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Stressing out!
So I have finally saved up enough money to buy a pole, and had decided on the x-pole xpert….except I have been reading that alot of people have been having problems with them latley! I need my pole to be removable, and can not drill any holes, so xpole seemed like the way to go. But I have been reading on these fourms that alot of you are having problems with the x joints getting stuck, stripping the threading, etc. Should I not even waste my money? Would platinum stages be a better choice? It took me quite a while to save up the money, being a single mother going to school money is tight. I would be soo super sad if I bought one and it messed up right off the bat. 🙁 Thanks for any input! I cant wait to get my pole, I just want to make the right choice 🙂
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I have a new xpert and haven’t had any problems with it… Yet.
I haven’t heard the best reviews about platinum stages ..
Xpole really does have great customer service.
Where in the world are you? If your in oz I would recommend the pussycat pole 🙂 -
I would not recommend xpole! I’ve had one and have had a million things go wrong with it in less than 6 months. I am currently waiting on xpole to replace faulty parts and as soon as they get here I’m putting it on eBay so I can get money to get a pussycat pole.
I assume since you are looking at platinum stages, you are in the US?
I’d look at Lil Mynx poles if I was you 🙂 -
No pole is perfect. You really need to make a list of important factors (portability, finish, height) and then make a decision based on that. I am a little dismayed at some of the issues that I have been hearing about XPole but I will also note that we ahve 8 X Stages where I teach and I have a fairly new XPole at home. I will not say that I have had no issues but I will also state that any issue that I have had has been dealt with immediately.
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I have owned personally 5 platinum stages poles and 3 x-poles…I can honestly say no pole is perfect but I've had much better luck with X-pole vs.Platinum Stages…with PS their multi piece poles rarely ever fit together – for that reason alone I would stay away from them.
If you need a multipiece pole – go x-pole.
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Charley, do you know if they (PS) are still having issues with their multipiece pole? I know they were a few years back but someone was just asking me last night and I honestly do not know anyone who has purchased one lately.
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They were having mega issues up to a 6 or 7 months ago with multi piece poles 🙁
We had a client who went through SEVERAL extensions on her pole before she could errect it.
I think PS makes a great removable one piece pole but their multipiece poles are not reliable in quality.
If it has to be a multipiece then I highly recommend the x-pole and yes x-joints can be a pain but I've had my x-pert up since october and haven't had a problem with x-joints turning, the studio however has and all the poles need to be taken down and fixed.
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When it comes to x-joints – take your time putting them together and follow the directions – I think this is why I haven't had a problem with mine, I took the time to be sure I was doing it correctly and tightening the joint evenly.
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Agreeing with Charley. Also noting the instructions also say to take the Xpole down every so often. I did not and my Xjoints will not unscrew at all. I have a 1 piece Xpole now haha. I do not blame them, its was my own butt not following instructions. The 1 time I called support (unrelated issue when I was still under waranty) they were ok.
I loved my Lil Mynx 1 piece and never had a problem with it, but it needs a hole in the ceiling. Can't do that where I live now. I haven't seen Lil Mynx portable (multiple pieces/no holes to drill) come up in the forum debates much, never owned one, might be worth looking into.
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Lil Mynx portable is worthless. The only way it is decent is if you screw the piece into the ceiling. There have been discussions about it fairly recently.
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I have a LM portable. I cannot use it since my ceilings are smooth and ceiling plate slips when I try to spin, but someone me that they have a cottage cheese ceiling and the plate does not slip for them. Honestly though, it is best to just screw the darn thing into the ceiling, but I can’t cuz I rent an apartment, so it gets to look pretty until I get a house…
I have had joint issues with my xpert but it has not been so bad that I will never use it. I tighten the joints everytime I practice and I have been fine. I had faulty parts originally, which they replaced. Mine is a 50mm TG. It is working well. Do not over tighten it to the ceiling. Once it it tight to the ceiling and does not budge, do not tighten it more.
I am curious if the brass pole is less likely to have joint problems. They said the pole walls are thicker do to the pole being solid brass, so maybe that would be a good option??
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Thanks so much for the replies! I am in the US. I was actually just looking at the Lil' Mynx poles, and that might work since it is just one screw. I could easily cover that when it is time to take it out. It is important to me to be able to easily remove it when it is not in use, and it seems like it would be hard to take the xpole down and put it back up every time I want to use it. From the looks of it Lil' Mynx would be better for that. I also want it to have the spin option, and was hoping to have it be portable. But portability is not as important as the first two. I was looking at the portable Lil' Mynx but it does not look like it has a spin option, and you ssaid it slpis…no reason to have it if its going to slip on me when it isnt screwed in…I have a little more research to do, but you guys definitley helped me out. Thanks so much!
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The portable pole does not spin.
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Ok thanks 🙂
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LM poles are fine and they have a rotator option which is more money. The benefit is if you don't mind having a one piece pole, it's pretty easy to get up and down. The downside is when I had my LM up that large screw actually ate through my stud and when I took it down I was not able to put it back up 🙁
If you are going with a solid one piece pole/rotator go with a PS one piece and just pressure mount it under the beam – even easier than the LM and you don't have to worry about that screw causing a mess in your beams.
*After I took my LM down and noticed the damage, I found out that several other people had the same problem…these ARE good poles but only if you can secure the bottom as well. I work at a studio that uses the LM's this way and they are rock solid, but that means they are also permanant.
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charley, i saw it posted a while back on the SV forum that when someone called LM to complain about that issue (screw eating through the stud) that the response that htey got was that that kind of damage only happens when you tighten the pole (screw the black sleeve up) when the pole is in place. to keep it from happening you are supposed to take it down, screw the sleeve up, and put it back up. it makes sense to me… rotating the sleeve while it's applying pressure up to the ceiling would absolutely cause the screw to move in place.
we use LM poles at my studio because they go up and down in seconds, and we have it set up so that we have little pieces of wood 2×4 screwed up on the ceiling over the ceiling stud, and then the LM screw is screwed directly into the wood. it works really well and is super stable, and you don't have to worry about the ceiling getting damanged that way.
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