Cutting down poles

hue.

hue.

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I have a pair of new poles and i dont wanna bother taking them into the shop to cut them down, and i cant figure out how to get the grips off, does anyone know how?
 
as long as they're some sort of rubber material, try running them under hot water for a few minutes or letting them soak in a pot of hot water. the grips should just slide off pretty easily then.
 
If theyre being difficult, soak them in some hot water for a while, it should loosen any adhesive up that minght be in the grips. I kust twisted mine off after that.
 
i just got a hammer and hammered the grip off and then cut the pole to the length i wanted and put the grips back on...simple
 
turn your kitchen faucet to all the wall hot and all the way on. Then just run the grip under the water for a few minutes...shouldnt take long. Then just pull them off, cut them, and slide back on/hammer back on. You can also reheat before you put them back on so the glue readheres
 
Hot water for a few mins works, otherwise if you have a heat gun, heat up the grips for about a minute and pull them off.
 
hot water works ok, or you can take a heat gun...or your sister's hair dryer and heat the grips up, both methods work well
 
after u take and cut it, how do u put the handles back on, do u need any sort of glue or would it just stay on.

thanks
 
i have a pair of scott poles as well... i've seen some ppl take the baskets and tips of the poles off and cut from the bottom on Goode poles... will this work on scott poles as well???

thanks and ++k for any help!
 
oo i would like to know too because i bought some big poles and dont wana cut frmo top unless i have to because it will cut into the words on the scott team issue, but imo i dont think u can because u cant fit the basket on anymore? but i can be wrong
 
yeah i know on most goode poles you can just pop the basket/ tip off and pop it right back on. no problem. not sure about scott team issue poles though. wouldnt mind knowing either haha
 
Came on to ask this same question. Cheers!

When yo cut them down, do you recommend putting the pole straps back on? or leaving them free. All this poles will be used for is park, and they will be very short (no poler trying to go poles)
 
if they are scott poles u can put the grip part onto a vise an twist and pull and theyll come of then cut to were u want it work fine thats what i did.
 
you should put the strap back on cause its a pain when u fall and u lose ur pole and u have to hike back up somtimes wicked steep landings
 
very unlikely, because the pole is tappered from half way down. You cant cut from the bottom. Scott grips come off easier than some, takes some elbow grease but thats all really, A pipe cutter like a plumber would use is best for cutting though a hacksaw is pretty good too.

Remember , MEASURE TWICE, CUT ONCE....
 
YOU CAN'T CUT FROM THE BOTTOM!!!
have you looked a a ski pole lately? they're conical at the bottom... you can cut from the top because they are a consistent diameter at the top of the pole.

you have to take of the grips, (I put the pole in between the door and the door jamb and yank on the pole to get the grips off... after heating up the grips in hot water) then you measure how much you want to cut off, then use a hacksaw to cut off the excess pole length FROM THE TOP OF THE POLE
 
Hahahah sorry i read your previous post incorrectly.

But in the shop I use to work at... we carried Goode poles and i was taught to pop off the baskets and cut from the bottom b/c it was easier. maybe this is just for Goode poles though? or maybe the shop i use to work at is stupid? or both haha idkk thats why i was asking if the same applies for Scott poles.
 
my shop carries those poles too. the gray plastic rental ones with the green/red/blue/yellow straps?
those aren't conical, so you can cut them from the bottom. K2, leki, scott... pretty much all other pole manufacturers don't make 100% cylindrical poles
 
yeah thats what i figured... i just didnt read your above post correctly and became extremely confused ahhah. thanks for clearing this up.
 
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