Wow, how refreshing is it to receive home project instruction from someone who speaks clearly, doesn't waste precious time going over needless minutia and repetitive details, doesn't omit crucial steps and knows precisely how to execute the projects efficiently and safely. BRAVO, and subscribing for life!
As someone who considers themself an excellent pole dancer, I wouldn't dance on this. YET. It needs a cap over both ends of the pole, to prevent catching your toes (your feet, elbows, body in general) on the bolts in the bottom, and the sharp edges of the thing sticking up at the bottom.
+RigorAmortis - Sure, a nice safety addition would be to fold a black washcloth twice into a strip and wrap it around the bottom of the pole and secure with black tape. Having said that, my daughter has used this pole for 30 minutes every day for just over a year, and has not had a problem. This would be a simple safety precaution though, and is a good idea. Thank you!
HowToLou yeah, no problem, especially for anyone who see this and wants to make their own. I've cut my foot to the point of there being blood all over the stage, due to the end cap being broken and exposing the bolts. I'm very glad to hear that your daughter hasn't had that mishap!
+RigorAmortis - Ouch! We will wrap ours for sure! By the way, I saw your doubles vid. Amazing! I will show my daughter. She did her first showcase, last week, at her coaches studio and wow I was impressed.
I'll be making one for outside, and this gives me an idea for the base. Thank you! I was just planning on having a static pole in my backyard because I already have a super fancy spin pole indoors. Outside just sounds so fun!
+Modified Vegan - those caster wheel bearings are not designed to be outside in the rain. Keep it well oiled, and make a 3 inch tall rain skirt for the bottom of your pole to keep the water off the bearing.
HowToLou The only concern I have is the pvc at the top I'm afraid after a while it would snap. My husband built my stripper Pole and everything is metal.. I Wish that I could convert it to a spinning pole because it is static..
Supplys 1 1/2 set screw on connector ,1 1/2 inch threaded pvc cap , castor wheel with metal screw plate, 4 bolts and nuts. 6inch lag bolt, 10ft long 1.5 inch thick metal conduit , screws,carrage bolts, jb weld, sheet metal screws, wood board cut in a circle, thick drill bit (silightly smaller then ur lag bolt), tape measurer cut pole 1inch 1/2 shorter then the distance to make up for the space of the connector, and sandpaper and metal spraypaint
That was a GREAT tutorial! So clearly explained and i love the way you made it! ... its by far the best DIY for dance poles ive seen! Thank you 🙏.... i cant wait to make mine!!! 🙆🙆
+James Affleck - Thanks. I have over 200 already posted. You might also like the one about the ping pong topper robot, the cyr wheel, the air wheel, or the electric go-kart.
Interesting! Though, 1½" pole diameter is a little thin & I'm unsure if plastic & wood is safe or not for dancing tension, I also feel that a base cone for the screwed mount/fall area may be improved
My 115 pound daughter used this every day for over a year with no problems at all. Sure you could cut a hole in a rug and put it at the base. She eventually got a foam pole mat.
+Jade Tyga - oh gosh. From memory - 10 ft 1.5 inch diameter electrical conduit pipe. And For pipe with pipe threads on end of it. Plastic That fits on the threaded end. 4 inch long lag bolt. Caster wheel capable of handling 300 pounds. 2' x 2' piece of three-quarter inch plywood. Various screws
Standing poles are much more involved. You need a stage at least 2 feet deep to bury the bottom of the pole so it doesn’t fall over. Like trees have deep roots to hold them up. Another option is a large base with a fixed pole welded or otherwise firmly mounted. Regular poles are pretty simple, because they take advantage of the fixed structure on top. Unfortunately, free standing poles involve a lot more.
I'm wanting to install one in my garage..it has a concrete floor. I don't want that kind of base, or a spinning pole, though. I'm not sure that the base would work on concrete. I was thinking that perhaps I could build a mini stage, say from perhaps bolting the pole to the concrete, then creating a large border around it, in a box shape, then filling up that box shape with concrete, and letting it dry. Viola! A stage.
