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wylieflyote
Since 30 Jun 2006
1646 Posts
Puget Sound & Wa. Coast
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Mon Jul 27, 20 6:22 pm |
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I Love my CCS Cloud bar... But now I want this one:
https://www.flycolibri.com/broomstick/
I can tell you that I was out on the wrong oversized kite at 43 mph Rufus last week and felt no discomfort with the CCS bar. I think it's 20cm. _________________ CGKA Member
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scottm
Since 12 Jun 2006
108 Posts
Stoked
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eric
Since 13 Jan 2006
1831 Posts
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Tue Oct 13, 20 7:59 am |
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Just modded three Compsticks using 1/8 Spectra doubled over. I really like the extra 3-4" of throw I added and the line locks in really smoothly. I did not glue the tail, but used a Locked Brummel Splice with a very long tail for line durability and anti tail slip.
I used the same splice to shorten some long flying lines. With a fid designed fo up to 2mm line its pretty easy to do. Tyler showed me how to do it and has the tools. I just ordered some small fids, but he uses small stainless wire bent into a good and it works really well.
Ronstan makes "D-Splicers" which are basically looped wire buried into a plastic handle. This design, be it your own wire or the D-Splicer also allow you to pull the tail through, vs push it through.
I ordered the tiny splicer Scott linked as well. Looks like a pole with a lop on the end. You don't need it if you have wire or the proper sized D tool (F10 I think), but I think it looks like it will work really well. In fact Tyler has one that I tried, and it does. |
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Ho-Toe
Since 30 Apr 2014
231 Posts
pissed-off science guy like Bill Nye
CO2 quantifier & upwelling specialist
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Tue Oct 13, 20 3:06 pm Roll your own fid |
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+1 for the homemade SS wire splicing tool.
Take a 6-8” piece of mousing wire, bend it into a U shape, tape the legs onto opposite sides of the tail, and get splicing...
(Any wire will work, really. I’ve done ok on 1/8” dyneema using a single straight piece of copper from household romex stock too... A finer wire U-shape is more user-friendly.) |
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eric
Since 13 Jan 2006
1831 Posts
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Thu Oct 29, 20 4:44 pm |
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So just for an experiment I went out today on my bar with 21" of throw vs the 28" homegrown throw I have added to my other bars. I kept smacking into the stop at 21" and was unable to fully depower my strutless kite making tacks more difficult. I adjusted to it, begrudgingly, but more throw is mo better, for sure, for strutless foiling IMHO.
Eric |
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