DIY Stripper Pole! (Stripper not included)

Step 7 Rethink some things

Ok, so at this point, I attached the pole to the floor board and flange, and tried to stand it up.

This is when I realized my pole was too long. Thinking that the pole wouldn't screw into the flange further because the board was in the way, I used my jigsaw to cut a hole in the board. Don't do this. It doesn't work.

Instead, I had to use a chisel to split my plywood down the middle, then I planed and sanded the board. At this point, now that my board was thinner, my bolts were too long, and I had to go out the next morning and buy shorter bolts.

Comments

[graeme.t.cooper]

Ok. I'm with you throughout this build. Picked it all up. There is one thing I've noticed. The bolts are protruding up (and down from ceiling) into the pathway of my wife's foot. My thought is to alter the round holes square with a file and use carriage bolts, hacking off the excess then "breaking" the thread at the nut to prevent it from backing out. Your thoughts?

I dig this. Gonna build one myself.