Line measurement is only one of those procedures.Īs for me, my process begins by pre-stretching the raw line. So, I thought it would be interesting to hear all " the different processes & procedures, that different people use to make up their line sets". Not that this is tremendously important, especially if you are mainly flying alone, but still, I would like to have a starting point, that I could somewhat depend on. Sometimes, or most times in my case, that "best guess", has ended up producing sets that were several inches longer, or several inches shorter, than expected. I have always wondered about that "little extra", and pondered if there was a way, to determine that amount, with some bit of accuracy, not only to determine the amount of bulk line to purchase, but to give me a definite "cut length", prior to making my lines. We've got to add " a little extra", to that 100', to compensate for the line used in the sleeved loops, knots, etc. It's obvious, if we are making a 100' line set that the individual lines have got to be longer that 100', to begin with. One of the most questionable parts of this process, for me, has been coming up with a reasonable, and fairly accurate estimate, as to the amount of bulk line needed, once I have decided to build a specific line set, for instance, 90# x 100'. OK, I'll start this off, and this post will deal with mainly " Line Measurement". Oh John, that's no fun.(just kidding & thanks for the additional info) Let's make it easy for the Newbie, who may just be coming onto the forum for the first time, to find out exactly, how to make that first line set. Remember those days? Remember when you just didn't have a clue? So help out here, and share any and all details, that you are willing to share, and lets help out the "Newbie". Photos are always great !! I know that all of this sounds "elementary" to many of us, but it's not elementary to the "Newbie". Let us know how you knot your sleeving, to form the loops, etc. How do you get that exact length? Tell us how you sleeve your lines, and how long the sleeving is. SO, lets hear it.Spill the beans - HOW DO YOU MAKE UP YOUR LINE SETS ? Give us measuring details. There were descriptions which explained how we measured, sleeved, knotted, and looped, our lines, to come up with that perfect set of flight lines.īased on that outpouring of valuable information, I thought that it would be a great idea, to start a topic, to cover that subject, exactly. Seems that there is no shortage, for now, so that's good news, however, during that discussion, there were quite a few replies, that somewhat veered off of the main subject, and described in detail, exactly how many of us make-up our own kite lines. The basis for that topic, was initially aimed at, availability, and/or, non-availability, of spectra line, Laser Pro Gold, in particular. A few weeks ago, we had a great topic going, called " Laser Pro Gold and Other Spectra Lines".
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