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My New Buggy Pan

WolfWolfee - 10-2-2007 at 09:08 AM

Well, this is version 1.02 still trimming and changing as we go along.
Crazy trying to get stuff from the UK just to expensive.
So made a bell pan, I call it the BumBumper.
I made it of HDPE and here she is.

BumBumper1.02.JPG - 23kB

goreo95033 - 10-2-2007 at 02:03 PM

Nice. Buggy tires by Firestone? :lol:

WolfWolfee - 10-2-2007 at 02:44 PM

How you like your Sami's I have a 3M too, like it in the right conditions.

goreo95033 - 11-2-2007 at 10:18 AM

I like 'em fine. They were my first kites. I rarely have enough wind for the 3mē at my home buggy spots, so the 5 has more air time. Sam's are great for cruising. But sometimes I want more speed, like when I am chasing a buddy with a faster kite... I could use a 2mē and a 7mē in my collection. When I'm in the desert, sometimes I need a 2mē. Often when I'm at the beach, I need a 6 or 7.2mē.

I go back-and-forth though; sometimes I want a race foil (like the Yakuza) and sometimes I want a sheetable foil (like the Access).

krumly - 11-2-2007 at 10:44 PM

Wolfwolfee -

What thickness HDPE sheet?

krumly

WolfWolfee - 12-2-2007 at 03:56 PM

Hey Krumly, it is 4 mm or 1/8 inch. Bends fairly easy and is strong stuff.
A sheet of 4x8 makes about three for the Flex buggies.
Make your self a good pattern, I used poster board, cheap and some rigidity too.
Good luck

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