Power Kite Forum

Section on Homebrew Equipment?

dawicks - 17-6-2011 at 08:33 AM

I am just wondering why there is not a section in the forum (unless I am totally missing it) on homemade stuff (and on repairs too). Seems there is a lot out there... homemade kites, buggies, boards, doom wheels, etc. I am pretty new around here but I think it would be nice to have a section dedicated to the tinkerers among us... I am definitely one... not a day goes by that I am not sketching the next thing I want to try and build myself.

Cheers,

D

Kamikuza - 17-6-2011 at 08:36 AM

I thought you were talking about beer ... or chilli :lol:

Looking_Up - 17-6-2011 at 09:08 AM

:lol:

I think a homebrew section would be a welcome addition

Drewculous - 17-6-2011 at 09:20 AM

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Originally posted by Kamikuza
I thought you were talking about beer ... or chilli :lol:


Ditto!

Im like beer? Where!?
:lol:

AD72 - 17-6-2011 at 11:17 AM

Did someone say beer? You are making me thirsty.
I would say just post in the appropriate section. There have been plenty of homebrew buggies that the builds have been tracked and commented on.

indigo_wolf - 17-6-2011 at 11:33 AM

+1 for posting in the appropriate existing sections.

Prefix the thread title with something like "[Homebrew]:" would make searching easier.

ATB,
Sam

j0fer - 17-6-2011 at 11:34 AM

What if you wanted a central place for HOWTO's, though?

dawicks - 17-6-2011 at 12:33 PM

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Prefix the thread title with something like "[Homebrew]:" would make searching easier.


I like this idea... but would be tough to enforce.

Good old google can turn up lots of stuff in lots of forums all over the place. I have not really found the search function on this forum to be so good yet.

I still think a separate section would be nice, but hey... I am not the boss.

PHREERIDER - 17-6-2011 at 01:03 PM

custom fitted here!.... because stock just hurts my body.


own the skill

own the junk that makes it fun! material knowledge totally opens the eyes.

build, repair and maintenance....destroy. thats the circle! love it ALL, maybe the destroy part a little more, somethings take daily attention and that makes life beautiful

Pulsar - 17-6-2011 at 02:05 PM

First time i visited this forum, i was like looking for people that had built foil kites... i looked over the list like eight times, wondering why i couldn't find the homebrew section. All Dutch fora seem to have them, so i figured there'd be a treasureload of do-it-yourself info on here for sure. Never managed to find it sadly.

Cerebite - 17-6-2011 at 08:11 PM

I was thinking the forum needed the exact same thing a few weeks ago and almost started a thread to the effect. I even thought of a cool title but I have slept since then :P

dawicks - 18-6-2011 at 06:14 PM

Is this idea poll-worthy or should we just drop it???

indigo_wolf - 18-6-2011 at 06:20 PM

Poll would be fine.... Bob (DoomWheels) will always be the final decision maker though.

ATB,
Sam

shortlineflyer - 18-6-2011 at 06:33 PM

i hope they do make a new section

but for now what we could do is every time we come across a topic put a link to it under a specified topic in the forum

just an idea
and it would make it easier for people who manage the site to move those topics to a new section if one was ever created

again just an idea

tridude - 18-6-2011 at 07:14 PM

I like the idea..........................send it forward.....................remember if you cant fix it, duct it!!!!!:lol::lol::duh::duh:

shortlineflyer - 19-6-2011 at 10:05 AM

just added a how to topic for kites and accessories

pkf - 20-6-2011 at 04:43 AM

We try to avoid overlapping topics as much as possible. A home-made section for kites, buggys skates etc. would, in my opinion, overlap the existing forums for those items. I agree with the idea of highlighting the title with [Homebrew] or better... [DIY].

Some forums make the mistake of having too many categories. It makes info difficult to sort and becomes a nightmare for admins.

Thanks for the feedback!

dawicks - 20-6-2011 at 06:26 PM

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We try to avoid overlapping topics as much as possible. A home-made section for kites, buggys skates etc. would, in my opinion, overlap the existing forums for those items. I agree with the idea of highlighting the title with [Homebrew] or better... [DIY]. Some forums make the mistake of having too many categories. It makes info difficult to sort and becomes a nightmare for admins. Thanks for the feedback!