Bigwood454
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- Dec 16, 2018
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I have a set of the pre-Hawk acquisition steps that were sold by F&S. The stackability of them definitely leaves something to be desired. Aside from the height of the versa button, the standoff hardware creates the greatest issue with nesting them together. I figured the best way to solve it was to eliminate the hardware. I removed the steps and positioned the standoff directly underneath, then drilled and tapped M6 threads into the standoff. The original step bolts fit dead flush with the bottom of the standoff.
It stacks great. I put it on a tree and set the stick. I bounced around, flexed it, etc, to see how it would perform. It appears to perform perfectly with my 245lbs on it. I’m a little leery of utilizing the aluminum standoff as the effective nut for the bolts, though. I don’t see an issue with the steps, as the vertical extrusions carry their load. My main concern would be the stress on the standoff when setting the stick. It’s going to get some leverage against the ends, and therefore against the threads. What says the community before I jump in and do this on the rest of the standoffs?
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It stacks great. I put it on a tree and set the stick. I bounced around, flexed it, etc, to see how it would perform. It appears to perform perfectly with my 245lbs on it. I’m a little leery of utilizing the aluminum standoff as the effective nut for the bolts, though. I don’t see an issue with the steps, as the vertical extrusions carry their load. My main concern would be the stress on the standoff when setting the stick. It’s going to get some leverage against the ends, and therefore against the threads. What says the community before I jump in and do this on the rest of the standoffs?
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