+SLAY DeSantis - I would find a joist in the ceiling and install your lag bolt. Tie a string to the bolt and mark where it lands. Mount a non-spinning castor wheel to the concrete with two concrete anchor bolts. If you don't want to drill into your floor, you could try cleaning the spot really well and glue the the castor wheel plate right to the floor with Power Grab construction adhesive. Definitely test this for strength before you get serious on the pole, but I think it will work fine. A stage would be cool, but a stage is something to fall off of and takes up space. If you really want a stage, I would build one out of 3/4 inch plywood. Cut the circle, the size you want, with a pole hole in the middle. Cut a bunch of 8 inch pieces of 2x4s and screw them tallways as legs, all around the edge of your wood disc. Cut 8 and 3/4 inch wide strips of 1/4 inch plywood and wrap it around the stage and screw it to the legs and top surface. If you are having trouble bending the plywood, soak it in water for one hour, first. Maybe paint the whole stage black, when you are done. Your concrete idea would work too, but would be a LOT of work to mix that much concrete!
+VPfyi - I am 185 pounds and it dd not even flinch. I think the castor is rated to over 300 pounds and the steel pole is not rated for bend strength, but it is pretty darn strong.
Great job on making the video clear, short, and to the point. Can you make the pole static as well as spin? And how do you make it for outside... just a wider base or does this already stand on it's own?
To make it static, drill a hole to the top of the pole sideways and put an eye bolt through it and anchor that to the ceiling This is not designed to stand on its own, sorry.
+Sahnaa - if you want to make a pole that is permanently static, just use a caster wheel that does not spin. If you want it to be both, make the same pole like in the video and then drill a quarter inch diameter hole through the pole at the top, just below the ceiling. Attach a chain or steel cable to both sides of the bolt and to eye bolts screwed into the ceiling. Don't use rope. It will stretch. Hook up chains for static. Take them off for spin.
+djnemesis82pluss1877 - my daughter has used this poll at least 30 minutes a day every day since I posted this video, and it is in perfect condition. The plastic Has made a great top bearing
If you have a light in the center of the room on the ceiling, you can take it down and get access to the floor joists and mount your pole there. The top mount of a pole keeps it from tipping over. If you don’t have a top mount, you would have to build a base that is around a foot tall and about 5 feet wide, so it would be strong enough to hold the pole straight up.
How to Lou aka Daddy Dance Pole, still a boss in 2020! Re Saftey: If you knew better, then do better! Tape, pads etc Re Cheap: After training and $kill gain replace w/ a pro pole.
Hello Lou! So I bought a 1 and 1/2 inch metal conduit and a 1 and 1/2 inch set screw connector from Home Depot but my set screw connector is flush with the pipe so the pipe does not fit inside the connector. Is there a specific type of connector I need to get? The one I found was in the electrical section and the man helping me said those were the only ones they had. Thanks!
+Grayson Webb - Go to another guy or another store. The right connector fit on perfectly. You need one for 1.5 inch conduit. You are on the right track.
any ideas on how to make a pole with only a bottom mount. i plan on making a wood bed cover for my truck and adding a pole with some lights and marine speakers. but i also want it very sturdy for the safety of the girls or just in case a big girl jumps on there.
If you don’t have a top mount, your bottom mound must be much more sturdy. I would anchor the bottom of the pole to the truck bed, and stabilize it 20 inches or so up, from the bottom, with the wood decking. Kind of like how patio umbrellas are in a heavy base and then supported by the hole in the patio table.
Hi HowToLou, any suggestion on how to make my own stage pole? Both static and spin. I cannot trust the ceiling in my house, so it has to be a stage pole. Thank you! Noemi
Hi Noemi. The pole design in the video takes advantage of a strong ceiling, so it does not need strong bearings. Unfortunately, a stage pole needs stronger bearings and a stronger base. I think purchasing might be the best option for you. If I HAD to build a stage pole, I would build a wooden base about 1 foot thick. At the bottom of the base, you can do the same thing I did in the video. At the top of the base, you could mount four non-swiveling castor wheels sideways tightly against the pole. You would then need to cover with a sheet of plywood with just a pole hole in the middle. The castor wheels would keep the pole standing up, but allow it to spin. To make it static, drill a hole sideways through the pole, somewhere inside the base, and stick a metal rod through it and attach to a support inside the base. Big project, but possible if you have the tools or have a friend with them. Good luck.
