How do multi-piece brass poles hold up?

EagleSpirit started this discussion · 4/25/2013

For those of you who have multi-piece brass poles rather than one-piece ones, how do they hold up to being constantly taken apart and put back together? Especially the X-poles because they are a brass tube with no steel inner liner (I emailed them to ask and was a little hurt by their reply) and the X-joints are steel. With brass being a softer blend of materials, won't the harder steel joints eventually distort and damage the surrounding brass if it's being reassembled frequently? Especially where the joint has that little protruding "lip" that is supposed to line up with the corresponding "dip/ledge" in the tube to hold it in place and allow proper alignment of the holes before you tighten the joint? (did that make any sense? 😕) So I was just wondering if anyone has any thoughts or experience with this? I'm a little confused and would love some insight.

16 replies

chemgoddess1 · 4/25/2013
I was under the understanding that the Xpoles are indeed a lined pole. This has been the issue of contention with one of their competitors stating that X's are not 100% pure brass.
chemgoddess1 · 4/25/2013
BTW, I would contact XPole US. I have heard that customer service in other areas is not what it is like here.
Alex Ash · 4/25/2013
the platinum stages multi pieces are made from genuine high polished stainless steel and brass so there is no coating to be worn off with constant use. these are made specifically to be taken up and down on a regular basis. Correct the X-poles are not made of brass, they are coated with brass. they are coated with brass and made in China. If you want to contact to someone that will give customer service please call 1-866-85 poles.
Dancing Paws · 4/25/2013
As I understand, The x poles are brass poles throughout, but they put a steel lining in there to make it stronger. I'd still be gentle with it, as it is still brass, but it should hold up well enough. With any multipiece pole, you may still need to periodically replace parts. A friend of mine has a brass x pole. She takes it down often and it is holding up well. The wall of the 45s and 40s are thicker than the 50mm, so they don't seem to have the flaring or bubbling issues the 50s can have.
Dancing Paws · 4/25/2013
btw, veena has a brass x pole. Might want to talk to her about it.
chemgoddess1 · 4/25/2013
Alex, please do not start on this forum or you will be reported.
EagleSpirit · 4/25/2013
Yes, I contacted them through the X-Pole Canada site, so maybe I should try again through the US one. The girl who emailed me said that no, there is no steel liner whatsoever; instead, they made the walls of the brass tube a little thicker than the industry standard for more strength and that it is metal, not clay we're dealing with. Could the Canadian poles be different in this regard? If this is true and there is no liner, I wonder how even a thicker walled brass tube can hold up against the stronger, dissimilar metal of the X-joint over time.
EagleSpirit · 4/25/2013
I just checked, I emailed for information @xpoleus.com. So I don't think I was talking to the Canadian side. I want to thank everyone, too, for chiming in to help!
chemgoddess1 · 4/25/2013
Depending on the thickness of the brass I highly doubt that the external force of the XJoint is enough to press/distort the brass. The main force is through the tube.
Dancing Paws · 4/25/2013
XpoleUS sells to canada. Talk to Kimara if you can. She seems to know all the technical details. I don't really see how the walls could be thicker. They do not have smaller joints specifically for the brass poles. It seems to me that all the X poles have different ideas of the specs of the brass poles. I wish they were all on the same page...
Veena · 4/25/2013
I don't use my brass x pole much, it's the old finish and I can only stick to it when I'm really sweaty and the temp is hot in my pole room. So it did work well during the summer in Vegas! I prefer Titanium gold in the xpole finishes. Right now though the SV powder coated is my favorite (which is why I wanted to sell it) 😉
Webmaster · 4/25/2013
Just to clarify, my understanding after quite an extensive talk with Clive from X-Pole is that their poles are solid brass. They are not lined. Brass is an alloy that will be softer or harder plus have varying grip properties depending on the formulation of brass and copper.
Webmaster · 4/25/2013
Sorry my last post should have ended with zinc and copper. Too much going on in my head at once.
Dancing Paws · 4/25/2013
See, that's what I mean by them not being on the same page. Someone at x pole told me it had a liner. Not a rod, but a lining. I wish everyone had the correct info. It confuses us consumers.
EagleSpirit · 4/26/2013
AerialGypsy, I agree. All of the representatives should have the correct information to avoid confusion. I was defininitely confused, and getting concerned when there was so much differing information out there. Thanks, Webmaster, for talking with Clive and clarifying for us. So, X-Pole is probably using a harder combination of materials to make the brass is what I'm guessing? That way it can hold to wear and tear even without a liner?
Dancing Paws · 4/26/2013
When they first released the brass, Kimara told me that they had spent a fair amount of time testing different brass alloys to find the one that would work as a multi piece.