thanks everyone. I am going to take another shot at this tonight or tomorrow. I talked with the distributor and they also suggested to lube the thread. I have some WD40, I think it should do. They also suggested to use vic grip to thread the spikes in. I just didn't want to mess things up. But since they said to use vice grip, I am not worried about it. I love this stand though. Nice looking and seems to damp the resonance pretty good.
Will see how my second attempt will go. If the spikes won't go in, the distributor said they will send me replacement spikes. I hope not to mess up the thread on the insode of the poles though. thanks again.
Will see how my second attempt will go. If the spikes won't go in, the distributor said they will send me replacement spikes. I hope not to mess up the thread on the insode of the poles though. thanks again.