Flag Building tips

[Howl]

We're experimenting this year. One flag to be mailed around seven friends each to add their mark to the design...gawd knows what its gonna look like!

[Pubix Rube]

Could someone brief me on how to put a light in top of my flagpole?

Surely bike lights are too expensive and too heavy to put atop the pole?

[Paul ™]

Anyone any experience of repairing a flag?

The metal rings where the bungee's go through are coming away from the material slightly, and wondering the best way to repair/sew these?

[Howl]

Anyone any experience of repairing a flag?

The metal rings where the bungee's go through are coming away from the material slightly, and wondering the best way to repair/sew these?

Edited April 21, 2008 by Howl

[Pubix Rube]

Anyone any experience of repairing a flag?

The metal rings where the bungee's go through are coming away from the material slightly, and wondering the best way to repair/sew these?

[decembers_spawn]

OK, so should I buy a 5 or 6m pole?

I'm unable to decide lol

Will two spikes do for a 6m?

[Paul ™]

Or if thats gonna look too ugly two other squares of similar colour material glued (wood glue) on either side of the hole and pierced might look nicer.

[Paul ™]

Will two spikes do for a 6m?

[decembers_spawn]

Ok, cool

I just wanna know whether the extra metre is gonna be a benefit or a hinderance lol

[decembers_spawn]

Anyone with experience of a 5m or 6m pole?

Is it worth the extra height? Or is it more of an inconvenience?

[Pubix Rube]

Anyone with experience of a 5m or 6m pole?

Is it worth the extra height? Or is it more of an inconvenience?

[decembers_spawn]

I say, go for the 6m.

The slighty extra cost is the only downsize. The added weight and length when collapsed aren't noticeable, so you might as well!

[hulk mike]

Could someone brief me on how to put a light in top of my flagpole?

Surely bike lights are too expensive and too heavy to put atop the pole?

[Harrow Strongbow Ciderman!]

just get a cheap rear bike light, led type, only about £3 and you can zip tie them to the top, set them to flash and they should last the whole festival with fresh batteries

[LostRiot]

I've never built a flag before, but I have a few questions on the matter,

Basically, when I got my tent home last year I realised whit it had been leaking, the eyelets that the poles are supposed to go into a destroyed, and there's a rip in one side (i don't know why i didn't see this before).

So, I figured, long fibreglass tent pole = pretty good flag pole.

Making the flag isn't the problem, what I was wondering, is how do you make it stay in the ground! I can't hammer fibreglass in, in fact, as I may well be training it, I can't really afford to take a hammer either.

[MikeyB37]

I was gonna suggest taking an old broom handle to hammer into the ground and gaffer tape the pole to that but i'm guessing you wont really wanna be taking a broom handle on the train either

[ben_cosmia]

I was gonna suggest taking an old broom handle to hammer into the ground and gaffer tape the pole to that but i'm guessing you wont really wanna be taking a broom handle on the train either

[Goblinz]

I was gonna suggest taking an old broom handle to hammer into the ground and gaffer tape the pole to that but i'm guessing you wont really wanna be taking a broom handle on the train either

[halvin]

So, I figured, long fibreglass tent pole = pretty good flag pole.

[Harrow Strongbow Ciderman!]

loads of flags on eBay - Clicky Here

And....9 Metre Flag Pole on eBay! - Blimey that is a long one!

[LostRiot]

You might want to try that out beforehand. I saw a fibreglass tent pole making a pretty shabby flag pole last year -- it wasn't stiff enough to support its own weight.

[Pubix Rube]

just get a cheap rear bike light, led type, only about £3 and you can zip tie them to the top, set them to flash and they should last the whole festival with fresh batteries

[mrfunk]

Just a quick paint question...

Whats your thoughts on acrylic car paint on a polyester flag?

[MikeyB37]

Just a quick paint question...

Whats your thoughts on acrylic car paint on a polyester flag?

[haveigottix]

just get a cheap rear bike light, led type, only about £3 and you can zip tie them to the top, set them to flash and they should last the whole festival with fresh batteries

Edited April 22, 2008 by haveigottix