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reynolds5520 · Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 4:29 pm Post subject:

I am getting started on my J200. The picture below shows how I am using seventeen feet of folding tables in two rooms as a feed surface in front of my sewing machine. The table nearest the camera has glass on top for cutting. I just wish I had room for another seventeen feet of tables to stack the material on until I need it - I will just have to drape the pieces over some other table.

Just like on my first Bulldog (picture below), I am going to be cutting up all these solid skin panels and rearranging the pieces to make a more interesting skin.

Here are my original colors.

And here is what I am planning to do on the skins, it is based on a Bargello pattern even if it won't be constructed with the classic Bargello method.

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Kevin R

Recently Completed:
Square Beam No. 3 workshop at U-MAKE

Now on the table:
piles of unrelated stuff Crying or Very sad

But some of it is chocolate Very Happy

Next up (if I don't get sidetracked yet again - who am I kidding, I am ALWAYS sidetracked):
Probably a kite workshop somewhere...

Phyter Khyter · Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Posts: 130 Location: SE Michigan

Looks great Kevin. Please post a photo diary of your progress. I admire your ambition; maybe this will inspire me enough to get off my @$$ and start mine.
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DarrylW · Joined: 02 Jun 2005 Posts: 1937 Location: Holland, Michigan

Oh man, that's going to look sweet!

Darryl
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Pumpkin · Joined: 30 Oct 2006 Posts: 7991 Location: Birmingham UK

Now that's gonna be added value.

Please keep us updated Laughing

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Mrhide · Joined: 22 Aug 2006 Posts: 1572 Location: Montreal, Canada

ouuh

seventeen feet of table?! overkill luxery!! you'll be done in no time!

hmmm.. I do need to make another kite for feb.20th.... nothing like pressure Wink

mux · Joined: 25 Feb 2008 Posts: 344 Location: Eastern Iowa

Looks awesome Kevin!
I fnially got mine unpacked but not layed out because of space. I've been struggeling with a design to mix up the pannels and think ive got something.

keep posting! would enjoy to hear the progress.
Jim
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WhataKite · Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 2:30 pm Post subject: J-200

Hello,
GO FOR IT! I added inches to the skin lengths, just for guys like you! Keep those seam allowances small. You will have enough RS.
Regards
Barry
WhataKite
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reynolds5520 · Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 2:50 pm Post subject: Re: J-200

BANSHEE · Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 2:51 pm Post subject:

That's going to look great. Keep up the creative tenacity, it sure will pay off in the end. I bet your wife is thrilled about the tables running through the house Laughing

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reynolds5520 · Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 8:35 pm Post subject:

Fore Check · Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 10:58 pm Post subject:

THAT'S IT!!

If I send my wife out of the country, I can take over the *entire* house with my kitebuilding!!

Dancing

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powder_pig · Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 3:01 am Post subject:

reynolds5520 · Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 3:12 pm Post subject:

It was a busy weekend. Around 12 hours of cutting skins on Saturday and 14 more putting them back together on Sunday. Most of the skins are now assembled, just waiting for the black to arrive from Steve. I will work on the edge binding while I wait.

Kevin
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Kevin R

Recently Completed:
Square Beam No. 3 workshop at U-MAKE

Now on the table:
piles of unrelated stuff Crying or Very sad

But some of it is chocolate Very Happy

Next up (if I don't get sidetracked yet again - who am I kidding, I am ALWAYS sidetracked):
Probably a kite workshop somewhere...

WhataKite · Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 11:52 pm Post subject: Keep On!

Hello,
Keep On Keeping On! You can do it!
Regards
Barry
WhataKite
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reynolds5520 · Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 4:13 am Post subject:

Well, I am out of things to do while I wait for my fabric order. All the edge binding is done and the ribs are prepped with reinforcements and screening. All the parts are lined up and waiting for final assembly just as soon as I complete the skins with the black strips and circle.

I should have placed my order sooner but I really thought I had a bunch of .75 oz black on hand. When I pulled it out of the box, it turned out to be a dark purple. Not what I had in mind.

I have a 100' banner tail from DGomberg with colors to match this kite but maybe I will use my wait time to make some tube tails too...

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Kevin R

Recently Completed:
Square Beam No. 3 workshop at U-MAKE

Now on the table:
piles of unrelated stuff Crying or Very sad

But some of it is chocolate Very Happy

Next up (if I don't get sidetracked yet again - who am I kidding, I am ALWAYS sidetracked):
Probably a kite workshop somewhere...

Mrhide · Joined: 22 Aug 2006 Posts: 1572 Location: Montreal, Canada

reynolds5520 · Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 5:24 am Post subject:

Phyter Khyter · Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Posts: 130 Location: SE Michigan

WARNING!! Potential hi-jack

Your link led me to notice that Roger never did post pics of the "new" tails in his tails album. A little observatrion and searching shows he hasn't edited his albums since June nor has he posted here! I hope everything is ok with him and his; I really enjoyed reports on his experimenting, testing, inovations, etc.
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Mrhide · Joined: 22 Aug 2006 Posts: 1572 Location: Montreal, Canada

I saw Roger posted today "somewhere" else... hopefully he'll show up here!

reynolds5520 · Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 7:46 pm Post subject:

It was another busy weekend. This time it was the two tube tails.

All the parts were cut earlier in the week and assembled into four long strips after work on Thursday and Friday. Here they are ready to stitch the sides.

The fabric feed was better when I layed it out this way on the tables. The loose accordian folds feed smoothly without catching.

Starting to stitch the second side. The bulldog paperclip is securing a length of dacron line inside that will help in turning it right side out later. The clip keeps the line from wandering toward the needle.

Here is the first one turned right side out.

Here it is partly inflated by a box fan way out in the mud room.

I reinforced the leading edge with dacron and added the 3/4" webbing bridle tabs.

The trailing edge also got dacron and a webbing loop. The loop is to give a place to attach a sacrificial fray strip at the end of the tail. I may hot cut a few holes in the dacron to add a line for pulling the end closed. Or maybe velcro. See how it flies with nothing there first.

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Kevin R

Recently Completed:
Square Beam No. 3 workshop at U-MAKE

Now on the table:
piles of unrelated stuff Crying or Very sad

But some of it is chocolate Very Happy

Next up (if I don't get sidetracked yet again - who am I kidding, I am ALWAYS sidetracked):
Probably a kite workshop somewhere...