Although I am in Cyber Security, I hold a BS in Engineering and did work with metallurgy and gearing. So I was just looking at this thing and I am interested to know judging by design of the investment cast that it would support more weight and mitigate torsion influences if flipped up the other way. I loosened the bolts and turned the arms around to the other side. It comes in at around 46 degrees without using something to space it.
Without testing this is just a hypothesis. Has anyone done this? What was the orientation of the ones that broke? And how did they break? I only saw one picture of a broken one and that was straight down the middle which makes me think it was stood on in the middle with one foot possibly while strapped. Again, just my ideas. I find it hard to understand looking at the design of how it would break.
Glad your wheels are turning, but...
1. That's been done.
2. These have broken when used as a top to climb, as intended. So use outside of intent can certainly result in unintended consequences.
3. The base is dimensionally much thicker than the top...
4. This can all be resolved with a purpose built product
Great thanks didn't realize it was questionable using it as intended.
I have all summer to weld up something just for sh%%%ts and giggles.