Christmas Tree Stand Improvements

Got tired of having to deal with poorly design Christmas Tree Stands so I decided to make some improvements to an old commercial unit I had kicking around. My stand originally consisted of four L-shaped bolts to secure to the tree trunk. The bolt side facing the trunk would dig into the tree as you tightened the bolts. As a result, the tree clamping never became super tight (sponge like effect) and would loosen up as the tree settled in & began to dry up. It was also very difficult to get a good torque on the bolts due to the short 2” L-shaped portion of the bolt. Unfortunately, there wasn’t much to grab onto & it would often hurt your hand when trying to get them really tight.