Contact   Imprint   Advertising   Guidelines

Free kite plans on GitHub

Forum for kitesurfers
User avatar
PanTau
Medium Poster
Posts: 142
Joined: Mon Jan 23, 2012 9:42 am
Gear: DIY kites and boards
Brand Affiliation: wingworks.de
Location: black forest
Has thanked: 5 times
Been thanked: 28 times
Contact:

Re: Free kite plans on GitHub

Postby PanTau » Wed Nov 22, 2017 8:26 am

Anyone of you at the aws re:invent in Vegas next week?
We could schedule a "kite design + build" session :thumb:

stevet25
Rare Poster
Posts: 50
Joined: Sat Jul 28, 2012 10:53 am
Local Beach: West Cornwall
Brand Affiliation: None
Has thanked: 0
Been thanked: 2 times

Re: Free kite plans on GitHub

Postby stevet25 » Tue Nov 28, 2017 10:40 pm

Hi PanTau

After the soaraway success of the Agilus 7 build, i am looking forward to building the 10. So here is a status update from Cornwall:

-triple-stitch sewing machine- check
-plenty of white V69 sewing thread - check
- 20m white triple ripstop - check
-4m white lightweight dacron - check
- used 12m bladder - check
- long cold dark nights of the northern winter - check
-enthusiasm and skills - check

All I need now is a plan.....over to you when you have a moment please my friend. Al the best
Attachments
WP_20171125_013.jpg

User avatar
downunder
Very Frequent Poster
Posts: 2811
Joined: Mon Jul 01, 2013 7:16 am
Gear: building my own
Brand Affiliation: None
Location: Perth, Australia
Has thanked: 153 times
Been thanked: 160 times

Re: Free kite plans on GitHub

Postby downunder » Thu Nov 30, 2017 8:07 am

- a workshop- check :)

For us on the Southern hemisphere, could you provide some expenses round down please? Also, my spy eye does not see a walking foot on your machine?

D.

stevet25
Rare Poster
Posts: 50
Joined: Sat Jul 28, 2012 10:53 am
Local Beach: West Cornwall
Brand Affiliation: None
Has thanked: 0
Been thanked: 2 times

Re: Free kite plans on GitHub

Postby stevet25 » Fri Dec 01, 2017 9:56 pm

couple of good calls there downunder. Yep I am lucky to have access to some very big tables, and really dont know how you spotted no walking foot - do you think this is a disadvantage? hasnt been a problem so far and there is school of thought that it may lead to greater snagging/pinching on lightweight ripstop - be interested to hear your thoughts.

As regards material price i am trying some different options but the best results so far have been from extremetextiles https://www.extremtextil.de/en/double-r ... g-sqm.html#

cheers

ammutable
Rare Poster
Posts: 10
Joined: Tue May 14, 2013 10:25 pm
Local Beach: Barcelona - Spain
Favorite Beaches: Esposende - Portugal
Leucate - France
Style: freeride
Gear: slingshot and cabrinha
Brand Affiliation: None
Has thanked: 0
Been thanked: 0

Re: Free kite plans on GitHub

Postby ammutable » Sat Dec 02, 2017 7:27 pm

Congrats! It looks great

Why there are only 3 sizes?

User avatar
PanTau
Medium Poster
Posts: 142
Joined: Mon Jan 23, 2012 9:42 am
Gear: DIY kites and boards
Brand Affiliation: wingworks.de
Location: black forest
Has thanked: 5 times
Been thanked: 28 times
Contact:

Re: Free kite plans on GitHub

Postby PanTau » Sun Dec 03, 2017 3:14 am

Hi Steve,
I'll be back home by the end of next week and create the PDFs as soon as possible.

Cheers
Karsten

stevet25
Rare Poster
Posts: 50
Joined: Sat Jul 28, 2012 10:53 am
Local Beach: West Cornwall
Brand Affiliation: None
Has thanked: 0
Been thanked: 2 times

Re: Free kite plans on GitHub

Postby stevet25 » Mon Dec 04, 2017 10:33 pm

thanks Karsten - great news and safe journey - look forward to the plans at your convenience - in the meantime I seem to have become distracted by a 6m single skin project!
Attachments
PB250241.JPG

Europ2
Frequent Poster
Posts: 473
Joined: Wed Mar 01, 2006 7:51 pm
Brand Affiliation: None
Has thanked: 14 times
Been thanked: 7 times

Re: Free kite plans on GitHub

Postby Europ2 » Tue Dec 05, 2017 5:09 pm

stevet25 wrote:
Mon Dec 04, 2017 10:33 pm
thanks Karsten - great news and safe journey - look forward to the plans at your convenience - in the meantime I seem to have become distracted by a 6m single skin project!
The 2 projects you're working on look really promising.

Probably out of topic but pin point for the Monjet Ninox thread: viewtopic.php?f=197&t=2392350&p=996860#p996860
May I ask which software have you used to generate the panels of your single skin kite here above ??
Europ2 wrote:
Thu Nov 23, 2017 12:13 pm
kitexpert wrote:
Thu Nov 23, 2017 12:06 am
I didn't end up make my own ss a hybrid like Monjet but just a relatively simple single skin kite. I managed to do some things/details better than before so I'm cautiously optimistic :wink:
Like Pan Tau software on another thread, single skin (SS) SW do exist. This one hasn't been updated since 2015, however, very promisong for our use... Who will be the first to test .... :D
https://sourceforge.net/projects/singleskin/

Image

stevet25
Rare Poster
Posts: 50
Joined: Sat Jul 28, 2012 10:53 am
Local Beach: West Cornwall
Brand Affiliation: None
Has thanked: 0
Been thanked: 2 times

Re: Free kite plans on GitHub

Postby stevet25 » Tue Dec 05, 2017 6:34 pm

Hi Europ2 - thanks - I have been following the Ninox thread - got fed up waiting for the next instalment! Yes I have used that free software - mine is a 6m with AR4 and 15 cells. Here is a nice blog from Big E who has made a few already for the buggy - this is extreme aspect ratio 6! https://www.extremekites.com.au/blogs/e ... new-build/

User avatar
downunder
Very Frequent Poster
Posts: 2811
Joined: Mon Jul 01, 2013 7:16 am
Gear: building my own
Brand Affiliation: None
Location: Perth, Australia
Has thanked: 153 times
Been thanked: 160 times

Re: Free kite plans on GitHub

Postby downunder » Wed Dec 06, 2017 2:36 am

^
Did a Big E ever finished his blog from start to finish, do you know?

Thx

PS

And https://sourceforge.net/projects/singleskin/ is amassing!

Karsten, did you see this? Your thoughts?


Return to “Kitesurfing”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: Azzieo, Bing [Bot], Google [Bot], Majestic-12 [Bot], Steve271, vp and 148 guests