Best way to cut down ski poles?

[John Webb]

Before moving I had about a dozen poles- all too long as they were common & cheap at ski swaps.

One day I boiled the grips, they all came off easily, and hacksawed them shorter-no problem.
Chamfered edges & used no glue on reassembly.

Could have used a tubing cutter (can’t remember)
I think I held several very loosely in a vice while pulling.Twisting the grips while pulling also helps to break the bond.

Our next 20 post thread will be on how to change a
Light bulb.

 

[NoScoped]

Thanks for the replies all. They're K2 composite poles...not sure what model.

 

[gwasson]

Thanks for the replies all. They're K2 composite poles...not sure what model.

I have one pair of K2 composites (Power 10 Airfoils) I was able to get the grips off and cut down. I used a heat gun (sparingly) and then used a dremel tool with a cutting wheel to cut the length. I have a couple other older pairs that I want to cut down, but for the life of me I have not been able to get the grips off. Tried heat gun, boiling, all to no avail.

Good luck.

 

[Noodler]

In the golf world there are super cheap rubber vise jaws adapters that have a v-groove lengthwise. These are meant to allow a club shaft to be held in a standard vise without damage and without allowing the club to twist while doing work. These would also work great for skiers trying to remove grips (much better than a door jamb).

I recently cut down my LEKI poles and used my shaft vise (a step up from using the rubber adapters with a standard vise) and it was so much easier that I wish I would have known this years ago.

 

[skiki]

I cut a pair of Royal Shaft poles down with a dremel, took no time at all. I cut them at the bottom since the baskets were shot, and one was missing the tip, so I needed to replace those anyway. I couldn't find parts from RS, but the ones Goode sells fit perfectly.

 

[Wilhelmson]

In the golf world there are super cheap rubber vise jaws adapters that have a v-groove lengthwise. These are meant to allow a club shaft to be held in a standard vise without damage and without allowing the club to twist while doing work. These would also work great for skiers trying to remove grips (much better than a door jamb).

I recently cut down my LEKI poles and used my shaft vise (a step up from using the rubber adapters with a standard vise) and it was so much easier that I wish I would have known this years ago.

I hang old bike tubes in my garage and use them for all kinds of things like in a vice, clamp furniture repairs, stake trees - bike tubes are rare these days but they last a long time.

 

[John Webb]

I hang old bike tubes in my garage and use them for all kinds of things like in a vice, clamp furniture repairs, stake trees -.

Yes, very useful. Thin rings cut off make good quality super heavy duty rubber bands. Use my favorite tool to cut -channelock tin snips that cut most anything from paper to tin or aluminum.