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My pole is starting to BOW!
OMG, I can't catch a break! I wanted to try out spinny on my pole. I noticed it was all wobbly, so I took it down, readjusted everything and put it back up again and it is still all wobbly. I took a step back and looked at it. It looks like it is slighlty bowed in the direction that I favor for spins! I know it can't be warped from me over tightening it cuz it just slipped on me! I make sure not to over tighten it! Has anyone else noticed any wobbliness with their pole? It's so weird.
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That sounds really dangerous. Do you have a magnetic level to check the pole? I check mine from time to time, I will slide the level around the pole making sure all is level.
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It's my B pole. It starts bowing right at where top hand would be when I push off into a spin (like a revese grab). I think the only reason my A pole isn't bowing is because I literally JUST replaced it.
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Can you snap a few pics and contact X Pole? I'm sorry there is something up with your pole. Maybe someone here has experienced that behavior too and can offer some help. Contact their customer service though… that just aint right. : (
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Oh no, have you had it long? I agree with JeHanne, contact them & im sure they can replace it.. Is it new? Boo 🙁
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I got it in January. I'ave had a bunch of problems with this pole. I am getting so frustrated. When I got it I ended up with a rotated and stripped B pole. Recently I had a bubble form on my A pole that I got replaced. I had to have 3 joints replaced. Now I have this.
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Wow, must be giving it a good workout 🙂 A bubble? Did they replace it for free? I think there is a warranty, for defects & things, maybe its still covered?.. Hmm, hope you get poling soon!
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Yeah, they replaced it for free. The bubble was forming where the joint notch was in my A pole.
Here is a video of what I am talking about. I took a level to it. I am going to send it to x pole.
https://www.studioveena.com/videos/upload/4e9fa343-76ec-4aa9-8f2e-7c190ac37250
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The thing is, I've been neglecting my poling a lot, so my pole hasn't been getting whole lot of use, so the fact that it is bowing is REALLY disturbing. There was a whole month where I didn't even touch it because I was so sick. I use my pole, maybe, once a week, but I use it on stationary all the time.
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I couldnt see the video 🙁 … Yeah, a pole is an expensive toy, so you wnat it to last.. but its also just metal lol!! Ive had it happen before too, after 2 years, but only cos i constantly launched myself at it ( im 100kgs, so thats no small force 😛 )
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Definitely get the video to them… once the item is no longer level wouldn't that mean it is no longer safe? I hope they make this right for you quickly.
I had an issue with a x joint stripping and I had to buy a replacement joint. There is one part of the finish on mine that looks a little odd but has not broke into a true bubble.
I am sure you are beyond frustrated by now. Be safe and let us know how things go.
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I really am frustrated. I truly think that even if they replace the pole piece, that in a few months I will need another pole piece because the same thing will happen. The poles are very thin metal, and the torque of our bodies on THAT thin of metal is bound to warp the metal. I was not surprised when I had the pole rotate on my joint when I first put the pole together. I was not surprised when the bubble formed in the metal from the joint pin, and I am not surprised now. Am I frustrated and mad? Hell yes, cuz I paid $400 for this, not knowing that this was what I was going to go through. I seriously feel like crying. My only other option is to find someone to sell this pole to then invest in a PS star stage.
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@JeHanne, i hope its still safe, cos i still use 😛 It works fine, just rotates in & out a bit but totally stable – touch wood! hehe. I did see your link & i think just let them know, if they helped out before, they might again? If you ask no question, then you get no answer- know what i mean?
I read that the 'bubble' joint is from too much tightening? Kind of like putting a car jack inside the pole horizontally & winding & winding it, unti the force is too much? It makes sense but i think i get so nervous about it being too loose, that i do it any way 😛 Letus know how you go!
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PoleDollqld, I'm a total chicken… that's why I would be afraid of it. I agree with you totally regarding the ask no question get no answers. Would be great if they give us some more stretch variety. We are pole dancers after all… if that doesn't indicate a quest for flexy… I dont know what would. ; )
Thanks for the bubble tip. Mine isn't an exact bubble as much as a portion of the surface coating looking like it is wearing or about to peel. I can't describe it exactly but it looks cosmetic. Interesting re the winding though…. I probably do over tighten… hmmm.
Sensualscimitar, You know the very FIRST time I assembled my pole… FIRST spin the Xjoint stripped. It took forever to get it out of there… I was really upset by it. On Alethea's facebook I read where she put a photo of the PS star and called it essentially unsafe. I do not own one and can not speak from experience… maybe check out her opinions and other people's reviews?
I was considering a LilMynx recently to get some more variety and see what a different finish would be like. Totally superficial reason… because I like the colors too. Heard some good and not so good reviews about them too.
$400 is serious money for equipment. Let us know what you decide on and what you find out about that not being level. Maybe you got a 'lemon' pole. Regardless of the 'whys' or 'whats' its just a crummy situation. Hope things look up and soon!
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First off when you level your pole it needs to be level on 2 planes, not just one. What I mean by 2 planes is check the level where you had it and then move the level about 90 degrees and check the pole again. I am not sure if this is written in the XPole directions but I know it was in my original LM instructions.
Second, if your pole is off by just a hair it is going to be more extreme at the 2 ends…I did not see you take the level all the way to the ground, just saw you taking it up.
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