http://www.eagnas.com/maxgen1/pp600.html
$15.95
I have this one and the one by Gamma. They both work equally for me.
Just a note about the eagnas starting clamp, a poster here once posted(do a search and you will find), posted that he received a rusted shut starting clamp from eagnas. They made him pay shipping to send the clamp back, and also gave him a rough time. You may be taking chances.$40.00 is not a bad price for a quality starting clamp!
GSS is only $30-ish. I have three (Gamma & SP are also good) and this is the one I prefer by a small margin. Buy once and forget about it.
Il Mostro is correct!! I have 3 different starting clamps. All 3 work fine, the alpha clamp is a little larger than the others, but my favorite is the one from gss. You will not go wrong with that clamp!
For anyone who is interested, I got my Eagnas clamp the other day and I tried it out on a DireDesire ATW pattern, and I was very pleased. It actually seems very strong, very sturdy and holds the strings well as far as I could tell.
Granted, I'm not an expert on stringing or stringing equipment, so take my assessment with a grain of salt, but I'm happy with my $15 purchase.
For anyone who is interested, I got my Eagnas clamp the other day and I tried it out on a DireDesire ATW pattern, and I was very pleased. It actually seems very strong, very sturdy and holds the strings well as far as I could tell.
Granted, I'm not an expert on stringing or stringing equipment, so take my assessment with a grain of salt, but I'm happy with my $15 purchase.
How much did they charge for shipping, $6 ?
I personally wouldn't risk it.
I have both the Eagnas clamp and the Alpha clamp from TW. Purchased the Eagnas first, trying to save a buck and it doesn’t have enough clamping power to use as a starting clamp. Cleaned it several times and it won’t hold the string when starting or using as a bridge. Regretting that purchase, I spent the $40 on the Alpha clamp and it has been awesome. Never slips and I trust it completely.
My starting clamp never seems to hold as a bridge. Have a Stringway floating clamp that works extremely well.
Which brings a question to mind, what can a starting clamp do that a good floating clamp can't do?
Can you use a floating clamp to start crosses?
Regardless, I use a starting clamp to tie knots as well.
Which brings a question to mind, what can a starting clamp do that a good floating clamp can't do?
My starting clamp never seems to hold as a bridge. Have a Stringway floating clamp that works extremely well.