Date: Sun, 11 Sep 1994 13:41:31 -1000 From: sasaki@das.harvard.edu (Marty Sasaki) Message-Id: Organization: Harvard OIT Network Services Subject: Re: Looking for source for beman spars. In article <34viml$bqs@search01.news.aol.com> ahclem0013@aol.com (AhClem0013) writes: >In article <34m6im$fkh$1@garnet.msen.com>, matrix@garnet.msen.com (Lee A. >Keiser II) writes: > >>I'm looking for a good source for spars, Beaman in particular. Please >>Email me if you have and info. Thanks in advance... > >so is the rest of the American kite world, Beman has been having trouble >supplying us this summer, something about meeting their kite sales >projection 4 months ahead of schedule. Hope they come on line soon. Word is that they crashed one of their spar making machines which put them way behind with archery stuff. Since archery is their primary business, and fall is the hunting season in the USA, they are struggling to catch up. There is some good news though. The little paddle widgets that are used for standoffs (fitting A) are now available for a very reasonable price from Hang-em High fabrics. Tom Marvin says he has enough of them to keep the kite industry happy for a long time. The paddles from Tom are identical to the ones available from Beman. So folks out there can stop hoarding them now... -- Marty Sasaki Harvard University Sasaki Kite Fabrications sasaki@noc.harvard.edu Network Services Division 26 Green Street 617-496-4320 10 Ware Street Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 Cambridge, MA 02138-4002 phone/fax: 617-522-8546 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Tue, 13 Sep 1994 05:14:11 -1000 From: sasaki@das.harvard.edu (Marty Sasaki) Message-Id: Organization: Harvard University OIT/NSD Subject: Re: Looking for source for beman spars. I talked to Jay yesterday too (he is a busy man!). Basically, don't expect any molded plastic fittings until the beginning of next year, whether you have back orders or not. The exception here is nocks, which always seem to be available. Spars will probably become available in October. I suspect that the smaller sizes will be available first, the 6.3mm stuff is used in hunting so we won't see those until the archery orders have been filled. In the meantime, I'm looking for a temporary replacement for Beman 5.5 shafts. Does anyone have experience with Avia pultruded stuff or the SkyShark pulruded spars? -- Marty Sasaki Harvard University Sasaki Kite Fabrications sasaki@noc.harvard.edu Network Services Division 26 Green Street 617-496-4320 10 Ware Street Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 Cambridge, MA 02138-4002 phone/fax: 617-522-8546 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Tue, 13 Sep 1994 08:43:33 -1000 From: ac078@detroit.freenet.org (Ken Nealey) Message-Id: <199409131843.OAA02997@detroit.freenet.org> Organization: Division of Applied Sciences, Harvard University Subject: Re: Looking for source for beman spars. Marty, I have been using the Avia pultruded rods for spines and top spreaders in my full size kites for over a year now. I also have been using the same rods to frame my 3/4 versions completely. Most recently I have been developing a 90 inch wingspan stunter around the 2200 (5.5 mm + just a little bit) rods. I routinely fly them beyond the designed wind range with no fatigue type failures. Typically, if I break one, I did something to deserve it. Something like over-center wingstands in the middle of a 20 mph window where the leading edge is wrapped like a pretzel. The overall construction is high quality and very consistant. As you may know, a number of manufacturers use these rods to frame their kites. Ok - so as not to keep you guessing, I use the G-Force series of rods in the leading edge and for the lower spreaders on my full size kites. Hope this helps. -- Ken Nealey ac078@detroit.freenet.org +++ + # = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =