Build quad-line kite gear

This page gathers small but useful gear resources: 3D printed parts, magic sticks, rod protection, LEDs, travel rods and handles. Some links point to external projects or forum discussions, so treat them as references to compare and adapt rather than a single official method.

Here are the available plans that we know of:

• End caps: recommended model, model 2, model 3
• T-connector
• Washer
• Complete ground stick
• Ground stick heads: model 1, model 2
• Winder: model 1, model 2, model 3, model 4, model 5, model 6, model 7
• Winder integrated into handles
• Equalizer: model 1, model 2
• Revolution kite stick (with 4 mm O.D. stick)

Build magic sticks : uses, commercial lengths, Flying Smiles Kites mounting guide, Cengel Kites archive and how tension changes the sail.

Build rod socks : Polo Kites’ method for sewing Icarex rod socks, and why he prefers them to mylar or Dacron strips that stiffen the sail.

Use LEDs for night flying : Cengel Kites archive on an LED leading edge, rear-lighting options with MagicRolls, LiPo power and safety notes.

Build a travel frame set : rewritten archive of the Traveler Frame-Set published by Christopher Engel / cengel-kites in 2017, with the technical idea, parts, teardown limits and useful figures.

• Ideas for fluorescent handles - Cengel Kites
• Modifying your handles - Polo kites
• Handle curvature and foam position - Forum KiteLife

• Making bridles
• Making sticks to prepare team flying
• Modifying lines to make lark’s head knots easier to undo
• Making handles
• Making ground sticks

Last updated Jul 31, 2026