How good are the klippermate

[Nickac]

How good are they. I was thinking of stringing my own racquets. So like maybe 1 to 2 racquets a month.

Is this machine worth buying for $60 used vs paying a stringer to string my racquets?

[slowfox]

I think it's great. The drop weight tensioner initially takes some practice, but it's simple after that. For $60 you'll make your money back after 3 or 4 stringjobs. Totally worth IMO.

I've strung probably 100+ since I got it last year. Still in great shape. Built like a tank..

[loosegroove]

Agreed. And if you don't like it, you'll easily be able to sell it for $60 on craigslist and get your money back.

[Nickac]

So now te guy is telling me one of the floating clamps is missing. I mean who looses a clamp.

Where do I get one?

Also is poly harder to stun then a multi

[mmk]

Originally Posted by Nickac

So now te guy is telling me one of the floating clamps is missing. I mean who looses a clamp.

Where do I get one?

Also is poly harder to stun then a multi

You can get a clamp from Klipperusa for $35. Yes, poly is harder to string than a multi, but just that, more difficult - not impossible. The main thing with poly is to start with the bar down instead of up.

[esgee48]

KlipperMate does not have a racheting mechanism so you cannot really start with the weight down. Just know that poly does not stretch as much as nylon/syn gut. You have to allow more string between the frame and gripper to allow the weight to be horizontal.

[tyu1314]

I own a klippermate and have strung at least 50racquets on it, i think its a really good machine. The machine does not have ractchet system, but can still easily get the job done, after one or two pull, you can figure out how much slacks you have to put through the gripper.

[Lakers4Life]

Originally Posted by Nickac

How good are they. I was thinking of stringing my own racquets. So like maybe 1 to 2 racquets a month.

Is this machine worth buying for $60 used vs paying a stringer to string my racquets?

There is an Eagnas Flex 160 on CL in Irvine for $99. A way better machine than a Kmate. IMHO

[Nickac]

How do I learn how to string with the Engas. I know te klippermate goes with a manual and phone support and they guarantee you can do it

[g_desilva]

A lot of machines are pretty user friendly, and many instructional videos on youtube are going to be interchangeable between helping you understand the fundamentals of stringing - nothing much to worry about here.

[Lakers4Life]

Originally Posted by Nickac

How do I learn how to string with the Engas. I know te klippermate goes with a manual and phone support and they guarantee you can do it

It will be much easier to string on the Eagnas than on a Kmate. One it's got fixed clamps, far easier to use than floating clamps. The tensioner has a clutch, where the Kmate does not.

[kadishack]

Originally Posted by Lakers4Life

It will be much easier to string on the Eagnas than on a Kmate. One it's got fixed clamps, far easier to use than floating clamps. The tensioner has a clutch, where the Kmate does not.

It doesn't look like the eagnas flex 160 has fixed clamps but has flying clamps instead.

[Major]

I love my klippermate. Better string jobs right off the bat than any I had ever paid for. Stringing poly is easy. I think the notion that it is difficult on a klippermate is more hype than substance (just my opinion, of course).

[Lakers4Life]

Originally Posted by kadishack

It doesn't look like the eagnas flex 160 has fixed clamps but has flying clamps instead.

If you see the pictures it has fixed clamps, I suspect it's a Flex 740. The seller has it listed as a Flex 160.

[mmk]

Originally Posted by Lakers4Life

If you see the pictures it has fixed clamps, I suspect it's a Flex 740. The seller has it listed as a Flex 160.

If it is the one in the picture, buy it now. The clamps alone are worth the asking price.

[gmatheis]

Originally Posted by Lakers4Life

If you see the pictures it has fixed clamps, I suspect it's a Flex 740. The seller has it listed as a Flex 160.

$99 for the stringer in this pic is a steal ... even if it is an Eagnas.

[kadishack]

Originally Posted by Lakers4Life

If you see the pictures it has fixed clamps, I suspect it's a Flex 740. The seller has it listed as a Flex 160.

Ahh I didn't look at the post, I just looked up the model. My bad...

Definitely worth at least $99, go get it.

[Lakers4Life]

I would buy it, but I don't really need it.

[Topspin101]

Originally Posted by Nickac

How do I learn how to string with the Engas. I know te klippermate goes with a manual and phone support and they guarantee you can do it

+1 on the phone support. They have been great to me. Buy the Klippermate with confidence....

[marosmith]

Wow what a Craigslist deal that is!