Help!! How to assemble!

SkylerWither started this discussion · 9/8/2013

Hey, I bought a pole from a person on a mutual friend's site figuring that it could be trusted since the person was a student of hers and she allowed the post. Sadly, I did not receive an X-pole. The pole came in a palin black pole carrying case, with no instructions on how to assemble. It appears to be made of quality material, I just have no way of knowing how to assemble seeing that the base is so different from all the videos online! If anyone knows how to do such or where I can get this info, I would soooo appreciate it! Thanks! https://sphotos-b-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc1/1002214_10201987422393642_656677172_n.jpg https://sphotos-b-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/p480x480/536860_10201987424193687_1934021514_n.jpg https://sphotos-b-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/1234851_10201987381552621_866507738_n.jpg

11 replies

chemgoddess1 · 9/8/2013
It looks like this pole: http://www.amazon.com/Removable-Spinning-Stripper-Dance-Dancing/dp/B004YTKR2E/ref=sr_1_6?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1378663689&sr=1-6&keywords=dance+pole Can you return it?
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Dancing Paws · 9/9/2013
Is it just me, or does it annoy anyone else that those joints are now slide together. That is screaming to me that they are trying to trick people into thinking those poles are x perts.
chemgoddess1 · 9/9/2013
Of course they are! Parts of this are probably even stolen from the company that makes them for X pole. When you barely get paid a living wage the only way to get ahead is to steal off the manufacturing line. Sadly it is easier to deal with the thefts than it is with American unions. But I digress.....
SkylerWither · 9/10/2013
Sadly, I cannot return it. I cannot even get ahold of the person who sold it to me. so it just goes to show that some people suck! I did figure out how to assemble the pole and it was not as complicated as I thought, just took some tinkering with each a part. This pole will do for now, I am just frustrated cause I thought I was purchasing an X-pole. Chemgoddess1, I reviewed that site and it is not that pole either. I have no clue who made this pole. It it thick material and seems quality made. I have seen those poles before and they actual have a bottom more like X-pole, just very thin metal in the pole itself. Who knows..... thank you though.
PersianXcursian · 9/10/2013
Where did you get this pole from? Did you buy it through a company or a private seller?
Dancing Paws · 9/10/2013
If you got it on amazon then you can probably return it as defective.
Lyme Lyte · 9/10/2013
She bought it used.... :(
PersianXcursian · 9/12/2013
If she bought it through a reputable site, they may be able to help her get her money back
korinne · 9/12/2013
This looks like a fun project to me. If she can't return it, might as well try to get it together and use it for basic stuff, right? Honestly, I've been on a faux x-pole and it wasn't horrible. The screw to get static mode to stay static was stripped but otherwise it was ok. I didn't try anything that generated too much momentum either. It did feel just as stable as my old x-pole did... So Skyler- what have you put together so far? Most of the pieces seem straight forward to me. There's really only one that's confusing me...
race911 · 9/13/2013
i have a faux x pole my husband bought on amazon. its been a good pole. the screws for static mode stripped right away but other than that shes been sturdy. weve used it side by side with a real xpole and didnt notice any difference
SkylerWither · 9/14/2013
I bought it from an individual on a friend's studio FB page. It will work for what I am trying to do for right now and I will be buying a x-pole directly from their site! As for putting it together, my husband and I did, however due to the carpet and it's weird plush, none of the extensions help to where it will stay up. I tried a mini inversion and my weight pushed the carpet in enough to make it move off the ceiling. Yay! So we have sat down and configured an 8x8 faux floor for the bonus room. Gotta love a supportive husband. Will see how that goes! Another question, when using the poles like these, does the ceiling have to be completely smooth. My ceiling has a slight amount of texture to it and I was wondering if that would change anything. Sorry, I have always used Lil Minx pole, which I really like, but they spin so differently than x-poles!