So I finished my XX stand and I think it is going to be more useful the more I use it. Please be careful if you build this! It is the biggest pair of scissors I have ever seen. When I first put it up, one side came down in a scissor action and it looked dangerous. I then installed a fixed ridgeline, and set the base length to about 22' and now it seems much safer! Both lines would have to break. It took me about 30 hours to complete it, including watching the pain dry. The materials I used were 4=2"x4"x10' pine, 2' of 1/2" conduit, couple of pieces of 1/2" plywood to reinforce the pivot points, oak from discarded oak pallets, 1/2" bolts/washers/nuts, Titebond 3 watered down to seal the wood, rustoleum paint, and 1/8" amsteel. Overall, it was fun to build.
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