Hoythews71
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One sticking just isn’t for me, but still wanted to reduce weight. Decided to rebuild my circa 2010 LW sticks. I’m a pretty big fella (6’4”, #260), so safety is a legit concern.
Main goals: weight reduction, double steps, inline stacking, 22” step to step. To me, the weight reduction holes weren’t worth the effort being that my sticks were already Stealth Strip’ed.
Went with EWO steps, but Beast steps would work better to get inline stack, as some of the bolt ends do make contact. Probably will Stealth Strip the aiders to get them a little quieter against the exposed metal, but it’s do-able if you’re being careful.
Word of advice…use a drill press. Keep all the holes centered on the stick. I have 2 steps that holes ended up being slightly offset (1/8”) but enough that I drilled a very slightly bigger hole on the step side of the stick to ensure the EWO step grooves fit correctly around the sticks shaft. I’d also probably keep staggered stacking if I could redo it, but it’s not at all a deal breaker (see Beast step comment above).
Overall, I’m SUPER happy with this whole build though! This is 2x of a total 4x sticks.
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Main goals: weight reduction, double steps, inline stacking, 22” step to step. To me, the weight reduction holes weren’t worth the effort being that my sticks were already Stealth Strip’ed.
Went with EWO steps, but Beast steps would work better to get inline stack, as some of the bolt ends do make contact. Probably will Stealth Strip the aiders to get them a little quieter against the exposed metal, but it’s do-able if you’re being careful.
Word of advice…use a drill press. Keep all the holes centered on the stick. I have 2 steps that holes ended up being slightly offset (1/8”) but enough that I drilled a very slightly bigger hole on the step side of the stick to ensure the EWO step grooves fit correctly around the sticks shaft. I’d also probably keep staggered stacking if I could redo it, but it’s not at all a deal breaker (see Beast step comment above).
Overall, I’m SUPER happy with this whole build though! This is 2x of a total 4x sticks.
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