LizzyLiz810 started this discussion ·
Are X-Pole and Platinum Stages the only companies that carry them? Ive seen pictures of some stage poles, but im not sure what brand they are, or if they were home made. I really want one that has a cool looking base.
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Honestly, if you don't need a spinner, it would be so easy to make a stage.
Yea i dont care about spin mode. What kind of pole could i use to make my own?
The old style PS stage was basically a box with a pole stuck through it. In order to not make it walk you had to put weights or sand bags in the bottom. On top of that, the pole height was maybe a little over 6'....horrible if you are tall and wearing heels! There is only one otehr company that I know of that makes a stage and that is R Pole out of the UK but you are looking at a ridiculous price.
For the base, build a sturdy box with a hole wide enough for the pole to fit, meybe a little over 50mm. Really reinforce the hell out of the stage with lots of beams. You can put decorations and padding on it in the end. You can get a metal plate and a metal tubing bigger than 50mm but that will hold a 50mm pole snugly. Cut the metal tube length to be flush to the height of the stage. Weld it to the plate. Bolt this tube plate thing to the stage (inside.) Now you want to get a 50 mm pole. You can just get a roush 50mm piece of steel pole, have it smoothed down and powder coated, or you can buy a piece of polished stainless steel. Either way, get a 50mm pole, drill a couple of hold in the bottom for some "pins." Drill some holes into your tube that is attached to your "plate" that correspond to the holes in your dance poles. Slide the ple into the tube in the stage and place the pins in to lock it in. For additional support, you could try getting a second smaller diameter tube to weld into the stage tube, that is about the width of the inner diameter of you dance pole, so that the dance pole is literally locked into place by an inner and outer wall and a few pins locking into a non rotating position. Keep in mind, this is just an idea, and I highly recommend consulting a professional on this. Go talk to a fabricating company, a welding company, and a steel copany, and see what they say.
the problem with what your describing making is it isn't going to be very easy to move. Gravity Plays favorites stage was made for them, it is steel with plywood on top, splits in half for transport and I think the pole is about 6ft? maybe 7. It is heavy to move (I've helped with it twice now) and you really can't spin much on it without it wanting to tip, I've been on it his name is "mr dickey" lol. they do a great job on the limited space they have on it,
It will be pretty easy to move. You pull the pins out, remove the pole, and roll the stage away. I know a girl who did this and it is neat. You would need a truck for transport though.
Anonyma ·
how to make your own stage http://jaysilver.net/pictures/cosmo/2/stripperpole.html ;
There is also the possibility of finding a welder to make a steel frame for the stage
I really want to make a pink pole 🙂
Lil Mynx has a hot pink pole. A bar owner I know bought a length of stainless from a custom car shop and used that as a pole. You could probably easily get that painted at an autobody shop. Powdercoating would be better but you might need a lower grade of steel in order to powder coat. Not sure if stainless would hold it.
Charley ·
We made a stage based off of the Jay Silver plans - my stage was actually reinforced in the center because the pole sta on top of it, pole didn't actually go through it - but it was very sturdy and very good! We used 3/4'' plywood I'd suggest maybe using 1'' thick if you can though. It was also VERY heavy but very effective. I have the XSL and it's just as heavy as that stage was but less cumbersome because it's smaller. The cool thing about the Jay Silver plans is you can really get creative and make an awesome custom stage. My stage was over $100 in parts but well worth - I wish I wouldn't have left it at the studio I used to teach at. If you powder coat the pole it will be super grippy too :D
how do i get it powder coated?
interesting plans.....although my big problem with all these stage poles is how small the stage is. I'm pretty sure I will be getting an xstage one just because it is more portable then most and my husband and I are not "building" things type people. I'm crafty, but horrible with power tools.
Charley ·
I think you can get powder coating at an autobody shop. You would probably need to sand the pole first though...not 100% sure.
Charley ·
Just a thought - if you can powder coat a pole...could you powder coat the xstage pie plates???? I could have a pink x-stage lite????
platinum stages has a black and white pie plate. A pink one would be super cute!!
charley would you really want your pole to always be pink or the stage?
the pie plates for PS are plastic.
Charley ·
I think I could like with a pink stage lol, although some of the guys might feel weird about it.
I guess since I'm thinking about it for performance type stuff that I'd want more nuetral colors.
I have the white base stage for the PS Star stand alone. And when I want to change colors, I put led christmas lights underneath the pie pieces! You can do any color, and you can make them blink! Hurray! (There is a video of me setting up the star on my profile, if you scroll to the end of the video, I turn off the lights and turn on the party lights!)
Oh so I watched my videos, the lights are not under the pieces in the Set Up video, however, if you watch my "Shoes Full Length" video, at 33seconds in, you can see the lgihts under the pie pieces.
