Toms Kite Building Site

building your own trickkite

The Frame

Step 4: Make and place the stand-offs

Step 5: Glueing the ferrule in the 5PT-spar

Step 6: Tensioning the tips and leech line

Step 7: Glueing the C-clips

Step 3: Putting the leading edges together


1. Slide the long spar from the tip into the leading edge, just up to the first opening.


2. Slide the lower APA- connector on the spar and slide the spar further in the leading edge, sliding down the APA-connector as the spar goes deeper.


3. Place a stand-off junction at the yoyo-stopper cut-out on the spar and continue sliding it all up.


4. Slide the spar up until you reach the bottom part of the upper spreader cut-out.


5. Place the second APA-connector and an end cap of 6 mm before you slide the spar into the top part of the leading edge.


6. Slide the spar all the way up into the nose.