X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fe3cd,ff36769a04e5d4b0 X-Google-Attributes: gidfe3cd,public X-Google-Thread: f996b,6d4d3386ffb182db X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-09-12 12:08:01 PST Path: nntp.gmd.de!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!swiss.ans.net!nntp.sunbelt.net!ZPMOBLEY@TRIDENT.TEC.SC.US From: zpmobley@TRIDENT.TEC.SC.US Newsgroups: rec.kites,alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: Bubbles Date: 12 Sep 1994 15:22:30 GMT Organization: Trident Technical College Lines: 18 Message-ID: <351rnm$6i3@ns.sunbelt.net> References: <94Sep2.135032pdt.170375@rainier.nds.com> , <34kfhf$gf3@ns.sunbelt.net>, Reply-To: zpmobley@TRIDENT.TEC.SC.US NNTP-Posting-Host: avax.trident.tec.sc.us Xref: nntp.gmd.de rec.kites:9395 alt.ascii-art:14299 In article , Colin_Douthwaite@equinox.gen.nz (Colin Douthwaite) writes: >zpmobley@TRIDENT.TEC.SC.US wrote: > > [bubble stuff deleted] >> I had that problem as well...I don't have the perfect solution, >So what size and weight of bucket are you describing and what >diameter for the bubble wands ( I assume they are circular shaped at >the ends to form the bubbles ) ? > I couldn't tell you the weight, but the bucket was app 12 x 12 x 6. The wands I cut off of bubble wands (app 1" diameter), and the prop was hand made. I cut off the end of a walnut dow rod for the center piece and whittled my own props from walnut stock. It flew with the wide side to the wind and required 4 bridles to hold it in place. It would probably be better behaved with the narrow side to the wind and by using ping pong halves below the wands rather than the prop. May have more success in lighter winds also. Mine was crushed in the next to last move I made, and I think that when I remake it I will try it with the smaller sillouette to the wind and the ping pong balls.