Recommend stringing machine

[benxuan]

Hello everyone,

any recommendation for stringing machine? something affordable. I'm a home stringer.

Cheers!

[v-verb]

Klippermate. Cheap, reliable, time tested.

[Squidward]

Depends on what you're looking for. Drop weight, Crank, Electronic...

You say affordable, but it help to know what your budget is. You might be able to find a used machine in your price range that has the features you're looking for.

[Lakers4Life]

Originally Posted by benxuan

Hello everyone,

any recommendation for stringing machine? something affordable. I'm a home stringer.

Cheers!

There is a Sticky at the top that should answer most of your questions.

http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=349814

[benxuan]

Originally Posted by Squidward

Depends on what you're looking for. Drop weight, Crank, Electronic...

You say affordable, but it help to know what your budget is. You might be able to find a used machine in your price range that has the features you're looking for.

I'm looking at 1-2k

but i used to be using babolat star 5 for the past year.

[Andyroo10567]

May i ask why your switching away from the Star 5?

[Lakers4Life]

The key words are "used to using", meaning he did not own it.

I would recomend a used Babolat, since he's used to a Star 5.

[benxuan]

Originally Posted by Lakers4Life

The key words are "used to using", meaning he did not own it.

I would recomend a used Babolat, since he's used to a Star 5.

Yeah the star 5 is not mine and i shifted away from the shop since.

Used star 5 you mean?

any other suggestion? I'm looking at Prince 6000 or some machine with 6 pt.

[Lakers4Life]

There are a couple of Prince 3000 available for $2000. A used 6000 and 5000 don't usually come up for sale that often.

If you are looking for new, any high end crank with a Wise 2086 is your best bet.

[benxuan]

What about Prince NEOS. heard alot from them. Are they good?

[benxuan]

Originally Posted by Lakers4Life

There are a couple of Prince 3000 available for $2000. A used 6000 and 5000 don't usually come up for sale that often.

If you are looking for new, any high end crank with a Wise 2086 is your best bet.

Which high end crank will you recommend?

[Lakers4Life]

Neos 1000 is old technology. You are better off with a Neos 1500 or Gamma 6004.

[Technatic]

My advice:
Buy a Constant pull;
- With so many strings with totally different elongation character, the difference in result (DT value) without CP will be big.
- You are used to CP with the Star 5.

[Dr. Perry]

I have been looking too.

It comes down to

1. your budget range;
2. what would make you happy;
3. features, practicality;

My sugestion is to take your time, hopefully you can try one or two stringing job before deciding one.

In my case, I used a ATS SS II, and Neos 1000, see a 6004 in the club I go. I really like the Neos 1000! It is easy to use. Everything is GOOD! However, the quality from ATS SS II is not inferior at all. Yes, it may take a minute or two extra time to mount the racquet. The lever may not be perfectly level everytime. The price difference is nearly $900.

The next thing you should consider is ... how often you would use the machine. Using it once or twice per month (home user) is very different from once or twice a week situation.

At the end, I would say no rush, take the time and listen, try it if possible.

Good luck!

[darklore009]

With that price range, might as well get a constant pull machine. Though the neos is nice, you could get like the gamma II els

[TennisCJC]

Get a Stringway dropweight with 2 action gliding clamps and a brake.

It is built like a tank. Mine is 6 yrs old and as good as new.

It is constant pull.

It pulls correct tension at any angle. You don't have to worry about dropping the tension arm to parallel with ground. Any angle is spot on tension. This is one of the main reasons I bought this machine.

It is drop weight. Cranks have springs which deteriate with time. Electrics have motors which deteriate with time. Drop weight has heavy metal and gravity which do not deteriate with time.

It has a very good 5 point mounting system. I like it but a some of the expensive floating mount systems 6 point may be a little better.

It has outstanding clamps - built like a tank. The only drawback is they can be a little bulky.

Get the brake as it is needed for the crappy prince o ports if you plan to own or string the crappy prince o port rackets.

I bought a tool stand and it works well as it is a good height and the machine fits nicely. $50 bucks for the stand. I may invest in a rolling stand with cabinets and drawers so I can store all my string and tools in one unit in the future.

LaSerFibre offers similar features but they are a crappy company - they may take your money and never deliver or deliver something different than you ordered or be so slow with deliver that they irritate the heck out of you. LaSerFibre = good products = crappy customer service.

[Irvin]

Since all stringers are built like tanks why don't they make tanks out of old stringers?

[domosborn]

Not an expert from what i've heard on the forums + some experience you can't go wrong with a gamma 6004+wise or a neos 1500+wise
(My vote would be neos but as has been said countless times, they are both excellent and either will make you happy)

[Dr. Perry]

If money is no object, go for the most expensive one in your budget range. It is like why drive a honda if you can afford a Lamborghini?

If you are a value hunter, a klippermate can produce the same result, at the expense of some logistic issues you need to take care in addition.

Originally Posted by domosborn

Not an expert from what i've heard on the forums + some experience you can't go wrong with a gamma 6004+wise or a neos 1500+wise
(My vote would be neos but as has been said countless times, they are both excellent and either will make you happy)

[Irvin]

Originally Posted by benxuan

Hello everyone,

any recommendation for stringing machine? something affordable. I'm a home stringer.

Cheers!

Affordable low use = cheap drop weight. You get what you pay for, no matter what all the X2 and KM owners are going to cry out. Misery loves company. I am not saying they are not good machines that will last a very long time, but that they are very affordable and designed for low production which appears to be a perfect fit for your parameters.

If you buy a high end machine and string every couple of weeks it will take you decades to recoup your money.