Newb, first machine, electrical or spring tension

[theace21]

Not a problem at all. Most sets now are 40'. As long as you measure correctly you probably never run short. If it ever happens you probably could rig a floating clamp, or starting clamp with a extra piece of string and make the pull that way...

[SunDog]

Natural gut hybriding on big racquets is where you may have an issue with a rotational drum type stringer. A lot of NG is not 40 ft. If you hybrid - and string large frames, you need to put some forethought into using a shorter piece for a smaller head racquet and leaving a bigger piece for the larger frames.

For instance: my raquet has a mid plus size head (with open sting pattern) and requires 18 feet for the mains to reach my non rotational drum tension head for the last mains. A friend of mine plays with an OS head (with a dense pattern) and I need more like 20 feet to do his mains. If i just open up a pack of gut that is 38' and cut it in half - I can't do both on my machine. I imagine that this problem would be amplified on a rotational drum tension head machine.

Rigging NG to the rotational head with clamps would not be up there on my list of favorite things to have to do regularly.