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It sounds like you can fabricate it with standard tools, but it really dulls blades, so diamond tipped is recommended. I'd be worried about the temps getting too high with an abrasive wheel. I might try a hacksaw if I order a piece to prototype with. I'm 3d printing a step in the dimensions first to see how they'll appear for bulk. Fiberglass resin could be used to help seal any cut edges.Can you just cut FRP? It looks pretty awesome.
It sounds like you can fabricate it with standard tools, but it really dulls blades, so diamond tipped is recommended. I'd be worried about the temps getting too high with an abrasive wheel. I might try a hacksaw if I order a piece to prototype with. I'm 3d printing a step in the dimensions first to see how they'll appear for bulk. Fiberglass resin could be used to help seal any cut edges.
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I think it might help but I havent seen that shape off the shelf.What about using a double I beam. Make your attachment hole in front of the middle beam for added support and machine the rest off in front of the strap
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I think my biggest concern initially is this circled section. The I beam is strong under vertical loads, but when you apply torsional forces it's a bit more flexible. Moving the slot further out will help with the strap force, but I'm considering looking at the next size wall thickness for side loads.
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I'm not sure it would be necessary with a ratchet or OCB. Best case scenario, it helps a bit. Worst case scenario, it tries to rise back up the tree when you take weight off, making it feel spongy.How about an angled slot so it tightens as it is pushed down?
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Yea probably, though there would likely be a fair amount of material wasted depending on how I set up the array to cut them out of a sheet. Biggest risk would be machining the slots. They're narrow and deep, relatively. So I'd have to use an 1/8" cutter to make the slots, and the chips don't have a ton of room to evacuate. If the chips can't get out of the way, you risk breaking the cutter. My question to you is, is that design good? Do you get side-to-side wobble since the back side is flat to the tree. With the I beam, and some other ideas I've been playing with, I've been trying to incorporate roughly 3 or 4 contact points on the tree.@bowhunter15, any more thoughts on this?
And just want to pick your brain a minute... would your cnc machine be able to make aluminum steps like these (not at all asking you to do this! Just wondering.)
I'm going to send you a PM.Yea probably, though there would likely be a fair amount of material wasted depending on how I set up the array to cut them out of a sheet. Biggest risk would be machining the slots. They're narrow and deep, relatively. So I'd have to use an 1/8" cutter to make the slots, and the chips don't have a ton of room to evacuate. If the chips can't get out of the way, you risk breaking the cutter. My question to you is, is that design good? Do you get side-to-side wobble since the back side is flat to the tree. With the I beam, and some other ideas I've been playing with, I've been trying to incorporate roughly 3 or 4 contact points on the tree.
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@bowhunter15, any more thoughts on this?
And just want to pick your brain a minute... would your cnc machine be able to make aluminum steps like these (not at all asking you to do this! Just wondering.)
I have five of these on a ratchet strap. They weigh about 8.5 oz each so not exactly ultralight. I covered them with camo tape and some non-skid tape. These are made of 4" aluminum I-beam and the step surface area is 2 5/8" x 3" so they are much nicer to stand on than the Ameristeps. I could probably do some mods to them to shave some weight but I'm satisfied as they are.