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Kitesquid
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Location: USA Virginia King George
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 Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2004 8:39 am Post subject: |
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How abuout calling it the woddie knot hider
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kiteguy
Joined: 15 Sep 2003
Posts: 254
Location: Kansas
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| Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2004 9:01 am Post subject: |
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| knotronda wrote: | There are too many men working on this subject. I can't wait to see what else you think up. Oh, 'up . . . .
gotta go, dinner is really, really cold.
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Hey, knot(ty)ronda, you really ARE naughty!!! 
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Stan
Joined: 18 Nov 2003
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Location: So Cal
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| Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2004 11:29 am Post subject: |
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You guys sure have the subject covered. Before I started buying machined endcaps, I always made my own from aluminum spacers from electronics suppliers. A short spar section or alloy tube would be bonded into the end to stop the spar, and one side drilled so the knot could live inside the tip.
Steve's endcaps save a lot of work. 
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stevef
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Joined: 27 Aug 2003
Posts: 509
Location: USA PA ALLENTOWN
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| Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2004 10:02 am Post subject: |
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| Kitesquid wrote: |
Steve,
I envision a steped hole where the spar goes. a deep small one for the knot and a larger one stepped out to accecpt the spar and to make sure that the spar does not contact the knot. so the spar cannot cut the knot after repeated assemblies of the kite... |
Way ahead of you Squid! Already thought of that and the old man already cranked one out:
I have to buy a new camera.. resolution is terrible.. On the fitting above, the bungi knot is hidden in a "channel" above the spar. The cross hole is smaller than the channel, preventing the knot from pulling out. The overall length is 1.375" and the diameter is .50". The spar goes in about .75". I think I'll call it the pekr fitting....
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woodpekr
Joined: 25 Nov 2003
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Location: USA Oregon Portland
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| Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2004 10:29 am Post subject: |
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| stevef wrote: | | I think I'll call it the pekr fitting.... |
I'm honored! Now if only I can get a bridge or something named after me . . . .
Thanks -- Woodpekr
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Kitesquid
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Location: USA Virginia King George
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| Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2004 11:23 am Post subject: |
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Why not the pekr knot protector???
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wdrwilson
Joined: 24 Oct 2003
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Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Wow that's very cool...
Put a plan in motion! How is that for time from design to production...
Sweet!
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Progcraft
Joined: 29 Sep 2003
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Location: Calgary, AB, Canada
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