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#LARGE DIY KITE BOX TRIANGLE FREE#

Poke a hole through the plastic for the upper bridle attachment,.Try a bridle line about 3.0 SL (87 cm, 35 in.) in length.Cut the other two cross-pieces slightly oversize, then trim down toįit, before securing them onto the other two spars in the same way.Hold in place with insulation or packing tape squares folded over the Insert and secure the two vertical cross-pieces, one near the upperĬell and one near the lower cell, both butted onto the same two spars.Will prevent the spars from slipping through the edging tape. These caps, folded onto both sides of the sail, Also fold a short length of tape around each end of both joins, Close the box using clear sticky tape along the shorter sail plasticĮdges.With points removed, butted end to end and reinforced with two short Same time attach the skewers to the plastic. Use a single strip of clear sticky tape over the long edges.This design is lightly built for light-to-moderate winds only! It's a fantastic flyer in those conditions, and will respond to thermals.Secure both bridle attachment knots with a small dob of glue, so they

#LARGE DIY KITE BOX TRIANGLE FREE#

Feel free to experiment with sliding theįlying-line attachment point fore and aft a little from this position.

With the upper bridle leg attached and angled as shown, the kite.

Try a bridle line about 1.5 DL (180 cm, 72 in.) in length.

BendĮach cross-piece a little to remove it when packing away the kite. The main spars so the cross-pieces cannot slip along the dowel.

Insert and secure the cross-pieces as indicated on the plan.

Tie a length of shoelace to the middle of both short cross-pieces.Įach pair of cross-pieces can then be secured together at theĬrossing point, for extra strength and stiffness during flight.

Cut off two short and two longer dowel cross-pieces, using wood glue and spare dowel to make the tips as shown above.

Prevent the spars from slipping through the edging tape. These caps, folded onto both sides of the sail, will

Reinforce the sail at each tip of each main spar, with small squares.

Also fold a short length of tape around the leading edge and trailing edge of both joins, to reinforce.

Close the box using clear sticky tape along the short edges of the plastic.

Besides to reinforcing the edge, this also attaches the spars to the plastic. Use a single long strip of clear sticky tape along each long edge of both pieces of sail plastic.

For added strength in flight, you can use 6mm dowel for the long cross-pieces.

For the dimensions in the plan, use 5 mm (3/16 in.) diameter hardwoodĭowel for the spars and cross-pieces.