{"id":960,"date":"2017-11-27T00:06:46","date_gmt":"2017-11-26T22:06:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/auhopu.com\/blog\/?p=960"},"modified":"2019-06-17T09:33:28","modified_gmt":"2019-06-17T06:33:28","slug":"diy-flying-fox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/auhopu.com\/blog\/diy-flying-fox\/","title":{"rendered":"DIY flying fox"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>First, let&#8217;s make a brake.<\/p>\n<p>Stock.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"388\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-940\" src=\"https:\/\/img.auhopu.com\/blog\/flying_fox_01.jpg\" alt=\"flying_fox_01\"><\/p>\n<p>Fixture.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"388\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-941\" src=\"https:\/\/img.auhopu.com\/blog\/flying_fox_02.jpg\" alt=\"flying_fox_02\"><\/p>\n<p>Dialed in.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"388\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-942\" src=\"https:\/\/img.auhopu.com\/blog\/flying_fox_03.jpg\" alt=\"flying_fox_03\"><\/p>\n<p>Stock to size.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"388\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-943\" src=\"https:\/\/img.auhopu.com\/blog\/flying_fox_04.jpg\" alt=\"flying_fox_04\"><\/p>\n<p>Flip, make pockets.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"388\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-944\" src=\"https:\/\/img.auhopu.com\/blog\/flying_fox_05.jpg\" alt=\"flying_fox_05\"><\/p>\n<p>Pilot hole, flip, repeat. Finish on the drill press.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"388\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-945\" src=\"https:\/\/img.auhopu.com\/blog\/flying_fox_06.jpg\" alt=\"flying_fox_06\"><\/p>\n<p>Profile.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"388\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-946\" src=\"https:\/\/img.auhopu.com\/blog\/flying_fox_07.jpg\" alt=\"flying_fox_07\"><\/p>\n<p>Chamfer, flip, repeat.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"388\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-947\" src=\"https:\/\/img.auhopu.com\/blog\/flying_fox_08.jpg\" alt=\"flying_fox_08\"><\/p>\n<p>Ready.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"388\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-948\" src=\"https:\/\/img.auhopu.com\/blog\/flying_fox_09.jpg\" alt=\"flying_fox_09\"><\/p>\n<p>400 grit, 800 grit, finishing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"388\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-949\" src=\"https:\/\/img.auhopu.com\/blog\/flying_fox_10.jpg\" alt=\"flying_fox_10\"><\/p>\n<p>Complete brake assembly: fox + cord + bungee + accessory cord + tent stakes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"388\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-950\" src=\"https:\/\/img.auhopu.com\/blog\/flying_fox_11.jpg\" alt=\"flying_fox_11\"><\/p>\n<p>Fixed side. Protecting both the tree and the cords\/slings<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"388\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-951\" src=\"https:\/\/img.auhopu.com\/blog\/flying_fox_12.jpg\" alt=\"flying_fox_12\"><\/p>\n<p>Adjustable side. Mezzo poldo for tightening (3:1 mechanical advantage).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"388\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-952\" src=\"https:\/\/img.auhopu.com\/blog\/flying_fox_13.jpg\" alt=\"flying_fox_13\"><\/p>\n<p>Fox on.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"388\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-953\" src=\"https:\/\/img.auhopu.com\/blog\/flying_fox_14.jpg\" alt=\"flying_fox_14\"><\/p>\n<p>Tent stakes pitched. Plus a couple of round gaskets in front of the brake to prevent metal to metal impact.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"388\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-954\" src=\"https:\/\/img.auhopu.com\/blog\/flying_fox_15.jpg\" alt=\"flying_fox_15\"><\/p>\n<p>Trimmed handlebar plus grips, two belaying carabiners, cord and twin pulley (or golden heart according to Nelly).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"388\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-955\" src=\"https:\/\/img.auhopu.com\/blog\/flying_fox_16.jpg\" alt=\"flying_fox_16\"><\/p>\n<p>Two clove hitches in the middle.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"388\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-956\" src=\"https:\/\/img.auhopu.com\/blog\/flying_fox_17.jpg\" alt=\"flying_fox_17\"><\/p>\n<p>Pulley on. Plus backup. Everything is rated between 24 and 30kN (i.e. can lift a truck), but it doesn\u2019t harm to have a backup.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"388\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-957\" src=\"https:\/\/img.auhopu.com\/blog\/flying_fox_18.jpg\" alt=\"flying_fox_18\"><\/p>\n<p>Volunteers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"387\" height=\"580\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-958\" src=\"https:\/\/img.auhopu.com\/blog\/flying_fox_19.jpg\" alt=\"flying_fox_19\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"388\" height=\"580\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-959\" src=\"https:\/\/img.auhopu.com\/blog\/flying_fox_20.jpg\" alt=\"flying_fox_20\"><\/p>\n<p>Wheeee&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtubecontainer sixteenbynine\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V3c0EiNd8Ck\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First, let&#8217;s make a brake. Stock. Fixture. Dialed in. Stock to size. Flip, make pockets. Pilot hole, flip, repeat. Finish on the drill press. Profile. Chamfer, flip, repeat. Ready. 400 grit, 800 grit, finishing. Complete brake assembly: fox + cord + bungee + accessory cord + tent stakes. Fixed side. 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