William7gr's review of the Silent Partner Hip Hop

[KBlade]

For about how long with the Hip Hop be out of stock?

[1st Seed]

Honestly don't know.Give em call anyways as I did.Best of luck,Great machine for the price,Im stoked!

[william7gr]

Originally Posted by KBlade

For about how long with the Hip Hop be out of stock?

Unfortunately probably a while, there other machines have been out for a while.

[william7gr]

Originally Posted by 1st Seed

skunksass@hotmail.com thanks Bro'.No rush, when u get a chance.

I just sent it.

[1st Seed]

Thanks Again.Steve just emailed me my tracking # probibly in the morning.Safe guys at SP.In 10 years if I upgrade I call them again.

[1st Seed]

Will, does your clutch have a clicking mechanisim?.My machine does'nt make a sound.Is this normal?

Came this morning,well packaged like you said.No shipping scars at all.Assembly took 5min.Very well built.My gripper is workin fine.The hip hop has to be seen to be truly appreciated.Tonight when I hit I'm swinging for the fences,Never thought I'd be happy when strings go, but now i'm looking forward to it.lol

Clamps are good quality easy o/c no sticking.Now I only need your Husky tool box to complete the set.
ps/looks nice up there!

[william7gr]

Originally Posted by 1st Seed

Will, does your clutch have a clicking mechanisim?.My machine does'nt make a sound.Is this normal?

Came this morning,well packaged like you said.No shipping scars at all.Assembly took 5min.Very well built.My gripper is workin fine.The hip hop has to be seen to be truly appreciated.Tonight when I hit I'm swinging for the fences,Never thought I'd be happy when strings go, but now i'm looking forward to it.lol

Clamps are good quality easy o/c no sticking.Now I only need your Husky tool box to complete the set.
ps/looks nice up there!

Congratulations

Mine doesn't make the clicking noise either which is a good thing IMO. I would string an old racquet first if you have one because you might mess up a cross or a knot and it would be better for it not to be your real racquet. (I did both but fixed it by the second time) The Tool box is perfect for the machine and I love it the problem is that I have no idea where it came from. My dad has had it for a few years now and it still has most of his tools in it. However I did see some similar models at sears that I would suggest taking a look at.

[dantespark33]

hey, i bought my hip hop during summer
i love this machine it is nice and easy to use
did you calibrate yours?
i wanted to know how much it was off by, i ve gotten used to whatever tension it is at right now, but its still nice to know

[william7gr]

Originally Posted by dantespark33

hey, i bought my hip hop during summer
i love this machine it is nice and easy to use
did you calibrate yours?
i wanted to know how much it was off by, i ve gotten used to whatever tension it is at right now, but its still nice to know

No but 1st seed just got one and said he would calibrate it and tell me how it is but I haven't heard from him in a while.

[william7gr]

Originally Posted by 1st Seed

Ordering mine in the morning.Wil your reviews plus pics and research have made me come to my senses.Thanks I'll keep you updated on my progress.I'm sure it's money well spent.

Did you string a racquet yet?

[1st Seed]

Still waiting for the strings to go.I have'nt calibrated the drop weight yet.Need to get to my bass boat were my digital fish scale is.Recently just purchased 100$ in strings,plus been hitting like crazy.Hopefully I can post next week.Stay tuned.

[william7gr]

Originally Posted by 1st Seed

Still waiting for the strings to go.I have'nt calibrated the drop weight yet.Need to get to my bass boat were my digital fish scale is.Recently just purchased 100$ in strings,plus been hitting like crazy.Hopefully I can post next week.Stay tuned.

If you have an old racquet I would suggest stringing it first because you might miss a weave of mess something up like I did.

[1st Seed]

Will do, Will.There's no way i'll be doing my sticks until I get at least one practice session under my belt.

Thanks.

[coolblue123]

Awesome berber carpet! Just right for a toolcart with wheels.

Just brought a Hip-Hop too. I am looking into tool carts as well. I am hoping the stringer will be here by the end of the month. You should Youtube stringing with this machine! This is my first machine. Getting alittle nervous about stringing it.

William: Could you send me the electronic manual as well? my email is tonytony24@yahoo.com thanks!

[william7gr]

Originally Posted by coolblue123

Awesome berber carpet! Just right for a toolcart with wheels.

Just brought a Hip-Hop too. I am looking into tool carts as well. I am hoping the stringer will be here by the end of the month. You should Youtube stringing with this machine! This is my first machine. Getting alittle nervous about stringing it.

William: Could you send me the electronic manual as well? my email is tonytony24@yahoo.com thanks!

I just sent it. I was nervous too and it took me a long time to do my first racquet. I would suggest stringing an old racquet or one you don't use anymore at first to get used to it. Also did you get a starting clamp?

[coolblue123]

Originally Posted by william7gr

I just sent it. I was nervous too and it took me a long time to do my first racquet. I would suggest stringing an old racquet or one you don't use anymore at first to get used to it. Also did you get a starting clamp?

yeah i did. Hopefully, I don't need to use it. Did you have to use yours alot? After studying YuLitle's youtube vid's, seems like he says we don't need a starting clamp all the time.

thanks also for the manuals! I will study it too.

[william7gr]

Originally Posted by coolblue123

yeah i did. Hopefully, I don't need to use it. Did you have to use yours alot? After studying YuLitle's youtube vid's, seems like he says we don't need a starting clamp all the time.

thanks also for the manuals! I will study it too.

You dont need it 99% of the time but the 1% of the time you do you will be so happy you have it. It works great to tighten knots and ATW patterns. Also if you happen to knot have enough string to wrap around the tensioner you will love the fact that you got one.

[coolblue123]

Hi William:

Quick Question for you. Have you strung O3's yet? If so, I heard we have to do the "brake offset around 15 degrees" thing. If you did, did your stringer move since it's not bolted down to your cart?
Oh yeah, how tall is your cart? The only ones I've seen at Sears is 26.5 inches tall. Thinking about putting books on top to make it higher.
I am going to get a cart this afternoon, and need to string some O3's for some friends.

[william7gr]

Originally Posted by coolblue123

Hi William:

Quick Question for you. Have you strung O3's yet? If so, I heard we have to do the "brake offset around 15 degrees" thing. If you did, did your stringer move since it's not bolted down to your cart?
Oh yeah, how tall is your cart? The only ones I've seen at Sears is 26.5 inches tall. Thinking about putting books on top to make it higher.
I am going to get a cart this afternoon, and need to string some O3's for some friends.

One of my first racquets I practiced with was an O3 and I strung it without any problems. No one I know uses an O3 so I have never looked up how to do it. What is the 15 degree thing your talking about. The machine is a tank it is quite heavy so I felt no need to bold it down to the table and have never had any problems with it. Sorry I will have to get back to you tomorrow about the hight of the cart. It works fine for me but I'm only 5 1/2 so taller people might have some problems.

[coolblue123]

Originally Posted by william7gr

One of my first racquets I practiced with was an O3 and I strung it without any problems. No one I know uses an O3 so I have never looked up how to do it. What is the 15 degree thing your talking about. The machine is a tank it is quite heavy so I felt no need to bold it down to the table and have never had any problems with it. Sorry I will have to get back to you tomorrow about the hight of the cart. It works fine for me but I'm only 5 1/2 so taller people might have some problems.

Yulitle's video describes this really well, it's starts at 1:20:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jf_7l...x=0&playnext=1
While stringing crosses, due to the size of the O ports, the tension gets swayed away from the gromments. So we need to the brakes and set it so it's 15 degrees towards your body. That way the lock will keep the racquet stable while the tension is being tighten. Difficult to explain, better to see Yulitle's video.