http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Vincente/6013  When I stopped by the hardware store to find materials for building our Energy Kite, I looked for canvass tarps, and noticed a stack of drop cloths; the kind that painters use for floor covering while painting. After looking at what the hardware store charges for a twelve by fifteen foot drop cloth, I decided to call around to painting contractors, to find out if we could get some older, used ones to convert into kites... I called a few painters and found some that were happy to donate old drop cloths for our energy kite; one of them talked on the phone for 45 minutes - an energy enthusiast, who has studied about Tesla experiments!! He wants to meet next week some time, and Jim promised to check out our energy blogs. Now to set up an afternoon, on a Saturday to build a frame for our energy kite...to be continued...  When I stopped by the hardware store to find materials for building our Energy Kite, I looked for canvass tarps, and noticed a stack of drop cloths; the kind that painters use for floor covering while painting. After looking at what the hardware store charges for a twelve by fifteen foot drop cloth, I decided to call around to painting contractors, to find out if we could get some older, used ones to convert into kites... I called a few painters and found some that were happy to donate old drop cloths for our energy kite; one of them talked on the phone for 45 minutes - an energy enthusiast, who has studied about Tesla experiments!! He wants to meet next week some time, and Jim promised to check out our energy blogs. Now to set up an afternoon, on a Saturday to build a frame for our energy kite...to be continued... en-us