The use of the wooden dowels has apparently kept the weight down, where this
kite can be teased into the air in very lite winds..
If you decide to
construct this kite, I suggest you save the individual images (On my browser,
click the right mouse buttom over any image and save) to later print the image
from a saved file. After printing, just use the 19 images as a manual.
The materials needed for construction include:
Ripstop nylon, 3/4 oz. --
5 yds @ 40 in. wide
Wood Dowel, 1/4" dia. -- 13 pcs x 48" lg.
Wood Dowel,
5/16" dia. -- 5 pcs x 48" lg.
Fiberglass Tubing, #75 dia. -- 1 pc x 12"
lg.
Misc. -- arrow nocks, fiberglass or brass tubing for the external
ferrules, barrel beads, 1/2" dia. metal slip rings, and 20+ ft. of line for the
bridle and some of the connection points.
Before the panel cutting and sewing steps would be the planning of the graphics or panel colors. As suggested in the Kite Plan Index, this planning could use Paint Shop Pro or Windows Paintbrush.
If you decide to use fiberglass or graphite rigging, instead of the shown
wooden dowels below, definitely size all the rigging with wood dowels first. I
must have rigged this kite 2-3 times until I got all the panels pulled equally
tight under tension.
| ITEM | QTY | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | 4 | 1/4" dia.x ~41-46" lg. wood dowel w/ arrow nock on one end. |
| #2 | 2 | 5/16" dia.x ~46" lg. wood dowel w/ arrow nock on one end. |
| #3 | 2 | 5/16" dia.x ~46" lg. wood dowel. |
| #4 | 4 | 1/4" dia.x ~26" lg. wood dowel. |
| #5 | 4 | 1/4" dia.x ~27" lg. wood dowel. |
| #6 | 2 | #75 x 12" lg. fiberglass tube. See detail |
| #7 | 1 | 1/4" dia.x ~40" lg. wood dowel. See detail. |
| Determine exact lengths at time of rigging. |
Setup requires: A) installing the 8 standoffs, #4 & #5 and then B)
installing the 4 cross spars, #2 & #3, into the connectors #6. Remember to
slip the cross spars through the spar guides as shown above in of the Fititngs/
Connectors section.
The splines, #1 & #7, are kept in place when bagged
and transported. Actually, I also leave the standoffs, #4 & #5, in place
also. I epoxy them permanently in place on the ends with the fiberglass holders
and just disconnect the ends fitting into the clear pvc tubing. They then lay
flat for bagging.
There are instructions for making a storage bag with the ROK plans.
