| Initial Construction | ||
) Templates |
) Cutting ribs |
) Cutting out with cuting wheel |
) Cutting wheel and Soldering Iron |
) Marking bridle attachment Draw the vee using the template and stitch the cord to the line. |
) Modified presser feet The groove in the bottom aids feeding the reinforcement cord |
) Attaching bridle reinforcement |
) Bridle reinforcement complete |
) Cross vent reinforcement - sticky ripstop. |
) Tip flare attached to the tip skin An alternative way to make the tips is to sew 2 identical pieces together with the bridle attachment tapes sewn inside. Turn the tips right side out and stitch a second row close to the edge. click here to see the finished "winglet" on a Firecrest v1 |
) Tip Flares up close. Notice reinforcement on edges and bridle attachment |
) Pinning the first two top skins together |
) Gauze attached to the top skin |
) Tip skin attached to the second skin and rib |
) Tip skin attached to the second skin and rib |
) Match up adjacent skins |
) Pin skins together |
) Pin rib to skins |
) Pinning complete. Stitch along the stitch lines |
) Stitch bottom skins to gauze. Apply logo with an airbrush |
) Stitch ribs to bottom skin Notice the square of sticky ripstop on the bottom skin. |
) Preparing to close final tip |
) Turn skins inside out and pin |
) Pinned and ready to stitch |
) Stitched closed. Pull the right way out |
) Tip completed and trailing edge finished |
) Close-up of trailing edge |
) Vent and valve on water-launchable. Reinforce the holes with sticky-ripstop- |
) Vent and valve on water-launchable |
) Tip flare |
) Sealed leading edge on a water-launchable |
) Trailing edge vent to release air and sand on a water-launchable. Velcro keeps it closed in flight |
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| Bridling tools | ||
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Bridling tools. You also need a tape measure! |
) Hook for stitching loops in bridle cord |
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| Creation of a knotless loop | ||
) Insert sleeving tool into dacron (also works with some dyneema/spectra) |
) Hook end into the sleeving tool |
) Pull the end through the center |
) End pulled out |
) Complete loop |
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| Making a stitched loop | ||
) Making a stitched loop Hook loop of cord into the bridle tool |
) Ready to sew |
) Use a very short zig-zag stitch along the length of the loop. Ensure the stitches fall in the center of each cord |
| Attaching bridle to the kite | ||
) Bridle hook Push hook through the skin, around the bridle reinforcement and use it to pull the bridle through |
) Bridle attachment point Sticky ripstop between the rib and the skin for extra reinforcement |
) Push hook through skin |
) Hook bridle |
) Pull bridle through |
) Knotless loop Insert sleeving loop through center of dacron bridle line and hook the end. Pull it back through the bridle |
) End pulled through the bridle line |
) Loop completed |
) Loop pulled up tight |
| Secondary bridles on Firecrest 1 | ||
) Collect A lines together and attach to the top secondary. Collect B lines and attach to center secondary. C lines attach to bottom secondary |
) A, B and C lines attached to secondary bridle |
) Secondary bridle (on left)attached to flying loop (on right). |
) Secondary bridle attached to flying loop |
) Secondary bridle attached to flying loop |
) Flying loop attached to flying line |
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