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Brass vs TG
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i just noticed that pole la teaz actually has brass poles (its amazing what you find out when you actually read, lol)
@ – i loved your blog that you linked! that was amazing info! & i was excited to read that you can have any pole powder coated if you wanted to so i thought that was awesome to know, it really takes the pressure off.
i loved the brass at pole la teaz, i felt that they had amazing grip for me & i had visited that studio in the hot & humid summer months. of course brass is more expensive :-/
i read about having to clean it with the brassO, does anyone know how often you need to do this, what happens if you forget & do you have to keep away from the pole for a long amount of time after cleaning it with the brassO?
i have one more question since i'm leaning towards brass… i will have a 10 foot pole & i am really leaning towards a 40mm Xpert (thats why i want brass because they don't make a 40 in a TG) has anyone used one for serious tricks & being "rough" & do you feel they are very strudy or do you feel like you are on a straw wobbling around? lol.
thanks again 🙂
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I have a 40mm x stage lite, and it's pretty sturdy. Anytime you go down in diameter there will be more flex, and brass is softer, so it will add even more flex. I believe that x pole is putting a steel lining in their brass poles, but I'm not POSITIVE. You might want to ask.
In regards to brasso. You don't need to do it THAT often and it is not a big deal to use. You rub the brasso on (it takes some muscle to get the patina off) then wash the pole with soap and water. Brasso simply takes the patina off the pole. The patin actually makes it grippier, but some people don't like the color of it. I've brasso-ed my pole all of 2 times and I've had mine for over a year. I just pole on it with a patina. You hands will get some of it off naturally.
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I would find out specifically what brand PoleLaTeaz has as all brass poles are not the same. It depends on what alloy they use and some will be grippier than others.
I also have a love hate with brass. I have ripped skin off from it being too grippy and I have slid to the floor and for the life of me could not grip. I also seriously dislike the odor.
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I must be weird cuz I like the smell!
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We already know you are weird…..https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif
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lol of course!
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The brass poles at Polelateaz have just the right grip. I have an new xpole in brass. I like it most of the time. I do have to use a heater at 65 so I can stick on the super cold days. My hands do smell a little funny and sometime my caluses have a green tint. The pole is a bit more slipperly than the ones at polelateaz. I would also be interested to know how the brass at Polelateaz is different.
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studio poles are well used, so they tend to have more grip than new home poles. Home poles take a while to condition.
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i was really leaning towards the brass BUT it's a lot more $ so i was just gonna get a TG, BUT now… https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_puke_r.gif i went up in the attic & i can tell i need to screw the pole in the ceiling, because i have a tray ceiling in that room & those beams are def mounted from the top down https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_sad.gif now i will have to spend an extra $80 if i get a x-pert so now i have to wait until next year. that was a total buzz kill this morning. my hubby said i could get one when he thought it was gonna be $330 (he looked xpole.com), didn't know i would need the extention that is $30 OR that i wanted a TG, that is actually $360 lol. & now i need that block mount part too that is $80 so… looks like i'm gonna have to keep poling on my shorty 8ft non-spinny for another year. better than no pole at all but i am itching to work on drops & chaining tricks together, like from the top down. it's super hard to pole in shoes on a 8ft since i'm 6.1 with them https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_eek.gif & the walls in the are very close in my current pole space so i am limited… blah! i just want more pole space https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_sad.gif & a pole i can actually climb. i want to do superman/superpain drops so bad i can't stand it, lol.
&& the one i REALLY want (45mm brass) would be $620 with everything !!!! not gonna happen. my 30th birthday is april 5th so i really wanted something extra special for my "big day" lol. also our first wedding anniversary is 3 days after my b-day so i was thinking that pole would be a nice birthday/anniversary gift… hopefully i can get it next year… or maybe i can find a job & buy it for myself https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif
boo @ poller problems https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_puke_r.gif
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why don't you get a 45mm powder coated lilmynx? They are the most affordable one out there and pretty grippy.
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I was going to say that too, I thought I read you have a powder coated LM and like the grip. That would save you money and they go up and down soooooo much faster!!
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I could do that but I really want 4 screws to mount in the ceiling so it stays up forever & someday I’m getting a fly gym (or some kind of yoga hammock) so I think you have to use a pole that screws in the floor & ceiling for that… Idk though. & honestly I really really wanted a brass or a TG because I just don’t like the look of a colored pole, lmao. I’m being picky. I will look at lil mynx s
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… I didn’t mean to send that yet… Anyway. I will look at lil mynx site. I have a powder coated pole from hardcore poles & I do like the grip, I wonder how the grip compares to a lil mynx. Thanks for reminding me they have a 10foot 45, I had kind of over looked them because I was so set on a x pole
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Many girls have taken a block of wood, about 1-2 inches thick, 6 inches long and a few inches wide and screwed it in along a joint, then screwed the lilmynx mount into that. It adds some more stability to the mount.
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I have grip issues from dry skin and was considering a brass pole… PS sales rep made a good point….you can always add a grip ad if you need it, but you can’t take it away. I only use my powder coated pole for newbie students….and they eventually always prefer the stainless.. Xpoleus 40 only comes in limited finishes up to 11feet.. I’m pretty sure. Lilmynx does come up and down quickly and I have never felt it was unsafe…but I do regularly check all my poles.
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