ThereWillBeSpuds
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I'm working on a design for some diy sticks that I hope will be very light, compact stacking, and safer than standard sticks. I cut out some rough mockups of the design out of cardboard to help illustrate the gist.
I came up with this design by looking at how tall all the existing sticks are when stacked, mostly due to the standoffs residing in the same real estate as the central tube. Cutouts in my design allow a few improvements on existing stick designs I believe.
1. They allow the standoffs to nest within the profile of the next stick. Making them very compact.
2. They reduce the considerable hazard presented by sharp steps sticking out from the tree in the event of a tethered fall that swings you up against your own stick.
4. They support the steps on both extremities which will eliminate any leverage your body weight has on the central support. In a traditional stick, the weight applied to the step has leverage against the tube and exerts more than your body weight on that joint. The elimination of this should allow me to make the sticks lighter, I believe.
Downsides:
A.you have to start with a large chunk of aluminum to mill this out (standoffs will be separate pieces held on with bolts)
B. The bottom step will always be a single step. A wider top step wouldn't be hard though.
My plan was to attach cam cleats to the sides of the narrow part of the bowtie.
I'm hoping to mill these out of 1/2 inch aluminum before deee season opens up.
What do you think?
PS. My last name is Hicks.
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I came up with this design by looking at how tall all the existing sticks are when stacked, mostly due to the standoffs residing in the same real estate as the central tube. Cutouts in my design allow a few improvements on existing stick designs I believe.
1. They allow the standoffs to nest within the profile of the next stick. Making them very compact.
2. They reduce the considerable hazard presented by sharp steps sticking out from the tree in the event of a tethered fall that swings you up against your own stick.
4. They support the steps on both extremities which will eliminate any leverage your body weight has on the central support. In a traditional stick, the weight applied to the step has leverage against the tube and exerts more than your body weight on that joint. The elimination of this should allow me to make the sticks lighter, I believe.
Downsides:
A.you have to start with a large chunk of aluminum to mill this out (standoffs will be separate pieces held on with bolts)
B. The bottom step will always be a single step. A wider top step wouldn't be hard though.
My plan was to attach cam cleats to the sides of the narrow part of the bowtie.
I'm hoping to mill these out of 1/2 inch aluminum before deee season opens up.
What do you think?
PS. My last name is Hicks.
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