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portable poles
I have a portable brass pole clamped up to my ceiling on the beam of course. The floors are carpeted. So far the pole has fallen 3 times. I never had a problem before I swore it was perfectly sturdy. I live alone so sometimes I can’t tell if its perfectly straight when I look at it or how tight it really is. Now I’m afraid to practice some moves for the fear of getting injured. Does anyone have tips on these portable poles. Please help
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i think another gal had the same problem. its because the carpeting.
i dont remember how it was resolved but i think they suggested having someone help you and stand on the base of it while you do it so it squishes the carpet down already so when u get on it .. ur not the one squishin the carpet and go flying -
Also, remember to check if it’s tight in the days/weeks after
The carpet may continue to ‘give’ a little for quite a while, until the carpet is fully squished down!Lastly, you really need to buy a level to check if the pole is set up straight and all!!
Be safe! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_safesex.gif Good luck!
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I think you may be not sinking into the padding. I had to re-tighten my x-pole the whole day I put it up because it kept pushing further down into the padding. You have to let it work its way down in there, it sunk almost a good inch down. Remember you may even have a sub-floor laid over an old floor, which means you could get almost an extra full inch of compression on top of what you get when it first goes up.
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All this make alot of sense. Thanks for the tips. I’m doing all of them.
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I’m having a blonde moment so I can’t remember if this would work with brass but for my chrome pole my level has a magnetic strip down one side so when i’m putting up the pole I can stick it to it and don’t have to keep adjusting hands to do everything. Not sure if it would work with brass but since I put up my pole alone it makes life tons easier.
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I suggest you buy a 4 foot level. My husband owned a construction company for years as did my father. Okay so my family is in love with the 4 foot level. As a child we went camping with one. Our trailer was perfectly level lol. Okay now back to the pole. Think about it. It works with opposing tension. So if it is out of plumb it isn’t "tense". So buy a level and test it. Not just in one place, but several times. All the way around. Turn 90 degrees, again and again. Then tighten and like others said. check the tightness and plumb every few days.
And a 4 foot level though more expensive is more accurate than a 2 foot level. But if you can only afford a 2 foot level buy that one.
They don’t mention this in many of the instructions which I find bizarre, but my father took a level camping with a level, so whose to say https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif
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