Korean Fighting Kite

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To build a Korean fighting kite, you can use the corner connectors and T-connectors designed with a Cupcake 3D printer. One design to follow is found at http://www.kiteplans.org/planos/coreen/coreen.html after translating it from French to English using Google Translate. For dimensions, consider upscaling the kit slightly beyond the metric-to-English conversion provided in the original design. The necessary 3D printable files are kite-center-connector.stl, 4x kit-corner.stl, and 4x kite-T-connector.stl for separate printing or 1x kite-connectors-plate.stl for combined printing on a MakerBot build platform. Additionally, you'll need 1/8" dowel rod cut into specific lengths for horizontal, vertical, and diagonal supports. Using an exacto knife to cut the dowel rod to size, drill out corner holes and short vertical in T-connectors with a 1/8" bit, and ream out horizontal holes with a 9/64" bit for easy sliding through of dowel rods. Assemble the kite per attached photo, leaving center connector and horizontal through-hole in T-connectors unglued for flexibility. Finally, cut a thin white fabric around the kite frame, decorate it, and hot glue it around the perimeter. Attach the kite string as shown in an attached image. A finished kite photo will be uploaded once completed.