Where did you get that caster wheel from? I've been searching for days, but every single one I found doesn't have the middle piece around the center connected to the wheel itself but to the static plate.
We have a hardware store called Menards, but Lowes should have them too. Screen shot the wheel in the video and show a hardware store employee and they can help you find it.
+flipkidh - I weigh 190 pounds and it handled me just fine. I think it would easily take 300. After that, switch to a thicker wall steel pipe. Look for a 10 foot section of black iron natural gas piping at any large hardware store.
Yes. Locate a ceiling joist with a stud finder or look for screw heads if they are exposed. They will be 1.5 inches wide and run sideways across the room. Mount your top lag bolt into the center of a joist and cut off the head.
Is that what its called? 😃. I built this for my daughter. She can do a lot of crazy tricks on it. I can barely spell dance. I just grabbed the pole and spun!
@@HowToLou yes that's what it's called lol that's awesome epic that is lol I'm going to build me one like this as my pole I have now is to wide I like mine a little smaller for the hands to grip it right lol thanks for the vid..
+The Blue Farmer - I have not polished it yet, but had a good idea for that. I am going to take it down and mount a threaded bolt and nut in the plastic cap, so that I can spin the pole with a drill. Sanding will be easy, that way.
With your weight on the pole, the base won’t slide on a carpet floor. If you have a hard floor, you can put about 30 little rubber feet on the bottom to keep it from moving. It’s possible to build anything, but top-connected poles are way simpler. Since you put so much force on a pole, the base would need to be at least a foot tall and have expensive, heavy duty bearings for a free-top pole.
Actually what I did in the video is absolutely perfect for quickly removing it. You just slide the base over about a foot and the top of the pole comes off the metal pin. When I moved out of that house, I mounted the ceiling light back in that hole. You could have a ceiling light that you clip into place when the pole is not there.
Y’all lady’s don’t have a problem with the bottom piece stabbing your skin or the bolts? Might make one for the hell of it just wanted some insight for when y’all drop all the way down for a split
+Hailey Blocker - The top plastic piece is an inch and a half PVC cap. Screwed into that is an inch and a half set screw connector. You find the camp in the plumbing Aisle and the set screw connector in the electrical Aisle
+HowToLou thanks for quick reply but i meant to say vaulted ceiling and the exposed studs come down at an angle wouldn't I have to make some adjustments in order for the plastic top to sit flush or do you mean add a piece of wood to make the surface i will be using flat first
+realbrat40 - the plastic top does not touch my floor joist or roof rafter in your case. All the wieght of the pole and the dancer rest on the bottom bearing. The lag bolt and plastic "bushing" on top of the pole, just serve to keep it from tipping over. So drill into your rafter at an angle to the rafter, but vertical in the room. Put your lag in, follow the other steps, and you are all set.
+Hailey Blocker - Thats ok. You need the tape to protect the center so no JB Weld gets on it. The tape will tear free as soon as you spin the pole with u on it.
My daughter has been an avid pole dancer for 5 years, and is now a top level pole dance instructor, and has a pole teaching channel with over 4,000 followers. She used this pole every day for 2 years, and yes she loved it.
It looks like this is begging for me to slice my arm or leg open at the bottom. This is a great idea, but only if you cover the jagged points at the base.
+bre patterson - sure, you could make it safer by wrapping and taping a little foam around the bottom. Good idea. My daughter has been using this pole for 30 minutes a day ever since I posted the video and has not gotten hurt, but a little extra caution never hurt anyone
Anyone can slip on accident. Even my friends that are in the national pole competitions slip at least once a month. Whether it be due to our clothes having too much fabric to where we cant get a good grip, or from wearing lotion the night before. Accidents happen. I would hate for her hand to be sliced open while shes watching what her feet and legs are doing
+Angelica Gao - Your ceilings are probably drywall with wooden joists above that. Use a stud finder or strong magnet to find one nearest to where you want to install the pole, and screw in the lag bolt.
