chemgoddess1
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I will say that it was over a year ago that this happened. There have been other issues and I know of others that have had problems. Some people get lucky.
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The studio I go to also has Platinum Stages and has had nothing but problems (one of her poles actually broke in half….yeah, you heard me right). It took her over 4 months for customer service to do anything about it and they were rude during the entire process.
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Try getting into this after you are in a full invert. This was how I learned (totally by accident)….I was just looking for a prettier way to slide down the pole when I was first learning.
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Not that this is an excuse but I know that the owner of HOP just moved. I am going to forward your post to her.
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I used to be a huge do-it-yourselfer. If I were not in an apartment I probably would have assembled my own pole from the hardware store and got it electroplated or chrome plated. I still really want to find a shop that does electroplating and ask about the pricing lol.
Check with racing shops or shops that specialize in car mods. They usually know locals that can do it. I know that chroming is not cheap as I looked into it for my motorhome bumper.
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I wear small gem type bars in my belly and have not really had an issue. I can imagine that if you have a larger setting it would get in the way. The top is 4 mm and the bottom is 6 (as opposed to the common 5/8).
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I have a friend who claims that the titanium x-pole irritates her skin where there’s contact – I take it this isn’t so common?
Not knowing the grade of titanium used for the X Pole this could be a possibility. ASTM recognizes several grades of titanium and as you can see many are alloys. Implants are typically grade 4.BTW:
Ti: Titanium
Al: Aluminum
V: Vanadium
Sn: Tin
Ni: Nickel (this is the one to watch for)
Mo: Molybdenum
Pd: Palladium
Zr: Zirconium
Ru: Rubidium
Cr: Chromium
Nb: Niobium
(yeah, and I did that all without looking them up….what can I say, I am a geek!)ASTM Alloy
Grade Composition1 Unalloyed Ti ("Pure")
2 Unalloyed Ti ("Pure")
3 Unalloyed Ti ("Pure")
4 Unalloyed Ti ("Pure")
5 Ti-6Al-4V
6 Ti-5Al-2.5Sn
7 Ti-0.15Pd
9 Ti-3Al-2.5V
10 Ti-11.5Mo-6Zr-4.5Sn
11 Ti-0.15Pd
12 Ti-0.3-Mo-0.8Ni
13 Ti-0.5Ni-0.05Ru
14 Ti-0.5Ni-0.05Ru
15 Ti-0.5Ni-0.05Ru
16 Ti-0.05Pd
17 Ti-0.05Pd
18 Ti-3Al-2.5V-0.05Pd
19 Ti-3Al-8V-6Cr-4Zr-4Mo
20 Ti-3Al-8V-6Cr-4Zr-4Mo-0.05Pd
21 Ti-15Mo-2.7Nb-3Al-0.25Si
23 Ti-6Al-4V ELI
24 Ti-6Al-4V-0.05Pd
25 Ti-6Al-4V-0.5Ni-0.05Pd
26 Ti-0.1Ru
27 Ti-0.1Ru
28 Ti-3Al-2.5V-0.1Ru
29 Ti-6Al-4V-0.1Ru -
More than likely Titanium Gold is anodized titanium. Basically an electrical current is passed through the titanium causing an oxidized finish (think chalky white aluminum siding or rust on your car). Titanium is "special" because it can be anodized to many colors based solely on the voltage of the current passed through it. This however is a coating and will essentially wear itself off. The finish under should be a steel like color.
The many colors of titanium:
https://www.studioveena.comhttp:://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRSg45DSzx61heE7ZgIl5NYCjr1Y_9w0IQSXJ1svCEUxOAWo1E&t=1&usg=__rN2Bf1lHZ_MraSvtuRFhEknI90Q=Titanium ring with anodized bands:
https://www.studioveena.comhttp:://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSKeRjJmctoD7jH5OjVLxTbR5Simpguxbe_Emu1lzk7BX_yMlE&t=1&usg=__fLSjEiSIUZjdagsLbp7D6ERkbaU=Stuff you have probably seen:
https://www.studioveena.comhttp:://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSju38dYOF-pV0x8bZaxSUtKZwCU7eekAGFBBN5nQNT3L20T8c&t=1&usg=__e-h5s1EEmk3HYxmIFBvA9k_-DeI=When talking metal allergies titanium is about the most inert of all metals and is what implants are made of. It is also ridiculously strong and very lightweight.
Now my mind is going off in different directions…how cool would it be to have a rainbow titanium pole? Or green? Check out the possibilities!!!
https://www.studioveena.comhttp:://www.danco.net/page-photos/TITANIUM-COLORS2.jpg
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Check craigslist or searchtempest. There is a guy in my area that goes into old retail stores and sells the mirrors from stores dirt cheap. Also I believe that many here have gotten mirrors from Ikea.
Hovet Mirror
You can also look for the mirrored sliding closet doors. Do you have a Habitat for Humanuity ReStore near you??
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Josiah
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There is a big jam scheduled in Detroit on Sunday October 10 and for some reason I think there is one this weekend in Chicago Heights (I can’t seem to find the info though).
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Thanks a lot……
yet another pair to add to my want collection.
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Spinny is harder for me, one because I have a hard time controlling the amount of spin and two because trying to hold a static pose longer takes a lot of effort, especially when physics is trying to take over and fling you from the pole! And unless you are competing, 95% of the time you go to a bar they are going to have a static pole.
