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Super light experimental DIY LWCG stick

Murph4028

Murph4028

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So I got bored and went out to the garage and decided to build another stick. I plan on buying the LWCG platform and thought it would be cool to build a stick that may be able to lock on to the platform and fold the way their new sticks do. I am and always have been a fan of double steps on sticks but I had these hawk steps laying around and in the end decided to build a lone wolf style stick to experiment with. The experimental part of this is that the tube is 3/4 instead of 1 inch. The name of this game was lightweight. Tomorrow I'll mount it to a tree and abuse it a little bit to see how it holds up. Seems strong. Here's the specs:

22" long
9" between steps
1lb, 5.1 oz without amsteel
Hawk helium steps
6061 .75", 1/16th tubing

I like the other stick I built better already because of the double steps I created but this one will be cool to experiment with.
 

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Labonte.r said:
Why not just run two steps if only 22” be even lighter?
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My train of thought is that 22" is perfect for a double step but may get a little hairy with a single step. I figured that's why the lone wolf minis are only 17". So This ones a little longer. Im not sure though. Ive never owned a single step stick before. I just started building man lol. Tomorrow Ill definitely know where I stand with it. If I can shed the middle step and save 2.5 ounces that's cool. It was kind of a just for fun and maybe use it type build. And I know some people are wondering if 3/4 tubing has the strength to hold up as a stick so I thought Id find out. Not sure if this will actually get used or not yet at this point because I really like my other stick that I built a couple weeks ago. But well see.
 
It will bend. I have some I built they bend and flex. The bolt will break though the stick with to much pressure also. On the single steps. Mine were double steps.


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Murph4028 said:
So I got bored and went out to the garage and decided to build another stick. I plan on buying the LWCG platform and thought it would be cool to build a stick that may be able to lock on to the platform and fold the way their new sticks do. I am and always have been a fan of double steps on sticks but I had these hawk steps laying around and in the end decided to build a lone wolf style stick to experiment with. The experimental part of this is that the tube is 3/4 instead of 1 inch. The name of this game was lightweight. Tomorrow I'll mount it to a tree and abuse it a little bit to see how it holds up. Seems strong. Here's the specs:

22" long
9" between steps
1lb, 5.1 oz without amsteel
Hawk helium steps
6061 .75", 1/16th tubing

I like the other stick I built better already because of the double steps I created but this one will be cool to experiment with.
Click to expand...

This is awesome! I prefer the single for packability so this is exactly what I was looking to do when I started the other thread.... do you have pics of the back how did you get the bolt for the step to rest on to not interfere with the standoff pivoting.... I want to try this out!!!!


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Murph4028 said:
So I got bored and went out to the garage and decided to build another stick. I plan on buying the LWCG platform and thought it would be cool to build a stick that may be able to lock on to the platform and fold the way their new sticks do. I am and always have been a fan of double steps on sticks but I had these hawk steps laying around and in the end decided to build a lone wolf style stick to experiment with. The experimental part of this is that the tube is 3/4 instead of 1 inch. The name of this game was lightweight. Tomorrow I'll mount it to a tree and abuse it a little bit to see how it holds up. Seems strong. Here's the specs:

22" long
9" between steps
1lb, 5.1 oz without amsteel
Hawk helium steps
6061 .75", 1/16th tubing

I like the other stick I built better already because of the double steps I created but this one will be cool to experiment with.
Click to expand...

This is awesome! I prefer the single for packability so this is exactly what I was looking to do when I started the other thread.... do you have pics of the back how did you get the bolt for the step to rest on to not interfere with the standoff pivoting.... I want to try this out!!!!


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GBlevins92 said:
This is awesome! I prefer the single for packability so this is exactly what I was looking to do when I started the other thread.... do you have pics of the back how did you get the bolt for the step to rest on to not interfere with the standoff pivoting.... I want to try this out!!!!


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Standby...………...
 
I used a 1/4 x 1 1/2 inch grade 8 should bolt, screwed a nut on to make space and tightened it all down with a lock nut.
 

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ImThere said:
It will bend. I have some I built they bend and flex. The bolt will break though the stick with to much pressure also. On the single steps. Mine were double steps.


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If it bends Ill just rebuild it with 1/8". I have a lot of tubing laying around from other projects. Just wanted to push the limits to see what I could get away with. Im not a weight obsessed hunter. More about packability. So well see what happens.
 
Murph4028 said:
If it bends Ill just rebuild it with 1/8". I have a lot of tubing laying around from other projects. Just wanted to push the limits to see what I could get away with. Im not a weight obsessed hunter. More about packability. So well see what happens.
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That’s what I have done. There still light.


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Murph4028 said:
I used a 1/4 x 1 1/2 inch grade 8 should bolt, screwed a nut on to make space and tightened it all down with a lock nut.
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I like it..... I’ll only need two steps on that spacing so I can get by lighter....my sticks now are 24” with two steps.


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GBlevins92 said:
I like it..... I’ll only need two steps on that spacing so I can get by lighter....my sticks now are 24” with two steps.


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Good to know. I may be taking that middle step out tomorrow then after I test it. Thatll save another 2.5 ounces.
 
Murph4028 said:
Hes probably running 1 inch. I haven't seen .75 in 1/8
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