| Miniature Diamond Eddy Kite |
Dimensions (2 7/8" W X 3" H) (73mm W x 76mm H)
Colors Colors And Designs As Shown/Custom Decoration Available.
This isn't a true Eddy Kite. The proportions are wrong to be a real Eddy. The major reason
the proportion was changed, was to get it to fly with a single bridle point attached at the
cross-spar.
I make these with an imported Japanese tissue that is the strongest and lightest I have found.
It weighs only 0.3 ounce per square yard (10gm/sq.meter) and has very minimal bleed with a
variety of inks.
the proportion was changed, was to get it to fly with a single bridle point attached at the
cross-spar.
I make these with an imported Japanese tissue that is the strongest and lightest I have found.
It weighs only 0.3 ounce per square yard (10gm/sq.meter) and has very minimal bleed with a
variety of inks.
The reverse side of this diamond shows the corner
reinforcements, and bamboo spars.
I split the bamboo by hand, trying to get it small,
strong and flexible.
The cross-spar is steamed, curved and dried to
hold it's shape, even if the kite is stored in a book.
That eliminates the need for a tensioning line
across the back to hold the dihedral.
Laziness is the true Mother Of Invention.
reinforcements, and bamboo spars.
I split the bamboo by hand, trying to get it small,
strong and flexible.
The cross-spar is steamed, curved and dried to
hold it's shape, even if the kite is stored in a book.
That eliminates the need for a tensioning line
across the back to hold the dihedral.
Laziness is the true Mother Of Invention.
For flying line, I use a monofilament that all but disappears when the kite's being flown,
requiring extra attention to keep people from walking into the line.
requiring extra attention to keep people from walking into the line.
Which brings us to flight! These are perhaps a curiosity while they are sitting on a shelf, but
are a novelty, when flying!
Flown outdoors, they require less wind (a breeze, really) than larger kites. I put about thirty
feet of line on each winder, which is enough to get them about twenty feet off the ground.
They can also be flown indoors by letting out a length of line and walking across the room,
or attaching the line to the end of a dowel, or yardstick and pulling it back and forth through
the air in front of you. One thing to keep in mind for indoor flying is to let out less line than
the length of your arm, or the stick to which you attach the line.
are a novelty, when flying!
Flown outdoors, they require less wind (a breeze, really) than larger kites. I put about thirty
feet of line on each winder, which is enough to get them about twenty feet off the ground.
They can also be flown indoors by letting out a length of line and walking across the room,
or attaching the line to the end of a dowel, or yardstick and pulling it back and forth through
the air in front of you. One thing to keep in mind for indoor flying is to let out less line than
the length of your arm, or the stick to which you attach the line.
These are packaged in a hinged, reusable and recyclable clear plastic box with flying
instructions on the inside label. They are completely assembled with flying line, winder and
tail. Ready to fly!
instructions on the inside label. They are completely assembled with flying line, winder and
tail. Ready to fly!
These kites are available online, from these retailers
This page created and maintained by Tom Tinney 2006