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building your own trickkite

The Sail

step 20: The holes for tensioning the leading edges and placing the stand-offs

Step 20: The holes for tensioning the leading edges and placing the stand-offs

The Leading edges


1. Draw a small line at the inside of the leading edge at 45mm from the tip.


2. Make a small hole with a puncher grip.


Watch Out: Make sure NOT to punch through the thread.

The stand-offs


1. Put the sail on the plan, front side up.


2. Mark the holes for the stand-offs according to the lines that transverse the bottom line of the plan.


3. Put the sail on the plan, back side up.


4. Mark the holes for the stand-offs according to the lines that transverse the bottom line of the plan.


5. Using the puncher grip, make the holes at 6 mm from the border of the trailing edge. The size of the holes depends on the sail connectors you use.


Watch Out: Make sure NOT to punch through the thread.

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