Date:	Sun, 21 Jan 1996 00:36:09 -1000
From:	rvo@pip.dknet.dk (Rolf V. Oestergaard)
Message-Id: <4dt5ii$6io@news.dknet.dk>
Organization: (none)
Subject: La Hembra construction details

Hi,

The La Hembra kite from SKII contains some unusual details, due to the
way it is designed. That makes it difficult to "steal" construction
details from the well known commercial kites - this is where You step
in!

At the bottom of the spine, I placed a horisontal 3cm piece of PVC
tube, with holes for the spine and the two sailbattens. Bad idea! I
noticed in the moment I assembled the thing: this small piece of tube
will be lost the moment I crash the kite. No way to find anything that
small again. Anyone who got a better solution? Glue it to something? 

- Rolf
See You on FAN0 (kites allowed in windsurf area and during the festival),
                                                      ______________
Rolf V. Oestergaard, Copenhagen, Denmark               \    /\    /
Work: rolf@login.dknet.dk Home: rvo@pip.dknet.dk         \/    \/



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Date:	Sun, 21 Jan 1996 09:03:04 -1000
From:	miel@knoware.nl (Emiel Stroeve)
Message-Id: <4du2ac$7dv@news.knoware.nl>
Organization: Knoware Internet
Subject: Re: La Hembra construction details

rvo@pip.dknet.dk (Rolf V. Oestergaard) wrote:

>Hi,

>At the bottom of the spine, I placed a horisontal 3cm piece of PVC
>tube, with holes for the spine and the two sailbattens. Bad idea! I
>noticed in the moment I assembled the thing: this small piece of tube
>will be lost the moment I crash the kite. No way to find anything that
>small again. Anyone who got a better solution? Glue it to something? 

I used a, how shall I call it, an arrow-end (the thing you stick on
the end of the leading edge tip), and connect it with a rubber band to
the end of the sail (god, I must learn the words for all those tiny
pieces).  The battens go into the arrow-end and the rubber band keeps
them in position.

works for me !

emiel


Emiel Stroeve              The Netherlands                  miel@knoware.nl
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Date:	Sun, 21 Jan 1996 11:49:36 -1000
From:	pdjnjvt@knoware.nl (Peter de jong)
Message-Id: <4ducee$8at@news.knoware.nl>
Organization: Knoware Internet
Subject: Re: La Hembra construction details

rvo@pip.dknet.dk (Rolf V. Oestergaard) wrote:

>At the bottom of the spine, I placed a horisontal 3cm piece of PVC
>tube, with holes for the spine and the two sailbattens. Bad idea! I
>noticed in the moment I assembled the thing: this small piece of tube
>will be lost the moment I crash the kite. No way to find anything that
>small again. Anyone who got a better solution? Glue it to something? 

Did you put the tube under the spine?
If so, use a longer spine like in the photograph fom SK II, take a
hard tube, drill a hole in the middle all the way through so it can
slide over the spine. Two little holes in the side for the battens.
now use the normal 2 elastic bands and endcap (glued?) to keep tension
on the sail & battens. 
Can't loose that one.                        

Greetings from Holland 
Peter de Jong <pdjnjvt@knoware.nl>        
A&F Custom Kites Werkhoven NL



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