+Angelica Gao - There is no way to do it without making a hole in the ceiling, but its a very small hole and can easily be filled with lightweight spackle and it wont show much or not at all after you take the pole out someday
+Daniel Rivera - I think those metal conduit pipes are coated with zinc to prevent rust. If not, you could send them so lightly with 200 grit sand paper, and spray paint them with Rustoleum chrome paint. The biggest problem would be finding something that was 8 to 10 feet in the air and stable enough to connect a pole to. Maybe a play structure. You would take out the swings, and put the pole in there.
+Daniel Rivera - oh, i see. For that you would need to use the thicker metal conduit pipe, which is a 10 ft long by 1.5 inch diameter galvanized pipe. It has a little bumpy surface, so you would have to sand and paint, but no big deal. For the pad, I would dig a hole 4 foot in diameter and 8 inches deep. Lay plastic and an inch of pea gravel. Drop in some metal reinforcement mesh so you don't crack your slab. Then pour concrete to fill to ground level. Top with a foam mat. This will take about 8 cubit feet of concrete. There is 2/3 cu. ft. per 80 lb. bag of pre-mixed concrete, so 4 bags to be safe. Don't forget to put the pole in the center before it dries.
Wow, how refreshing is it to receive home project instruction from someone who speaks clearly, doesn't waste precious time going over needless minutia and repetitive details, doesn't omit crucial steps and knows precisely how to execute the projects efficiently and safely. BRAVO, and subscribing for life!
He'll yeah
HowToLou, thank you so much, I am going to make my own soon! With our current shytuation, this is just what the dancer in me has ordered!
As someone who considers themself an excellent pole dancer, I wouldn't dance on this. YET. It needs a cap over both ends of the pole, to prevent catching your toes (your feet, elbows, body in general) on the bolts in the bottom, and the sharp edges of the thing sticking up at the bottom.
+RigorAmortis - Sure, a nice safety addition would be to fold a black washcloth twice into a strip and wrap it around the bottom of the pole and secure with black tape. Having said that, my daughter has used this pole for 30 minutes every day for just over a year, and has not had a problem. This would be a simple safety precaution though, and is a good idea. Thank you!
HowToLou yeah, no problem, especially for anyone who see this and wants to make their own. I've cut my foot to the point of there being blood all over the stage, due to the end cap being broken and exposing the bolts. I'm very glad to hear that your daughter hasn't had that mishap!
+RigorAmortis - Ouch! We will wrap ours for sure! By the way, I saw your doubles vid. Amazing! I will show my daughter. She did her first showcase, last week, at her coaches studio and wow I was impressed.
RigorAmortis
I'm not real sure; but I'm guessing his daughter isn't a dumb ass...?
She obviously has at least one eye, and half a brain.
Tawnie Lynn Kelly The mishap could happen to anyone and as an accident. No need to be so rude to someone who was only offering a safety precaution
I'll be making one for outside, and this gives me an idea for the base. Thank you! I was just planning on having a static pole in my backyard because I already have a super fancy spin pole indoors. Outside just sounds so fun!
+Modified Vegan - those caster wheel bearings are not designed to be outside in the rain. Keep it well oiled, and make a 3 inch tall rain skirt for the bottom of your pole to keep the water off the bearing.
Right! I want an outside one aswell
How much can I pay you just to do all of what you just showed???
+Tata Livette - sorry I don't install them
HowToLou The only concern I have is the pvc at the top I'm afraid after a while it would snap. My husband built my stripper Pole and everything is metal.. I Wish that I could convert it to a spinning pole because it is static..
they make end caps in Metal as well
they make end caps in Metal as well
lol
It’s quarantine and I want one Bc I’m bored
Supplys
1 1/2 set screw on connector ,1 1/2 inch threaded pvc cap , castor wheel with metal screw plate, 4 bolts and nuts. 6inch lag bolt, 10ft long 1.5 inch thick metal conduit , screws,carrage bolts, jb weld, sheet metal screws, wood board cut in a circle, thick drill bit (silightly smaller then ur lag bolt), tape measurer cut pole 1inch 1/2 shorter then the distance to make up for the space of the connector, and sandpaper and metal spraypaint
Thanks for posting this. All correct except the spray paint. The pole is just sanded to a mild shine. I have never seen a painted pole. It might work.
