2017 Keep this kite if I were you. I'll help you convert it into a mixer with a depower bridle setup even!! I flew mine over the weekend in gusty 16-19 knots and I couldn't believe the lift and hang time I had. This kite is a dream... Quote
Mfwetu Posted September 19, 2017 Report Posted September 19, 2017 On 9/12/2017 at 4:27 PM, Northern Kites Australia said: Keep this kite if I were you. I'll help you convert it into a mixer with a depower bridle setup even!! I flew mine over the weekend in gusty 16-19 knots and I couldn't believe the lift and hang time I had. This kite is a dream... Why not put the plan for your modified bridle on this forum? I'm sure there are quite a few members who'd be interested to see how you tamed the "killer" kite nigel and Northern Kites Australia 2 Quote
nigel Posted September 19, 2017 Report Posted September 19, 2017 6 hours ago, Mfwetu said: Why not put the plan for your modified bridle on this forum? I'm sure there are quite a few members who'd be interested to see how you tamed the "killer" kite I'd like a copy of the plan, please. Northern Kites Australia and mik333 2 Quote
Northern Kites Australia Posted October 4, 2017 Report Posted October 4, 2017 Believe me I had it all filmed and ready to upload, when my HDD crashed (cheap Seagate rubbish), and I lost my post of glory. I'll do another one asap, as winds here are picking up again and the Waterfoil always gets me out there when it's too gusty/punchy for others without a foil kite. Quote
Mfwetu Posted October 6, 2017 Report Posted October 6, 2017 On 10/5/2017 at 10:33 AM, Northern Kites Australia said: Believe me I had it all filmed and ready to upload, when my HDD crashed (cheap Seagate rubbish), and I lost my post of glory. I'll do another one asap, as winds here are picking up again and the Waterfoil always gets me out there when it's too gusty/punchy for others without a foil kite. Maybe I'm over simplifying things but why not try low tech. Most kite manufacturers do. Sketch the kite and bridle, Number the various elements and tabulate the lengths. Take a picture and upload using the same device you used to reply to this post. Simple no? Northern Kites Australia and Chook 2 Quote
Northern Kites Australia Posted October 10, 2017 Report Posted October 10, 2017 On 10/7/2017 at 8:22 AM, Mfwetu said: Maybe I'm over simplifying things but why not try low tech. Most kite manufacturers do. Sketch the kite and bridle, Number the various elements and tabulate the lengths. Take a picture and upload using the same device you used to reply to this post. Simple no? True. Will do... I need to know for myself anyway to keep it all maintained properly. I've adjusted the B & C line to keep the middle of the kite more inflated, and it's slowed it down a little which is good since it tended to loop/spin at a touch of the steering lines. I'll put her up this week and start drawing! Quote
.Joel Posted October 14, 2017 Author Report Posted October 14, 2017 On 27/12/2016 at 4:30 PM, .Joel said: I've already completed my Christmas shopping, Fernando definitely wasn't a name that came up on my list of gifts @Northern Kites Australia it's nearly Christmas again. If you actually upload your Bridle Plan to turn the kite in to a depower then it's yours free or whomever you choose to give it to. Northern Kites Australia, mik333 and andy666 3 Quote
Darren Tibbey Posted October 15, 2017 Report Posted October 15, 2017 17 hours ago, .Joel said: @Northern Kites Australia it's nearly Christmas again. If you actually upload your Bridle Plan to turn the kite in to a depower then it's yours free or whomever you choose to give it to. I will rebridle it turn it into a single line and put a big tail on it @.Joel Northern Kites Australia and SoutherlyBuster 2 Quote
Northern Kites Australia Posted October 15, 2017 Report Posted October 15, 2017 Yeah yeah i know... I run two businesses, work full time, and have kids to look after, and even after work i have to cook too, and do kite repairs... so to put it mildly... drawing lines like a teenager doing a school assigenment is not a priority of mine. But it is recorded in the helpdesk system i have. So... yeah ill get to it. Quote
Northern Kites Australia Posted October 29, 2017 Report Posted October 29, 2017 OK. I am making progress here. I've made a line plan but I stupidly measure one set of lines and thought they were all the same from there. No, each line has different lengths. So more time to measure them needed (not years I can assure you !!). Any tips on how to quickly measure lines with a measuring tape? I am just simply measuring one section, hold the tape and line together and stretch out more tape, and repeat... is that ok? Thanks Quote
igeighty Posted October 30, 2017 Report Posted October 30, 2017 When measuring and making bridles, I would use a long piece of timber with brad tacks in it. one tack in the end of the piece, hook the bridle onto it at the kite. Stretch the bridle out along the length, apply another tack and measure. this way you are measuring the stretched length and not the slack length. you can the use Texta to mark the measurements and will then have a template. others may have other ideas. Northern Kites Australia and Mez 1 1 Quote
Northern Kites Australia Posted October 30, 2017 Report Posted October 30, 2017 Great idea. That's what I'll do Quote
the_hatman Posted November 19, 2017 Report Posted November 19, 2017 OK @.Joel this has gone on too long. The quick fix is take it to you next meet let every one use it and the one it kills us it to drape over the coffin. igeighty, .Joel and andy666 1 2 Quote
Olof Palmolja Posted December 11, 2017 Report Posted December 11, 2017 Here is the standard wf 3.6 bridle if someone is interested. Bridle Peter Lynn Waterfoil 3.6 Northern Kites Australia 1 Quote
SoutherlyBuster Posted December 11, 2017 Report Posted December 11, 2017 Far out look at all those cross briddles, a true fixed bridle lock em in hell ride, yea haa. Quote
andy666 Posted December 12, 2017 Report Posted December 12, 2017 At least if you break a line while in deep water the kite will still loop and drag you back to shore...... and across the beach, the car park, the road Northern Kites Australia, Kamikuza, SoutherlyBuster and 1 other 4 Quote
.Joel Posted December 13, 2017 Author Report Posted December 13, 2017 What to do with the kite has now been solved Northern Kites Australia 1 Quote
Northern Kites Australia Posted December 21, 2017 Report Posted December 21, 2017 Hey thanks @Olof Palmolja for the line plan. I just can't be stuffed measuring mine, so I am just going to take pics. I never measured my lines when I split them into a mixer system, and with a lot of tweaking and seeing myself getting dragged over to the trees a few times, I've managed to stabalise the kite, but a sudden pull of the bar and it will still spin out of control (!!)... mine's the purple 5.6m size. Anyway... I guess now that competition has brought me out of the woodwork, I'll have to commit or else ... yikes. Quote
Mfwetu Posted January 1, 2018 Report Posted January 1, 2018 On 12/21/2017 at 1:01 PM, Northern Kites Australia said: Hey thanks @Olof Palmolja for the line plan. I just can't be stuffed measuring mine, so I am just going to take pics. I never measured my lines when I split them into a mixer system, and with a lot of tweaking and seeing myself getting dragged over to the trees a few times, I've managed to stabalise the kite, but a sudden pull of the bar and it will still spin out of control (!!)... mine's the purple 5.6m size. Anyway... I guess now that competition has brought me out of the woodwork, I'll have to commit or else ... yikes. Christmas has come and gone Quote
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