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New to Kiting...Thinking about Buggying

popeyethewelder - 30-10-2009 at 01:54 PM

Hope these links help
Lets Start at The Beginning
History of Kiting
Kiting Terminology
Wind Speeds
Captive System
What Buggies Are Out There
Ideas For Making Your Own Buggy
Basic Buggy & Seat Plans
Free Buggying Locations
Buggiers Favourite Photos
Get your Fastest Speed on The Buggy Speed Chart
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indigo_wolf - 30-10-2009 at 02:03 PM

:thumbup: :thumbup:

Thanks for reading on what looks to be a rainy Sunday.

ATB,
Sam

ripsessionkites - 31-10-2009 at 05:41 AM

"One Buggy, One Kite, One Passenger, Top Speeds"
*how do i convience the wife its a good idea to hold on sitting on a very uncomfortable rear axle going 60mph over sandpaper??"

does two people sitting in one seat / one buggy count?

"One Pilot, Single Day, Distance Records"
people who are attending NABX 10' get some sleep Arie is going again for this one. hehehee. doh, its going to be a long long day for me.
PS. how many witnesses do you need?

rocfighter - 31-10-2009 at 11:54 AM

You have once again helped out us Want2B's. Started bending tubes this morning.
Dave.

AD72 - 31-10-2009 at 12:27 PM

Great photos under Buggiers Favorite Photos!

stetson05 - 31-10-2009 at 05:57 PM

Suggestion to make this a sticky at the top of the buggy subject

WIllardTheGrey - 31-10-2009 at 10:17 PM

^^ Seconded.

popeyethewelder - 28-12-2009 at 05:31 AM

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Originally posted by ripsessionkites

"One Pilot, Single Day, Distance Records"
people who are attending NABX 10' get some sleep Arie is going again for this one. hehehee. doh, its going to be a long long day for me.
PS. how many witnesses do you need?
...one or two, and of course your GPS stats, you have the ideal area for this for sure

popeyethewelder - 11-2-2010 at 01:31 PM

Another 80 new buggies added to the Home Brews


Home Brews

Todd - 11-2-2010 at 04:26 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by popeyethewelder
Another 80 new buggies added to the Home Brews


Home Brews



# 314 looks comfortable for the passenger ;-)

Insect0man - 12-2-2010 at 11:23 AM

Sniiiiiiiiiffffff

Ah, I love the smell of burning flux in the morning :smilegrin:

Thanks for the inspiration Popeye. Great site :thumbup:

Cheddarhead - 14-2-2010 at 06:50 PM

Hey Popeye, fantastic tutorial! You definetely have mad skills. How likely is it to weld Chromoly using a MIG welder with flux core wire. I Have no skills with TIG, but can throw down a nice bead with MIG. Any thoughts?

popeyethewelder - 15-2-2010 at 02:02 AM

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Originally posted by Cheddarhead
Hey Popeye, fantastic tutorial! You definetely have mad skills. How likely is it to weld Chromoly using a MIG welder with flux core wire. I Have no skills with TIG, but can throw down a nice bead with MIG. Any thoughts?


Try 70ERS filler wire, I have very little experience with Chromoly, it is about 1.7 times stronger than Mild, but four times the cost.

TIG is the preferred method as you can control the heat and penetration much easier, you get a much better seam and is far easier to weld thin materials

WELDNGOD - 15-2-2010 at 04:09 AM

for chrome-moly you would use 80 series wire. I don't understand this chrome -moly thing, several people have asked about it in the last year. Hope you don't think it's gonna be all shiny and stuff. Cause you'll be pissed off when you get mill scale covered pipe that rusts. I know that it is stronger and more malleable, but stainless is WAY stronger, if that is what your after. Like PTW said ,CrMo pipe is very expensive pipe,cause it is a very specialized material. It has the unique property of being able to expand and contract over and over again for many cycles without failure(as long as it is welded properly) It is used alot in boiler systems and racecar rollcages. But for what we do , mild steel will do just fine.
END OF HIJACK sorry

Cheddarhead - 15-2-2010 at 11:28 AM

Thanks guys, I really am not to fussy when it comes to what my buggy is made of. It will just be painted or powder coated since I don't live anywhere near salt water and keep things garaged. If chromoly is that much more expensive then its a dead issue. Sorry for the hijack. Best regards.

popeyethewelder - 25-2-2010 at 03:09 AM

I know how you guys in the US like plans, well I have found some more for you to enjoy, not too many dims, but they are to scale, so you should be able to work out the rest


Parastorm Mk2 Plans

Grab them while you can, because I had to remove the Libre ones before

rocfighter - 25-2-2010 at 08:00 AM

That's a nice buggy. Lots of lenth ajustment for us longer guys too.

indigo_wolf - 25-2-2010 at 11:25 AM

Really like the triple clamp and the rims. :thumbup:

ATB,
Sam