KaoS Posted October 26, 2017 Report Posted October 26, 2017 The leading edge mesh on my workhorse finally fell apart. I let the holes at the fold points get too long - 18cm and 20cm. It has had a hard life over the past 5 years, so I'm not complaining, but it is time to do something about it. Instead of putting the same fibreglass mesh back onto the kite, I decided to experiment with 1.5 oz ripstop instead. Check back in 2022 for a comparison... Darren Tibbey, nigel, Mez and 1 other 4 Quote
Coogee Posted October 26, 2017 Report Posted October 26, 2017 Nice bit of lateral thinking. Looks cool Mike Quote
andy666 Posted October 26, 2017 Report Posted October 26, 2017 Wow that’s tidy. Did you cut it out with a laser plotter? Quote
KaoS Posted October 26, 2017 Author Report Posted October 26, 2017 2 hours ago, andy666 said: Wow that’s tidy. Did you cut it out with a laser plotter? No, I made a metal stencil thingy with that rounded slot. Then I placed it along the leading edge at measured intervals and used a conical tipped soldering iron to hot cut each hole. Didn't take long, maybe 10 minutes. Sometimes the manual way of doing things works just fine Mez, Darren Tibbey and andy666 3 Quote
Kamikuza Posted October 28, 2017 Report Posted October 28, 2017 Nice moves! Do they need a mesh at all? Quote
Darren Tibbey Posted October 28, 2017 Report Posted October 28, 2017 3 hours ago, KaoS said: First impressions are good! Works great Kevin. Great job. 1 hour ago, Kamikuza said: Nice moves! Do they need a mesh at all? Yes they suck if flown backwards without it. I have tried. Kamikuza 1 Quote
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