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How to cut your poles down?
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How can i cut my poles down to make them smaller. i feel like it could be obvious but i still wanna make sure... any special steps.
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Their is a vid on it under NSTV that 4frnt tech talk did about how to cut down poles.
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Take the grip off and you cut them. If you are having a hard time taking the grip, just boil it for a couple of minutes and it should come out easily.
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just did this last night. Take the grip off (should be pretty easy to figure out, there will be a screw of some sort), and cut them with a hacksaw. It's done exactly how you'd think, and it's really easy.
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^ And it's best to take a file/sand paper and round off the edge where you cut, get rid of any splinters.
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i dont mean to hate, but i think a monkey can figure out how to cut a pole down. and there are hundreds of threads and videos all over the internet on how to do so.
but in case you are less intelligent than a monkey..
-boil water
-place grip in boiling water to soften its hold
-remove grip (pliers or vices work wonders)
-hack saw/pipe cutter to preferred height
-jam grip back on
-ski with tiny poles
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1. boil water
2. let water cool to the point at which you can touch it without hurting yourself
3. soak the grips for a few minutes
4. pull off the grips (the hot water will loosen them but you'll probably have to muscle them off)
5. take a hacksaw to the poles where you want them to be cut off
6. push the grips back on (they will go on a lot easier than they will come off)
there you go
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haha wow sorry for the double post, you mustve said this as i was typing mine.
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hahahaha, thank you. i was just makin sure, jeez...
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Another pole question:
I cut mine down and am putting different grips on them, but the insert for the grip is much wider than my poles. What should i fill the gap with? I've heard using hockey tape then applying a decent amount of epoxy works. What do people usually use?
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I was actually going to mention that.
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I used electrical black tape, worked fine.
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