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Removing grips from head oval shaped ski poles
 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead

I have a pair of head ski poles that I want to shorten .
The shaft is oval shaped , the pole seems to be a match for i magnums .

I contacted Head and they say there is no screw , they are glued on and therefore heating them should loosen the glue .

I have tried boiling the handles three times now . Each time increasing the boiling time ( I’m up to 25 mins now )

No amount of boiling seems to loosen the glue .
I am pulling with all my strength and they are not budging . The shafts are oval so I can’t twist them .

Any one removed a handle /grip from head poles ?
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

Welcome to the forum @Nsnk,

You need to try them from the opposite end of the grips and, in effect, push them off .

Pulling them contracts the grip around the pole, whereas pushing them tries to expand the grip and releases them.

You can also try with a hole made in a piece of wood, pass the pole through it until it meets the grip, put your feet against the wood and pull the poles for all you're worth.
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 Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?

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You can also try with a hole made in a piece of wood, pass the pole through it until it meets the grip, put your feet against the wood and pull the poles for all you're worth

Shocked Shocked Shocked
With the hopefully obvious precaution of making sure you are not going to do this towards your chest, head, or anything else you don't want a sharpened ski pole embedded in!
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Richard_Sideways wrote:
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You can also try with a hole made in a piece of wood, pass the pole through it until it meets the grip, put your feet against the wood and pull the poles for all you're worth

Shocked Shocked Shocked
With the hopefully obvious precaution of making sure you are not going to do this towards your chest, head, or anything else you don't want a sharpened ski pole embedded in!


I’ll like to see you explaining that in A&E.
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 Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.

@Nsnk, Check out Golf Club grip removal videos -- might help, such as this one



http://youtube.com/v/EaIPVOFjzCY
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ster wrote:
Richard_Sideways wrote:
Quote:

You can also try with a hole made in a piece of wood, pass the pole through it until it meets the grip, put your feet against the wood and pull the poles for all you're worth

Shocked Shocked Shocked
With the hopefully obvious precaution of making sure you are not going to do this towards your chest, head, or anything else you don't want a sharpened ski pole embedded in!


I’ll like to see you explaining that in A&E.


Yep, I could see the problem in trying to categorize that on the A+E std response form Very Happy

But in a similar way, I make sure I'm not still under a car when lowering the Jack after changing a wheel, and make sure my fingers aren't in front of circular saw when cutting. Common sense innit Toofy Grin
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 Then you can post your own questions or snow reports...
Then you can post your own questions or snow reports...

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I’ll like to see you explaining that in A&E.

Best not do it naked either then...
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