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I must admit that i never have tried it with aluminum poles, but i have tried it with Waterpipe(steel i guess) and naturel fiber ropes(i think it was jute or bananafibers?!?)
But if you make three legged "pyramid" with tight lashings, once the poles are spread out they will hold - in my experience.
I´ve have built numerous tables, benches and even small "towers" this way(well up to 15ft high).
/Bo
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Beware aluminum poles, Bomber!
I lost my skiff twice, and my son's hammock fell on the deck once, before I figured it out. Then I did some tests... nothing works!
- MacEntyre
"We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately." - Ben Franklin
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Hmm... this calls for some experimentation. I would think that the "geometry" alone would keep the lashings in place once under tension, regardless of materials... guess not
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The aluminum slides inside the lashing. I proved this at Trail Days a few months ago, hanging from this stand. One end had tape on the poles, the other did not.
- MacEntyre
"We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately." - Ben Franklin
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I overlooked one thing: how the weight is applied! All the constructions i´ve made, the force/weight has been straigth downwards - not like "somewhat" sideways in the case of a hammock stand.
Another question Mac: Do you know how to calculate the "compression force"???
I have been looking for something like this:
http://www.dizzystuff.com/
But i heard that they are somewhat troublesome to deal with. As a spin off i was wondering if it would be possible to make a set off walkingpoles, where locking mechanisms and materials is strong enough.
Yes i know they will be a lot heavy´er than a pair off Titanium Goat AGP`s - but the would solve some problemes for me, on sandy shores with trees or above the treeline....
But i´m unsure about what kind of force is applied
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If the poles are set up so they are only compressed, with no bending moment, then it's the total load (your weight) divided by the number of poles. As a rule of thumb, just assume that the poles must support your weight, as though you were standing like Karate Kid, balanced on top of one pole.
- MacEntyre
"We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately." - Ben Franklin
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Gargoyle and I have been passing ideas back-and-forth, trying to find out how to manufacture something like this. Gargoyle had the idea of using ready-made parts and we are thinking of something like this. I thought I might as well share this since the images are uploaded already.
Any thoughts from the group about structural integrity? I'm excited about the possibility and would like to collect the parts and give it a try.
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That is the coolest thing. Looks like a Boy Scout Jamboree.
"The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection."
Thomas Paine
Just make an amsteel X across the top of each square, and another across the bottom. Then guy out each open side of the 4-way joints at the outer corners to a heavy stake in the ground. The more it is extended, the stronger it will be.
Do you think the 7' pieces can be shorter?
P.S. The tarp I have in mind for the Tensegrity Stand will fit this one too!
- MacEntyre
"We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately." - Ben Franklin
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