Amazing Kite For Under $5

Amazing Kite For Under $5
How to make a Kite that cost a fraction of store bought kites that flies further and much easier, my record flying distance is over 800 yards of fishing line released...I would like to hear feedback of other fun kite stories.


symsyd
 
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Step 1Materials You Will Need

Materials You Will Need
Masking, cloth or scotch tape
Tissue Paper, a bold color is great for being able to see it when it is far away.
Curly Ting Ting the wooden sticks, they can be found at any craft store.
Scissors
String (fishing line)
-The string to put the kite together, fishing line for flying your kite. However a strong string may work fine for both.
Thumb Tack or a toothpick (for poking holes into the kite for the string)
Material for a tail, we used some ribbon

Step One:
Cut your tissue paper into a perfect square, approximately 8" square works good.
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Jun 20, 2009. 11:40 AMleepastura says:
great looking and easy to make...until you get to the part about attaching the bridle. It looks like the bridle is on the back side of the kite, yes? And are you poking 4 holes on the top for the string...does it crisscross here? Kind of confusing.
May 16, 2009. 8:49 PMANDY! says:
DId you know this was a Korean fighting kite? I made a few. They are sweet.
Jan 11, 2008. 2:42 PMthunk says:
I think your frame is thicker and therefore heavier than it needs to be. Here is a picture of a similar kite I made in the summer. It is 240 mm square, ( 9 1/2 inches ) and has bamboo sticks that have a 1.5 mm ( 1/16 in ) square section. If you wanted it to be stable, and not a fighting kite, it would need (much) more tail. Sorry that the picture is not too good, but hopefully you can see enough to work out what is what.
jap-fight-kite.jpg
Jun 26, 2008. 12:40 PMThe Dark Ninja says:
What do you mean by "Fighting Kite"?
Aug 30, 2007. 3:48 AMDutchj says:
It's really weak that you add it to every group that u find so people watch your instructable. Grow up, seriously.
Jun 23, 2008. 11:47 AMbradpowers says:
Handled.
Aug 30, 2007. 3:51 AMKiteman says:
And he didn't add it to the one group it should go in - Sky-High Kiting.

I've added it now.
Sep 8, 2007. 5:30 AMGivadanger says:
THEN TAKE THIS ONE OFF KNEX GUNNERS
Sep 8, 2007. 10:32 AMKiteman says:
First, STOP SHOUTING.

Second, if you're such a fan of K'nex, why don't you know the correct spelling?

Third, it's up to whoever manages the K'nex Gunners group to remove this Instructable from the group.

Fourth, why are you shouting ame, when it's not my Instructable?
Sep 8, 2007. 3:23 PMGivadanger says:
i really dont givacrap about you. everyone in this group appreciates the simplicity of only knex in here and we dont need to have others besides that category ever. am i clear?
Sep 9, 2007. 1:14 AMKiteman says:
Oh, crystal clear, dear boy, but the facts remain - this kite is nothing to do with me, and the K'nex group is (thankfully) nothing to do with me.

If you want the Instructable removed from the group, try using a better attitude, less foul language ,and try asking the right people.
Sep 23, 2007. 4:00 AMdrummonkey92 says:
very well handled, sir
Sep 23, 2007. 8:40 AMKiteman says:
Thank you, old bean. I see he still hasn't bothered to find the right people to have a temper tantrum at, as this Instructable still appears to be in the K'nex Gunners group.
Jun 16, 2008. 2:38 AMmwwdesign says:
It's not a K'nex gun?
Jun 16, 2008. 1:59 PMKiteman says:
:-D
Jun 17, 2008. 2:11 PMdrummonkey92 says:
you know what kiteman? you should change your name to 'knexgunman'... rolls of the tongue don't ya think? haha
Jun 17, 2008. 10:05 PMmwwdesign says:
Knex gunslngin' ev'rywhere!
Jun 18, 2008. 9:10 AMdrummonkey92 says:
like the wild, wild, plastic, west
Jun 19, 2008. 12:07 AMmwwdesign says:
Peow! Peow!        _∩_         (ö) ·     ~/\~     ·        _{ }_
Jun 20, 2008. 8:11 AMdrummonkey92 says:
wow!! that is insanely cool!!! its sorta funny that since this is just a long reply chain givadanger will keep being reminded of his little hissy fit every time someone posts! haha
Jun 21, 2008. 10:26 PMmwwdesign says:
Hehe, thanks. I just made it up... to get the spaces I had to insert a special blank character pasted from Character Map, which is also where I got some of the other weird ones from. P.S. Peow!
Jun 22, 2008. 7:34 PMwow-amazing says:
C'mon, lets keep the chain going!
Jun 22, 2008. 9:51 PMmwwdesign says:
I ain't gonna be the one to stop it... This is the thread to beat though: "Growing Your Own Miracle Fruit - Synsepalum dulcificum" What have I done!? (:|)
Jun 23, 2008. 11:46 AMwow-amazing says:
Thanks.
Jun 23, 2008. 7:30 PMmwwdesign says:
No probs, here's another.
Jun 23, 2008. 10:19 PMwow-amazing says:
a;dkfj;asefji;awejf;smcmawd;fjiaw;cmawjefhawp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TAKE THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(not you,the k'nex gunning person)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Jun 24, 2008. 3:15 AMdrummonkey92 says:
now this is just getting ridiculus! atleast use actual words lol
Jun 24, 2008. 11:45 AMwow-amazing says:
Dude, ridiculous is the entire point! But you're right, this is kinda dragging X(
Jun 24, 2008. 3:26 AMmwwdesign says:
They're not actual words? Hmmm... I guess I shouldn't have taken it so to heart :( !
Jun 24, 2008. 6:59 AMdrummonkey92 says:
no don't take it to heart, i wasn't tryin to be mean!
Jun 24, 2008. 8:19 AMmwwdesign says:
LOL. More post, more post.
Jun 26, 2008. 12:39 PMThe Dark Ninja says:
Well, can't let a reply chain like this fade away. It never ceases to amaze me that people like Givadanger have such horrible attitudes towards people they don't even know. Oh well, I guess that's his parents' fault.
Jun 26, 2008. 8:57 PMmwwdesign says:
Well, I have to say, I agree with the original comment by Dutchj... anyone else?
Jun 26, 2008. 3:19 PMGivadanger says:
Dude... i left two comments and this is what i get for trying to keep the group on one subject?
Jun 26, 2008. 3:41 PMwow-amazing says:
Yup.
Jun 26, 2008. 8:58 PMmwwdesign says:
Wow, it's really heating up in here now... what you gonna do about that Givadanger, huh?
Jun 26, 2008. 10:16 PMDutchj says:
This reply chain is hurting my in-box
Jun 27, 2008. 2:09 PMwow-amazing says:
heh heh, srry.
Jun 27, 2008. 3:10 PMDutchj says:
It wasn't a complaint, my smiley didn't show up >_<
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