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My DIY ultra-light stick build....

Couldn't you drill a hole in the tubing to allow the bolts from the next stick to go into when stacking so they can stack tighter together?
 
Couldn't you drill a hole in the tubing to allow the bolts from the next stick to go into when stacking so they can stack tighter together?

They are. The stack as tight as the height of the versa button allows. The backside is drilled for that bolt as well


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What hardware did you use to make the button? What about the bolt for the button and for the standoffs? Do the standoffs swivel like when they are on the LoneWolf sticks?
 
What hardware did you use to make the button? What about the bolt for the button and for the standoffs? Do the standoffs swivel like when they are on the LoneWolf sticks?

Buttons are 1/4-20x2" grade 8 socket head cap screw, 1/4" fender washer, 3/8 tall nylon spacer, 1/4" ID and grade 8 locknut on the back of the main tube. Pretty simple. The standoffs do swivel.
 
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Thanks Flingin. One more question, maybe it's in here already, but I didn't see it, are the steps 6" wide?
 
It looks like there is extra material under the step with a hole drilled in it. What's that about?
 
It looks like there is extra material under the step with a hole drilled in it. What's that about?

@flinginairos ^^ it looks like that is part of the step (so the 3/16th angle must be 1”X2”) and is this so that when the sticks are stacked the top stick’s stand off bolt head sits inside the hole in the step and it’s tube (with a hole drilled in it for the versa button bolt head) clears the versa button fender washer? Does this question make any sense? Also, I don’t recall it being answered- are those 1/16” or 1/8” thick tubes with that final weight?


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@flinginairos ^^ it looks like that is part of the step (so the 3/16th angle must be 1”X2”) and is this so that when the sticks are stacked the top stick’s stand off bolt head sits inside the hole in the step and it’s tube (with a hole drilled in it for the versa button bolt head) clears the versa button fender washer? Does this question make any sense? Also, I don’t recall it being answered- are those 1/16” or 1/8” thick tubes with that final weight?


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You are spot on. And they are 1/16” tubes


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Man @flinginairos does it again great build, time to convince the wife that I need a welder lol

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I have welded all my life Aluminium is something beyond my farm all abilities I have a mig and arc welder
Welding aluminium is difficult
We need dads like flingingairos has

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I have welded all my life Aluminium is something beyond my farm all abilities I have a mig and arc welder
Welding aluminium is difficult
We need dads like flingingairos has

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I give all my DIY spirit that I have to my dad! He’s been a fabricator all his life and is extremely talented. Now if I could just get him to hunt from a saddle!


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I give all my DIY spirit that I have to my dad! He’s been a fabricator all his life and is extremely talented. Now if I could just get him to hunt from a saddle!

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Lol has he seen the mantis c’mon he could learn a thing from you!!
 
His exact words after handling the Mantis....”good lord how much lighter these things gonna get?! Next big thing will be tying dental floss around your nuts to hang from the tree!!”


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Spoken like a dad!!!
 
Hey guys. I'm new here and actually found this forum from watching your YouTube videos Fling! Keep up the good work! Is there something I need to so in order to see pics on this site? Some of them come up but most do not. I would relly like to see what you have come up with as I am a welder/fabricator for a living and have a bunch of 6061 tubing just ready to be made into some climbing sticks.
 
Hey guys. I'm new here and actually found this forum from watching your YouTube videos Fling! Keep up the good work! Is there something I need to so in order to see pics on this site? Some of them come up but most do not. I would relly like to see what you have come up with as I am a welder/fabricator for a living and have a bunch of 6061 tubing just ready to be made into some climbing sticks.

I'll make you a deal. I'll tell you what the secret is to see the pictures on the website, if you promise to weld me up a set of sticks out of that 6061 tubing you have...deal?:grin:

Just kidding. There is an issue with the pics on the site right now, everyone is having trouble seeing them but the site admin is looking into it.
 
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