Date:	Fri, 20 Jan 1995 04:53:20 -1000
From:	sasaki@netope.harvard.edu (Marty Sasaki)
Message-Id: <9501201453.AA05659@netope.harvard.edu>
Organization: Harvard University Office of Information Technology
Subject: Flexi Fix

Date: Thu, 19 Jan 1995 16:37:40 -0500
From: higginson@pfc.mit.edu (David Higginson)
Subject: Flexi Fix

Can anyone out there help me ?

I have a 10ft Flexifoil that is a little the worse for wear. While flying
it on a recently cut corn field, the stubs of corn punctured the white
leading edge gause(mesh) in several places and the abrasion also caused the
gause to become rather 'thin' (frayed) in several areas.

There are no more than 2-3 holes in the gause, but I am concerned about
doing more damage if I fly the kite in strong winds.

My local kite shop told me that repair was not really worth while as there
was little stress on the gause, but that if I wanted it fixed they could do
it at the shop.

The guy at Into the Wind kite store told me to try and sew it together,
making a new #### gause with needle and thread.

My other thought was to return it to Flexifoil when I'm next in England and
have them replace the gause.

I am pretty new to kiting, and I have only just got into the realm of
repairs (thanks to my desire to do things 'like those guys at the kite
shows'), so I'm not too confident in my abilities and I really don't want
to damage the kite any more.

Any ideas...apart from the obvious - don't fly in recently cut corn fields !

Thanks in advance.

Dave Higginson
higginson@pfc.mit.edu
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Date:	Sat, 21 Jan 1995 21:14:10 -1000
From:	andrew@tug.com (Andrew Beattie)
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Organization: /usr/lib/news/organisation
Subject: Re: Flexi Fix

>From: higginson@pfc.mit.edu (David Higginson)
>My other thought was to return it to Flexifoil when I'm next in England and
>have them replace the gause.

*grin*

Attatching the gauze is one of the *first* things that they do when building
the kite.  It would be quicker to make a whole new bag than to replace the
gauze.  Maybe a little hand-sewing to hold together the holes might help,
but I'd say just to fly it till it drops.

Andrew
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