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supuk:
As of yet I haven't had the chance to get my hands on a foil to try and I could not afford the cost of buying one so I thought I best get on with making something. I have had a little look around the Internet and it seams like a fare few have been made for kiting so how hard can it be?
The mast I have made by hot wireing a xps core then vac bagging it with carbon the fuselage is made from a old windsurf mast. I have been experimenting a bit on how to do the foils at the moment I'm going for a laminated ply core which I will then bag in carbon.
supuk:
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808sup:
I will be watching your progression. I've been kiting for years and recently aquired a foil board . I had been thinking ok making my own as well. I have a sheet metal background and thought ... How hard can it be?. Well, after reading others who have made their own I decided to put making one on hold. It looks simple enough but I there are issues to consider. Seems the forces on the mast cause many to flex and break. The fuselage can flex as well. The wings have very different characteristics depending on their size,shape,and relationship to each other. I have often thought of the feasibility of using foils on a downwind board. Good luck and keep the pics.coming.
supuk:
I'm sure there is a lot to learn but only one way to do that in my world. When you see some of the diy builds the kite guys have done they are fairly crude so will have to see. Im not worried about the fuselage that is super stiff the mast i am going to add a little more carbon to, the foil I'm going to go with a flat bottom section i think on the front, i have not decided on the rear yet. the rear foil will have some way to change the incidence but yet to be decided how. If any one has a kite foil i would be keen to see some close up pics as to what foils they are using on the wings. if this works i will definitely try it on a larger board dw!
blackeye:
Could your CNC machine make the foil shape core in HD foam or plywood or make a set of forms in MDF?
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