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Diy kite delta7/31/2023 Tape the small triangle in place by threading the tape under the main rod and connecting to both sides of the small triangle. Next, take the small triangle and line it up with the center rod so that the smallest angle (30°) so that it lines up with the end of the stick, look at the fourth picture for reference. Tape one of the shorter rods to the center of the bottom where the two pieces overlap one end of the stick should stick out at the back of the kite. Start by taping the two short sides that are not curved, they should barely overlap when you tape them, about 1/4 inch. Also, use the last picture to remember where the top, front, and back of the kite are. To assemble the Kitty-Litter Delta you will first need to get all of the tools pictured, this includes, triangle pieces, tape, scissors, and rods. Cut along the two short furthest away sides so that they are concaved about one inch in the center of the side. In order to cut them the right way orient them to match the last picture so that the longest sides are facing out towards you, and two of the short sides are facing each other like they are mirrored. Once the triangles are cut you will want to put a slight concave cut into the backs of the triangles, this can be confusing as the triangles are isosceles and have two congruent sides. Sides - 10in - 17in - 20in Angles - 30° - 60° - 90°īe sure to draw out the triangles to make sure they fit before cutting! If you want to use a larger bag and make larger triangles, use the angles above with large proportional side lengths (comment below if you need assistance with this). Now, from the cat litter bags you will need to cut three triangles with the following dimensions: Then find the seal lengthwise seal on the back of the bag, pull it apart to make the bag into a flat sheet. Start by removing the top and bottom stitches of the bag with scissors. Nevertheless i'm glad about the results.In order to build the kite, you will have to cut everything to the right size. But since my kite weighs 400 g, it will probably need at least 30-50 km/h to reach its full potential. The max wind speed today was about 13,7 km/h. Update 03.10.13: This will be my last video until i see some real autumn weather. It's the winds' fault!!! xD Nevertheless, a new video in better quality will be up soon. This way its nearly impossible to capture anything. Stay tuned for better video upload! Update 01.10.13: I'm unable to capture anything useful. Update 29.09.13: I lost my brave cameraman, so i decided to film myself while flying the kite with both hands. According to the weather forecast for this Sunday the wind speed should top 25 km/h. At least the kite seams to behave like an ordinary delta kite. I hope so! xD Update 27.09.13: I tried it outside today, but the wind was too weak (about 8 km/h). Also this kite only weights about 400 g, while a standard delta kite weights approximately 250-300 g. In order to hold the two linkages in place, u can cut small stripes out of an empty hair gel tube or any other similar material.įinally its done! One last question remains: Can this beast actually fly? Well i will find out and upload a video to prove it. At least it tends to fly forward, if u drop it face down. Finally attach the link-ups to the fabric as well as to the aluminum pipes. Pull each spoke through the hole, like its shown in the picture. Use pliers to straighten out the spokes and make 3 holes with the piercer in each of the rubber hose pieces. Continuing with the remaining link-ups, we will need the 6 spokes with screwed on caps and two 4 cm long pieces from the thick rubber hose. Before that you may want to round the edges of these ends. Attach the 6 cm long rubber hose to both ends of the 1m pipes and put the 3 cm pieces onto the other ends of the pipes. Pull the 1m long plastic pipes through the stitched belts and don't forget about the 4 rubber hoses. The 6 cm piece will assemble the arrow part of the kite. Now cut one 6 cm as well as 3 times 3 cm long pieces off of the thin rubber hose. These will be the edge linkages that will hold the aluminum pipes in place. Drill 6 mm holes through each of them and round the edge on one end. Next cut 4 times 5 cm long pieces off of the thick rubber hose. Cut off the piece you can utilize for this project with the jigsaw and drill 8 mm holes perpendicularly to each other, like its shown in the picture. Remember that small cylindrical piece, i've salvaged from the umbrella? This will be attached to the spine to hold the aluminum pipe in place. Now shorten one of the 3 plasic pipes to 75 cm. Cut one of the aluminum pipes in half with the jigsaw.
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