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Build a kite

Postby BatmanIsABeast » Sun Feb 28, 2021 11:23 pm

So if I have a kite, can I tear it down panel by panel keep it in order and make copies of it using new rip stop or t9600 and piece the new ones together to have a new kite? Yes I know that would be expensive but I have kite that is torn up and barely used and I don’t use it. Why not take it apart and try to build a new one on my own to see how it goes.

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Re: Build a kite

Postby tomato » Mon Mar 01, 2021 9:10 am

I made my first LEI back in 2002-2003, it is cheaper to buy,it is not worth to copy, unless you want to make own design ideas. You will probably will not make precise layout by copying panels. Then going blind- seams can be tricky to get the right place. Get CAD, get CAD cut panels. if you are ready to achieve excellent sewing skills 4 times longer time than you imagine now.


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