dawicks
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Section on Homebrew Equipment?
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,
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Kamikuza
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I thought you were talking about beer ... or chilli 
Yeah... I got a kite. Or two...
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Looking_Up
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I think a homebrew section would be a welcome addition
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Kamikuza
I thought you were talking about beer ... or chilli |
Ditto!
Im like beer? Where!?
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AD72
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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.
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+1 for posting in the appropriate existing sections.
Prefix the thread title with something like "[Homebrew]:" would make searching easier.
ATB,
Sam
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j0fer
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What if you wanted a central place for HOWTO's, though?
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dawicks
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| Quote: |
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.
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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
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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.
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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
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dawicks
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Is this idea poll-worthy or should we just drop it???
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Poll would be fine.... Bob (DoomWheels) will always be the final decision maker though.
ATB,
Sam
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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
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I like the idea..........................send it forward.....................remember if you cant fix it, duct it!!!!! :duh::duh:
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just added a how to topic for kites and accessories
Elliot Kites sigma 360 --- Rev Blast 2-4 --- HQ Scout 5.0 --- HQ Crossfire II 10.0 --- HQ hydra 350
2010 Liquid Force Havoc 10m -- Slingshot ranger 12m -- Peter Lynn Scorpion 16m -- EH Cabarete Freestyle
MBS Elements mountainboard
MBS atom cruiser (stake trucks and wheels)
Peter Lynn XR+ kite buggy (std wheels and wide treads)
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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!
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dawicks
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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! |
2m NPW9b (home-made)
4m NPW9b (20% complete)
6m NPW9b (home-made)
8m NPW9b (70% complete)
Junky Alien Lamar Workshop Snowboard
MBS Core 95
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