Climbing Sticks, Stand Off

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Climbing Sticks, Stand Off - Series of parts that I'm working on for hunting in trees This is a DIY, That being said you take all personal responsibility for anything you print or try any injury(s) sustained during testing or use of this design is solely on you. ALWAYS I MEAN ALWAYS USE CLIMBING RATED SAFETY EQUIPMENT & PROPER GEAR FOR ATTACHING TO TREES. ALWAYS TEST AT GROUND LEVEL THOROUGHLY BEFORE USING AT HEIGHT. ALWAYS CHECK THE PARTS REGULARLY FOR DEFECTS. DUE TO THE PROCESS OF PRINTING PARTS CAN FAIL AT ANY TIME, YOU ASSUME THIS RISK! OH and don't use while stupid! If you don't know if your stupid please ask someone! Okay, so these are pretty easy to setup (1) 3"x5/16" grade 8 bolt (don't mess around here, get the good stuff) washer sandwiched between stand off and tube and a lock washer on the far side of the tube. Not to hard, snug up nicely but don't crush the part For the rest of the stick if you want to try these are pretty easy, 1/2" x 6" Grade 8 bolt with (2) Nuts one should fit snugly into tube thread into it and use lock nut on the outside, this sandwiches the far wall between the two nuts. I've been using these for a while. Can be slippery so grip tape or something else on treads is nice. but these are rock solid. For the Center bolt I like to use a 2" grade 8 5/16" bolt again, So Bolt - over sized 5/16" Washer - 3/8 nut (spacer) - Washer 5/16" Regular - through tube - Washer 5/16" regular - Lock Nut Easy Cheap solid, Check back working on printed step too. These stand offs are designed for 1"-1 1/2" tube Designs need to be printed in a stronger material, I printed solid (this goes against my normal views on printing but works well on these parts. So far I've tried: ABS (need heated chamber go slow and bump up heat a little, don't worry about material sag these don't have to be super pretty, need to find you machines best settings for bonding layers) Keep in mind ABS is susceptible to UV and chemical breakdown PETG ( go slow and bump up heat a little, don't worry about material sag these don't have to be super pretty, need to find you machines best settings for bonding layers) Polycarobonate just make sure you have good layer adhesion and they will be solid If you can't get a good solid print or are having issues with them, figure it out or walk away. being 20-30 feet up you don't want a failure. TEST a TON AT GROUND LEVEL FIRST.