That was a GREAT tutorial! So clearly explained and i love the way you made it! ... its by far the best DIY for dance poles ive seen! Thank you 🙏.... i cant wait to make mine!!! 🙆🙆
thank you so much for keeping it simple, and buget friendly. ur the best.
Just what I was looking for! Thank you! Perfect description also
And... Subscribed. Look forward to more videos Lou!
Also good to know that you have a masters.
+James Affleck - Thanks. I have over 200 already posted. You might also like the one about the ping pong topper robot, the cyr wheel, the air wheel, or the electric go-kart.
IM IN LOVE WITH HOW TO LOU....... The directional part anyways, lol... Thank YOU !!!
+Nona Miller - Ha yeah, I am the builder and my daughter is the dancer :)
HowToLou. I have been looking for a east set up... And here it is !
Gonna ask my husband to do this for me. He'll definitely jump on the job lol he loves to see me dance
Yasss I can finally do my jack-knife and fireman❤️😝😝 mah surfboard- snack pack original 😂😂😂
This looks fun. Thanks for the video. 😊
Super simple, thanks for the tutorial!
Interesting! Though, 1½" pole diameter is a little thin & I'm unsure if plastic & wood is safe or not for dancing tension, I also feel that a base cone for the screwed mount/fall area may be improved
I gotta swing by our friendly dance club to ask staff about pole components¡
My 115 pound daughter used this every day for over a year with no problems at all. Sure you could cut a hole in a rug and put it at the base. She eventually got a foam pole mat.
I'm seeing the conduit omly comes in 10' sections but I have a 12' ceiling. Any recommendations?
Very good video... this might be a bit much to ask, but can you list everything you used in the video that goes on the finished product??
+Jade Tyga - oh gosh. From memory - 10 ft 1.5 inch diameter electrical conduit pipe. And For pipe with pipe threads on end of it. Plastic That fits on the threaded end. 4 inch long lag bolt. Caster wheel capable of handling 300 pounds. 2' x 2' piece of three-quarter inch plywood. Various screws
How did you let it dry over night? I can’t seem to get mine to stay in place to let it dry
Do you have any modifications to make this a free standing pole? Thank you
Standing poles are much more involved. You need a stage at least 2 feet deep to bury the bottom of the pole so it doesn’t fall over. Like trees have deep roots to hold them up. Another option is a large base with a fixed pole welded or otherwise firmly mounted. Regular poles are pretty simple, because they take advantage of the fixed structure on top. Unfortunately, free standing poles involve a lot more.
I'm wanting to install one in my garage..it has a concrete floor. I don't want that kind of base, or a spinning pole, though. I'm not sure that the base would work on concrete. I was thinking that perhaps I could build a mini stage, say from perhaps bolting the pole to the concrete, then creating a large border around it, in a box shape, then filling up that box shape with concrete, and letting it dry. Viola! A stage.
+SLAY DeSantis - I would find a joist in the ceiling and install your lag bolt. Tie a string to the bolt and mark where it lands. Mount a non-spinning castor wheel to the concrete with two concrete anchor bolts. If you don't want to drill into your floor, you could try cleaning the spot really well and glue the the castor wheel plate right to the floor with Power Grab construction adhesive. Definitely test this for strength before you get serious on the pole, but I think it will work fine. A stage would be cool, but a stage is something to fall off of and takes up space. If you really want a stage, I would build one out of 3/4 inch plywood. Cut the circle, the size you want, with a pole hole in the middle. Cut a bunch of 8 inch pieces of 2x4s and screw them tallways as legs, all around the edge of your wood disc. Cut 8 and 3/4 inch wide strips of 1/4 inch plywood and wrap it around the stage and screw it to the legs and top surface. If you are having trouble bending the plywood, soak it in water for one hour, first. Maybe paint the whole stage black, when you are done. Your concrete idea would work too, but would be a LOT of work to mix that much concrete!
+VPfyi - I am 185 pounds and it dd not even flinch. I think the castor is rated to over 300 pounds and the steel pole is not rated for bend strength, but it is pretty darn strong.
