Tools I use when making a North American fighter kite
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ก.ย. 2024
- This shows the tools I use when making fighter kite. If you're setting up a kite making work area, modifying one or just making one fighter kite, on your kitchen table, you may find this very useful. Also, for much more free and detailed information about making and flying North American fighter kites go to fighterkites-n...
Q on a Hummer by MATMAC plan. I'll use same film as your vid, but the plan has a template for the nose to reinforce it. Would that be another layer of film or just packing tape or the like?
Each kite maker seems to treat the nose reinforcing a little differently. What I do is use a stiffer piece of mylar or similar and either double side tape or glue it to the leading edge area of the nose. I do this before I cut the sail out so I can easily cut away any that may have been on the outside of the nose leading edge line on my sail. If you have a tape that is substantially stiffer than the film for the sail, it would be a good and easy choice. Packing tape is perfect for strengthening, but doesn't do much for stiffening. Most kite makers prefer the nose leading edge to be both stronger and stiffer than the rest of the sail.. Hope this helps. Bruce
Another way to treat the nose leading edge is to change the shape of the plan at the nose leading edge by adding a hem and use the nose leading edge line as a fold line. Then just fold over the nose leading edge hem and glue it or tape it down with double sided tape. Bruce
The template for the nose reinforcement is a good general shape, but it's not necessary to make it exact to get the results of a stronger stiffer nose leading edge.
@nafk8080 I have full sleeve of film so I spare squares to dust bin. I'll hot cut with bigger hems.
Please let me know how you like the results after you fly your kite.