Newly purchased Baiardo machine:
Excuse the bedroom pic, temporary location while I am building an office and making room. Been a great machine so far. I have used Babolat Star 3 extensively before this and a handful of other machines here and there.
I've been stringing since I was 14 (I'm 36 now) and ran a tennis shop for 7 years and am strongly considering opening one here in LA. It's just something I enjoy and if I were able to make a living from stringing and customization/matching that would be a dream come true. I'm kind of baby stepping it right now since I do have a wife, kids and a pays the bills job. Currently I string for myself and just a couple of friends and am the worst capitalist ever as I string for beer (can one be a Republican socialist?) and never accept their money. I've been checking out some storefronts near my home so we'll see where it leads.
wow very nice! you like the wilson better than the star?
Not really... the ergonomics of the Baiardo machine is pretty awesome but I'm not doing high volume right now so I'm not totally appreciating it. If parts were more readily available for a Star 3 I'd probably own one. Being able to punch up extra knot tension and pre-stretch is nice though. The clamp bases on the Baiardo are not as high of quality as the babolat clamps but they are less maintenance and pop-down-release function makes for quicker stringing. I used to have to take apart my babolat clamp bases all the time. Now the clamp heads are fantastic, quick adjust for tension, etc.
Agree with much of what you say about the babolat Star 3. I have a Star 4 I'll be taking to string at the Cincinnatti Masters this year and love the clamps and center clamps, although I agree the base clamps need more maintaining.
You'll find with the Baiardo that when stringing with a tired back, the ergonomics are incredible. Machine is so comfortable when doing high volume like at a pro shop or tournament. Most comfortable machine I've strung on. I wish I could take mine to Cincy, but the Star 4 is more transportable.
Enjoy the Baiardo and congrats.
Agree with much of what you say about the babolat Star 3. I have a Star 4 I'll be taking to string at the Cincinnatti Masters this year and love the clamps and center clamps, although I agree the base clamps need more maintaining.
You'll find with the Baiardo that when stringing with a tired back, the ergonomics are incredible. Machine is so comfortable when doing high volume like at a pro shop or tournament. Most comfortable machine I've strung on. I wish I could take mine to Cincy, but the Star 4 is more transportable.
Enjoy the Baiardo and congrats.
Not really... the ergonomics of the Baiardo machine is pretty awesome but I'm not doing high volume right now so I'm not totally appreciating it. If parts were more readily available for a Star 3 I'd probably own one. Being able to punch up extra knot tension and pre-stretch is nice though. The clamp bases on the Baiardo are not as high of quality as the babolat clamps but they are less maintenance and pop-down-release function makes for quicker stringing. I used to have to take apart my babolat clamp bases all the time. Now the clamp heads are fantastic, quick adjust for tension, etc.
you got me interested. my back is suffering from stringing all day. oh well. what is it about the ergonomics that compensates so well?
IMHO - the height adjustment and mounting table adjustments make it tailor fit to whatever size person you are...
I think your over tightening the v clamps those plastic pads should not wear out like that. :shock:
I love my AriaMy newest addition...
Haha yep the old frisbee. Didn't think anyone would be interested in that... More the framed is 85 signed by Pete behind it.
Gamma 6000. It was a steal! Just paid $50 + gas for 300 mile drive.
Gamma 6000. It was a steal! Just paid $50 + gas for 300 mile drive.
So, it cost you around $150 i figure. Congratulations, it is a solid machine.
I would suggest to calibrate it first. Good luck.
The first thing I did was to buy a Gamma Tension Calibrator.
One question: How often do I have to calibrate it for crank machine?
...I expect to do up to 5 a year so I don't need fancy stuff but it would be nice one day...
3 yrs ago, i was thinking i'd be stringing 1 racquet a month. i'm now up to around 100+ racquets per year.
Wish there was some readily accessible ultimate leagues here in Aus. Doesn't seem like it wee took off here.
Wow that's a big change! I only want to do my own racquets, in poly, in the 30-40 lb range.
I definitely don't want the responsibility if I wreck someone's racquet. I had a friend who strung my Ripsticks in the 90's and gouged the throat with his stringer clamps - I was not too pleased...of course he denied he did any damage:shock:
Wow that's a big change! I only want to do my own racquets, in poly, in the 30-40 lb range.
I definitely don't want the responsibility if I wreck someone's racquet. I had a friend who strung my Ripsticks in the 90's and gouged the throat with his stringer clamps - I was not too pleased...of course he denied he did any damage:shock:
actually, about 60-70 of the racquets i string per year are my own. i only string for a couple of the guys i play with.
i had beg and plead with my wife to let me spend the money on a used sensor. i'm not sure what possessed her to agree but i'm glad she was just crazy enough to say yes because a nice machine certainly does make stringing alot more enjoyable.
:shock: Where do you find ones like that?
^hes got a bunch of tennis items too!