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stevef
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Gary, in your plan, you recommend the Prospar 19 and 16 for the frame. Trouble is, they are no longer available. Can you make an alternative recomendation?
I get a lot of people emailing me with this question and I make my own suggestion, but I'd like to hear it from the horses... eh um kitebuilders mouth.
Thanks....
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Not to put words in Gary's mouth .. but I bet he will say what he always says when it comes to stick recommendations ...  TALK TO STEVE F.   
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KiteSquid
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| Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2004 1:15 pm Post subject: |
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I would recommend SkyShark P300 for the entire kite and SOLID Carbon internal Ferrels, but I am not the horse's...... I am just another kite builder.
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Nytemagik
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| Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2004 5:11 pm Post subject: OK Gary |
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Great plans and I have decided it's my 1st project. I will probably muck it up a bait by making it from some different colors sewn toegther since I want to try painting " The Scream" as in the commercial version, but other than that, I'll try and control my urges to do it all the hard way.
My one question < yeah right> is how do you print your name on the Webbing??? NOW that is COOL!
John
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KiteSquid
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| Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2004 5:23 pm Post subject: |
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John,
Where did you see a kite with printed Webbing?????
Please provide a URL if you can.
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wdrwilson
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On Gary's plan he shows the velcro spine tensioner with his name on it. It's done on a sewing machine. A lot of the higher end sewing machines will have 1 or 2 alphabet stitches you can choose from. (pfaff 2044 has it)
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KiteSquid
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| Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2004 5:41 pm Post subject: |
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Like this???
Photo from Gary's web site..
it looks to me like Bill is right. It looks like it was done on a home sewing machine.
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Fool
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| Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2004 5:42 pm Post subject: |
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| wdrwilson wrote: | On Gary's plan he shows the velcro spine tensioner with his name on it. It's done on a sewing machine. A lot of the higher end sewing machines will have 1 or 2 alphabet stitches you can choose from. (pfaff 2044 has it)
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I made custom straps for myself and my girlfriend on our pfaff 1475. It was just a test really. I had some Webbing around and wanted to see it's capabilities the first day I had it.
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KiteSquid
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A girfrend that flys kites and a Paff 1475 too!!!!!
Chris,
You are one lucky man!!!!!!
My wife and I met flying sport kites and we fly pairs together whenever we go flying.
I too have a Pfaff 1475 that I bought used this past year.
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kiteguy
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My 1371 makes those letters, too. Yep, got it used. A real bargain. But the lettering function is the least used option on the machine.
A Sharpie silver works as well, and much less trouble. 
Or use a paint pen.
Or even fabric paint.
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