kiter78 - 4-11-2013 at 08:58 AM
hi guys has anybody made an ARC kite with good results?
erratic winds - 4-11-2013 at 09:02 AM
Well, I know this one guy, Peter something.....what was his name..... Oh, yes, Lynn!
(Eager to see what you come up with, I love seeing people's home-made kites!)
indigo_wolf - 4-11-2013 at 10:02 AM
A guy that goes by the name Teethgrinder in the UK did.
Some pictures of a smaller one he did here:
http://teethgrinder.co.uk/kiteBuilding/willi-wing.php
As noted in the 3rd picture in the link above.... such endeavors are best pursued.... with the aid of a cat. :D 
And a larger one here:
http://teethgrinder.co.uk/kiteBuilding/arcRepair.php
ATB,
Sam
kiter78 - 4-11-2013 at 10:53 AM
I saw Peter made some good jobs, but I would like to know if anyone alse had made an ARC by itself
rectifier - 4-11-2013 at 05:53 PM
I haven't made an Arc, but I have made Peter Lynn's Pilot foils.
They are a single liner for hoisting cameras, banners etç. And only have 4 cells. I estimate it takes 1hr/cell to cut, sew and bridle.
When you think of the number of cells in an Arc (20ish?) It adds up quickly! No surprise that homemade foils are rare!
If you want a taste of foil building I highly recommend building a Pilot first to see how it goes.
kiter78 - 5-11-2013 at 04:11 AM
do you think it is an impossible mission to make an ARC like PL charger 10m?
Feyd - 5-11-2013 at 04:27 AM
Not if you have a ton of expirience building foils and some heavy expirience building and working with Arcs.
There are a number of people that can repair and modify arcs with relative ease but I don't know of anyone who has actually assembled and arc from
scratch. Let alone one with the performance envelope of the Charger 10m. In the time that I've spent flying these things I learned that very subtle
changes, just a millimeter or two can change the way the kite functions.
Amazing.
But just because someone isn't doing doesn't mean it's not worth trying.
Bladerunner - 5-11-2013 at 07:37 AM
Chargers are going so cheap on the second hand market that I have to think materials to build one would cost almost as much ?