Great job on making the video clear, short, and to the point. Can you make the pole static as well as spin? And how do you make it for outside... just a wider base or does this already stand on it's own?
To make it static, drill a hole to the top of the pole sideways and put an eye bolt through it and anchor that to the ceiling This is not designed to stand on its own, sorry.
That was hot!
If I want to make it static, what should I do ? Thank you for this video.
+Sahnaa - if you want to make a pole that is permanently static, just use a caster wheel that does not spin. If you want it to be both, make the same pole like in the video and then drill a quarter inch diameter hole through the pole at the top, just below the ceiling. Attach a chain or steel cable to both sides of the bolt and to eye bolts screwed into the ceiling. Don't use rope. It will stretch. Hook up chains for static. Take them off for spin.
HowToLou Thank you so much, will definitely be trying
this soon ! :)
I see yours is spinning. how can I make it static which is how most poles are (non spinning)
Professional poles are static and spin. That's the problem with this vid is it's only spinning.
I had an Uncle Bob, said he invented the Plum Bob! Everybody said he was Plum Crazy!!!
+Tawnie Lynn Kelly - Pretty sure it was Little Jack Horner
HowToLou
Your probably right! 🙃
Oh, and I think I failed to mention; fantastic job fabricating (?) here! Somebody's lucky to have such a handy man!!!
Badass idea I like it all but the plastic cap and bolt at the top. Has that held up good ?
+djnemesis82pluss1877 - my daughter has used this poll at least 30 minutes a day every day since I posted this video, and it is in perfect condition. The plastic Has made a great top bearing
Do you have any ideas to make this portable? I don’t want to drill into my ceiling!
If you have a light in the center of the room on the ceiling, you can take it down and get access to the floor joists and mount your pole there. The top mount of a pole keeps it from tipping over. If you don’t have a top mount, you would have to build a base that is around a foot tall and about 5 feet wide, so it would be strong enough to hold the pole straight up.
What if I want to build it out side?
How to Lou aka Daddy Dance Pole, still a boss in 2020!
Re Saftey: If you knew better, then do better! Tape, pads etc
Re Cheap: After training and $kill gain replace w/ a pro pole.
My daughter used it every day for a year and then I bought her a real pole.
Hello Lou! So I bought a 1 and 1/2 inch metal conduit and a 1 and 1/2 inch set screw connector from Home Depot but my set screw connector is flush with the pipe so the pipe does not fit inside the connector. Is there a specific type of connector I need to get? The one I found was in the electrical section and the man helping me said those were the only ones they had. Thanks!
+Grayson Webb - Go to another guy or another store. The right connector fit on perfectly. You need one for 1.5 inch conduit. You are on the right track.
Hello! My house is made of cement.. The is ok on the beam? and how I can place it?
+Μαρια Σ - Put a bolt in a piece of plywood and attach the plywood to the beam with two C-clamps.
any ideas on how to make a pole with only a bottom mount. i plan on making a wood bed cover for my truck and adding a pole with some lights and marine speakers. but i also want it very sturdy for the safety of the girls or just in case a big girl jumps on there.
If you don’t have a top mount, your bottom mound must be much more sturdy. I would anchor the bottom of the pole to the truck bed, and stabilize it 20 inches or so up, from the bottom, with the wood decking. Kind of like how patio umbrellas are in a heavy base and then supported by the hole in the patio table.
Hi HowToLou, any suggestion on how to make my own stage pole? Both static and spin. I cannot trust the ceiling in my house, so it has to be a stage pole. Thank you! Noemi
Hi Noemi. The pole design in the video takes advantage of a strong ceiling, so it does not need strong bearings. Unfortunately, a stage pole needs stronger bearings and a stronger base. I think purchasing might be the best option for you. If I HAD to build a stage pole, I would build a wooden base about 1 foot thick. At the bottom of the base, you can do the same thing I did in the video. At the top of the base, you could mount four non-swiveling castor wheels sideways tightly against the pole. You would then need to cover with a sheet of plywood with just a pole hole in the middle. The castor wheels would keep the pole standing up, but allow it to spin. To make it static, drill a hole sideways through the pole, somewhere inside the base, and stick a metal rod through it and attach to a support inside the base. Big project, but possible if you have the tools or have a friend with them. Good luck.
