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YOUR JUMPING STILTS => Setting Up & Adjusting Your Stilts => Topic started by: Brendan (NeoNinja) on May 05, 2008, 01:06:07 PM
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Hey, what's the purpose of the diagonal rod that attaches to the foot plate and the block on the main vertical structure? And what would be the consequence of removing this rod?
I'm not saying I want to. I just like to know what things do. :) ...and I don't want to find out by removing it and having the whole thing fall apart. :)
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It's a support rod I believe. And I do beleive it prevents the whole stilt from twisting/buckling.
-Carma (The Bocking Rocker)
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The rod it as Carma say but it's more to hold the foot plate at 90 degrees to the frame.
The frame and foot plate are held by a singel bolt and these rods. The rod takes the force of the springs when in compresses. This force travels from the hoof along the plate from the spring the foot plate and up the rod to the frame and up to the srping again.
If you took the rods away the bolt wouldn't hold and the foot plate fold up crushing your foot. :o
There very little you can remove safely :-\
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Thanks guys. :)
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All above is true and they can also act as an adjuster to center (or off center) the footplate support
I found that due to a twisted leg I always felt like I was falling off one side of the right bock an adjustment of one turn down on one side and one turn up on the other cured this
But be careful as you can seriously throw yourself off ballance and twist the bocks if you get the adjustment wrong
Jason :Hoofies2: