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Platform almost complete

Treehugger32

Treehugger32

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I spent the past couple days painting my platform and a few weeks playing with it. I think I got it just about where I want it. Ordered the rope I want for it this morning so the rope in the pics is not what I'll be using for the season. Just to give the run down on it I am using a sea to summit strap to hold it on the tree but like the rope it's not the one I will be using. I'm gonna order the 20 mm not the 10mm. The way I am securing it to cam it over is a blakes hitch on side with a stopper knot that will stay tied all the time and the other side is a 3 wrap with a double half hitch. It cams over very nicely and holds my weight fine. I tied the double half hitch with the platform down then took up the slack with the blakes hitch to cam it over.
 

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Looks great


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Looks great. Why didn't you camp the LW standoff?


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PJC said:
Looks great. Why didn't you camp the LW standoff?


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The standoffs are xop and I have a buddy that is gonna mill them down a little thinner for me. Just gotta wait till he does that then I'll camo them.
 
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Treehugger32 said:
The standoffs are xop and I have a buddy that is gonna mill them down a little thinner for me. Just gotta wait till he does that then I'll camo them.
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good idea. The standoffs on mine are the heaviest part of the whole stick. How much can you mill off of them and still keep them strong enough?
 
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good idea. The standoffs on mine are the heaviest part of the whole stick. How much can you mill off of them and still keep them strong enough?
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Some one told me on saddlehunter face book page that lone wolfs are 3/8 in thick so I'm gonna take them down to that right now they are about 9/16-5/8. I'm only gonna mill them where the teeth are not around the bolt hole. And I'm gonna take a little off too and bottom of the stand offs. And I agree with ya seems like they are the heaviest or at least the to heavy for my liking.
 
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