What would you attach the wheels to? The top part of the base on the inside?
Yes, basically build a deck and attach the wheels sideways to the joists, and then put decking over the top with a hole just big enough for pole.
Where did you get that caster wheel from? I've been searching for days, but every single one I found doesn't have the middle piece around the center connected to the wheel itself but to the static plate.
We have a hardware store called Menards, but Lowes should have them too. Screen shot the wheel in the video and show a hardware store employee and they can help you find it.
Thank you brother!!!!
Do you have an idea of what the weight limit on this might be and how to increase it?
+flipkidh - I weigh 190 pounds and it handled me just fine. I think it would easily take 300. After that, switch to a thicker wall steel pipe. Look for a 10 foot section of black iron natural gas piping at any large hardware store.
Great. thanks
Do you foresee any problems with me doing this on a vaulted ceiling?
Sorry for the late reply. A vaulted ceiling is fine. Just make sure you hit a rafter up there.
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Question could you do this in mobile home??
Yes. Locate a ceiling joist with a stud finder or look for screw heads if they are exposed. They will be 1.5 inches wide and run sideways across the room. Mount your top lag bolt into the center of a joist and cut off the head.
How did you just do a spinning cradle I can't even do that correctly and I'm a dancer 😅
Is that what its called? 😃. I built this for my daughter. She can do a lot of crazy tricks on it. I can barely spell dance. I just grabbed the pole and spun!
@@HowToLou yes that's what it's called lol that's awesome epic that is lol I'm going to build me one like this as my pole I have now is to wide I like mine a little smaller for the hands to grip it right lol thanks for the vid..
Can this work as a freestanding thing ?
No, sorry. It relies heavily on the top pin for support.
how much weight do you think this will hold?
I am 180 pounds. It would be fine with anything under 250.
Is that a spinning or static pole?
Spinning
how long did it take to polish your pole?
+The Blue Farmer - I have not polished it yet, but had a good idea for that. I am going to take it down and mount a threaded bolt and nut in the plastic cap, so that I can spin the pole with a drill. Sanding will be easy, that way.
My question is how do you keep the bottom from sliding? And can you make a free standing pole stage with a pole that spins???? 🙂
With your weight on the pole, the base won’t slide on a carpet floor. If you have a hard floor, you can put about 30 little rubber feet on the bottom to keep it from moving.
It’s possible to build anything, but top-connected poles are way simpler. Since you put so much force on a pole, the base would need to be at least a foot tall and have expensive, heavy duty bearings for a free-top pole.
@@HowToLou thank you! I am gonna attempt to do this a different way. You are inspiring! I love DIY!
@@HowToLou and I want to be able to put it away if need be lol 😂 people come over and be like wtf is that?
Actually what I did in the video is absolutely perfect for quickly removing it. You just slide the base over about a foot and the top of the pole comes off the metal pin. When I moved out of that house, I mounted the ceiling light back in that hole. You could have a ceiling light that you clip into place when the pole is not there.
@@HowToLou I am so excited! Thank you!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
What is the size of the wheel 2" 2 1/2 ???
I don’t remember, but at 0:15 it looks like a 2 inch wheel next to a 1.5 inch pipe.
this was fun, but the bottom part look like a hazard
Y’all lady’s don’t have a problem with the bottom piece stabbing your skin or the bolts? Might make one for the hell of it just wanted some insight for when y’all drop all the way down for a split
My daughter used this every day for over a year with no injuries. Cut a hole in a cheap black welcome mat to cover it.
what kind of JB weld should I get??? please get back to me
Also if the height from my floor to my ceiling is 8 foot why should I get a 10 foot long conduit
plz get back to me asap in plan on going to home Depot today to get all the stuff but I wanna make sure I have it right
+Hailey Blocker - The standard original stuff. It comes in two tubes. Part A and Part B and you mix them into that gray goo.
one more question. what is that pipe thing you put into the PVC cap?
+Hailey Blocker - The top plastic piece is an inch and a half PVC cap. Screwed into that is an inch and a half set screw connector. You find the camp in the plumbing Aisle and the set screw connector in the electrical Aisle
Nice! Made mine for about 7 dollars, heh.
