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It's showing up on my computer? Not sure what's up with that...

I don't hit hard enough to break strings =) They typically break only after several uses. I wouldn't mind trying a soft poly string. I haven't been too pleased with the syn gut strings I've tried. Thanks for the recommendation!

This is my new machine. A paint and body shop painted the shell GM white for $70 and I painted the knobs and base with a rubber gray paint as they were a little "chewed up". The shell looks brand new although the table now looks more like an off-white :) A graphics store was able to re-create...

I am starting to play tennis again after some feet issues and I am a little overwhelmed by string choices these days. I'm probably a 3.0-3.5 level player and use a Wilson Steam 99S. I have been using Wilson NXT and NXT Tour 16. I also string my own racquets. I really would like to try some...

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Yes, Babolat sent me a whole set so I'm good in that area. I recently moved from ca to fla so I haven't had much time to mess with the machine, but a ratchet set was all that was needed to fix my clamp issue. Just need to take the outer shell to a body shop to get it painted. Trying to decide...

So I tightened the bolt counter clockwise and it seems to be working now. It's not 100% like the other base clamp (it's still a little tight), but at least it works. I guess I'll have to buy a ratchet set and play around with it a bit as I don't have any tools that allow me to tighten it any...

Irvin or others that are familiar with the Star 5. I just discovered that one of my base clamps does not turn and lock. It will glide but doesn't turn enough to get it into a locking position. I either did something to it or only tested the other base clamp when I bought it. The one that isn't...

I forgot to mention that I wiped all that stuff off afterwards with alcohol =) The Babolat rep does not carry the plastic outer shell so I think I'm going to have a local body shop spray paint it for me if it isn't too expensive. The pads for the mounting system are pretty expensive and I can...

I went ahead and cleaned the table top with some CLR and put a little polish on afterwards. Looks pretty good. I think I may just find some paint that works on plastic instead of paying for replacement parts (which may not be available anyway). I really don't want to put so much into it that I...

I just purchased a Star 5 for around $1650 at a Sports Chalet going out of business. I thought this was a decent price although I would have liked to have been closer to $1000 considering the rough condition (everything works as it should). I believe the racquet count is around 3600. Anyway, I...

Not sure why you say that. I have a crank machine w/ a Wise and love it. Gamma 6004 w/ Wise tension head is not that much different than a Gamma 8800 (which I recently sold). Yes, the 8800 is a better setup but for $2k more? Eh. Plus the Wise is portable between stand up models and portable...

Mine is brand new man! ;)

Fle**** I should have said ;)

Buy the one I have on **** lol