Using and Making Looped Attachments.
Everyone
I have talked to seems to be somewhat intimidated by the loop attachment method
I use for the NPW kites. As a second addendum to the NPW article last month, I include
several pix here (below) in hopes that a picture is worth a thousand words.
I make
wire loops with piano wire purchased from hobby shops. Sizes run from about 10
thousandths of an inch to about 30 thou. The wire is available in 3 foot
lengths and costs only pennies per length except the larger sizes which may go
as much as fifty cents per length.
Overall
lengths of the finished wire pulling loops vary from about 5 inches to 8 inches
for making flying lines when the Dacron sleeving for the loops is about
18" long.
Hope the
pix help, but if not, gimme an email and maybe we can figure what we can do...
Some wire loops used…
Note. When pulling shrouds in to tunnels, and especially
tying smaller Dacron lines, fraying the end of the tag makes pulling the end
into and through the tunnel a lot easier.
Fray about a quarter to a half inch of the line [depending on diameter] and
insert half the length of the frayed end through the loop of the fid ~ really holds
better!
Hopefully
this will make bridling a bit easier for you. I have also written another small
bit about how to attach the loops to the sail itself, complete with pix… To see the bridling section click here. http://members.cox.net/npwbill/NPWBill.htm
Bill
May the wind always BE at
your back!!