@Erika Poe oh boy. I had bamboo shafts in my backyard and bought a wheel caster and zip ties. Worked well! :)
can this be done on a slanted ceiling
+realbrat40 - yes, you just need to be able to put a lag bolt into solid wood.
+HowToLou thanks for quick reply but i meant to say vaulted ceiling and the exposed studs come down at an angle wouldn't I have to make some adjustments in order for the plastic top to sit flush or do you mean add a piece of wood to make the surface i will be using flat first
+realbrat40 - the plastic top does not touch my floor joist or roof rafter in your case. All the wieght of the pole and the dancer rest on the bottom bearing. The lag bolt and plastic "bushing" on top of the pole, just serve to keep it from tipping over. So drill into your rafter at an angle to the rafter, but vertical in the room. Put your lag in, follow the other steps, and you are all set.
+HowToLou ok got it thanks so much
Straight up & down; isn't that called "plum"?
+Tawnie Lynn Kelly - yes
when I put the duct tape on the thing it keeps it from spinning
+Hailey Blocker - Thats ok. You need the tape to protect the center so no JB Weld gets on it. The tape will tear free as soon as you spin the pole with u on it.
that's what I figured
Is this dancer approved ???
My daughter has been an avid pole dancer for 5 years, and is now a top level pole dance instructor, and has a pole teaching channel with over 4,000 followers. She used this pole every day for 2 years, and yes she loved it.
It looks like this is begging for me to slice my arm or leg open at the bottom. This is a great idea, but only if you cover the jagged points at the base.
+bre patterson - sure, you could make it safer by wrapping and taping a little foam around the bottom. Good idea. My daughter has been using this pole for 30 minutes a day ever since I posted the video and has not gotten hurt, but a little extra caution never hurt anyone
Anyone can slip on accident. Even my friends that are in the national pole competitions slip at least once a month. Whether it be due to our clothes having too much fabric to where we cant get a good grip, or from wearing lotion the night before. Accidents happen. I would hate for her hand to be sliced open while shes watching what her feet and legs are doing
damn this is not my type of diy i aint bob the builder lol
how can I add this to my ordinary ceiling not in my basement
+Angelica Gao - Your ceilings are probably drywall with wooden joists above that. Use a stud finder or strong magnet to find one nearest to where you want to install the pole, and screw in the lag bolt.
how would I be able to install this without having to make a hole?
+Angelica Gao - There is no way to do it without making a hole in the ceiling, but its a very small hole and can easily be filled with lightweight spackle and it wont show much or not at all after you take the pole out someday
Can you get this stuff to make a stripper pole at Home Depot
Yes
I need this and i want to do it but i don’t knowsww
Yah I don't do that lol
I was wondering, what about an outdoor pole? what would that require, given that it'd have to be static and taking the outdoor elements into account
+Daniel Rivera - I think those metal conduit pipes are coated with zinc to prevent rust. If not, you could send them so lightly with 200 grit sand paper, and spray paint them with Rustoleum chrome paint. The biggest problem would be finding something that was 8 to 10 feet in the air and stable enough to connect a pole to. Maybe a play structure. You would take out the swings, and put the pole in there.
well, i was hoping to do more of a free standing pole with a cement foundation. ive been searching to see some examples, but its a little difficult
+Daniel Rivera - oh, i see. For that you would need to use the thicker metal conduit pipe, which is a 10 ft long by 1.5 inch diameter galvanized pipe. It has a little bumpy surface, so you would have to sand and paint, but no big deal. For the pad, I would dig a hole 4 foot in diameter and 8 inches deep. Lay plastic and an inch of pea gravel. Drop in some metal reinforcement mesh so you don't crack your slab. Then pour concrete to fill to ground level. Top with a foam mat. This will take about 8 cubit feet of concrete. There is 2/3 cu. ft. per 80 lb. bag of pre-mixed concrete, so 4 bags to be safe. Don't forget to put the pole in the center before it dries.
you are groovy! i may try this out, but thank you for your help!
what should you recommend for paint finishes? or rust prevention?