about to buy first stringer....

[JuntheKing]

i know this question has probably been asked many times but i think it is easier to start a thread than to search through the forms ... Anyways, i want to purchase a stringing machine around 100-200$. I have experience stringing with a friends klippermate drop-weight. i dont really want to break the bank for a stringer. i want a stringer that is accurate and as easy to use as the klipper. however, if it is really worth it, i wouldnt mind going out of the price range. thanks in advance for input!

Also, is that cheap eagnas electric stringer any good? ive been reading mixed feelings about eagnas

 

[snoflewis]

i know this question has probably been asked many times but i think it is easier to start a thread than to search through the forms ... Anyways, i want to purchase a stringing machine around 100-200$. I have experience stringing with a friends klippermate drop-weight. i dont really want to break the bank for a stringer. i want a stringer that is accurate and as easy to use as the klipper. however, if it is really worth it, i wouldnt mind going out of the price range. thanks in advance for input!

Also, is that cheap eagnas electric stringer any good? ive been reading mixed feelings about eagnas

run a search...plenty on lower end stringers...and personally, no you should not buy an eagnas

 

[max]

Interesting question. It depends on how many racquets you'll be stringing. If it's just your own, it probably makes sense to just buy whatever $135 model that sounds good to you. One model will be better in some areas but worse in others when compared to its competitors in this range; in my opinion it all evens out. Now if you were young, say 18 or 20, and were planning to play tennis another 30 years, then maybe even IF you were only doing your own, you might just consider all those years of use and try to find something that will work a little faster, a bit better model. But don't make the mistake of buying a fancy model expecting that suddenly you'll generate a lot of racquet stringing business. By and large most people who care about string jobs will have someone they already take their frames to. I had a guy do my frames for 18 years, and only bought a Klippermate when I moved out of the area and found that the racquet club was charging an arm and a leg for a string job, the string job was farmed out to individual club members who had machines, and the results were lousy. . . although a good way for the club to make a quick $5-7 or so, without having to have a stringer or machine on hand.

 

[JuntheKing]

im not a frequent string breaker, but i actually do find myself wearing strings down faster nowadays as i get better. anyways i dont care too much about time something that can string around an hour is fine for me..which reminds me...i spent 3 hours stringing one racket last weekend, i was using some gosen micro 17g and the clamp slipped half way through (old crappy clamp) so i started over...but when i finished and took it off the stringer...the string gave out..so i had to restring it...)

I guess my real question is..how do the cheap models of klippermate, silent partner, eagnas, compare in ease of use and quality

 

[ace of spades]

most dropweights that have floating clamps and a ratchet gripper are just about the same ease. But there are always tradeoffs. The klippermate does not have a ratcheting string gripper so it takes a little longer to get the arm horozontal if you are not experienced. But the klippermate, from what i have heard, has better clamps than most other dropweights in its pricerange. On the other hand the gamma x-2 (what i have) has a ratchet gripper, but the clamps are not so good (kinda bulky and tougher). So basically any of the $135 stringers out there (klippermate, gamma x-2, ats super) are all good, but from what i have heard the silent partner swing is a small step up from all of them.

 

[mistapooh]

I have no problem with my klippermate and my stringing has been consistent with it. I think you shouldn't get a floating clamp though if you can, just save up some more and get an attached one. It'll make the job faster and you'll feel better about consistency. I have to adjust my clamps maybe once or twice during every stringing, but that could just be me.

 

[JuntheKing]

so im thinking of getting the silent partner swing, so what im reading is that the swing is pretty much better than the other cheap drop weights?

 

[theace21]

so im thinking of getting the silent partner swing, so what im reading is that the swing is pretty much better than the other cheap drop weights?

Seems like most of the users that have a SP Swing are pretty happy with it. Good luck on that first string job!

 

[barry]

so im thinking of getting the silent partner swing, so what im reading is that the swing is pretty much better than the other cheap drop weights?

If I were you I would go for something with fixed clamps, much easier to use and better accuracy. Take a look at Gamma 600fc on the big auction site. 10 hours left bid at $200. 100% feedback. Machine looks brand new and has more features than the swing for about the same money. Should go for around $270 or so.

 

[woody6.1]

drop weight table top ...

 

[Mr. Blond]

If I were you I would go for something with fixed clamps, much easier to use and better accuracy. Take a look at Gamma 600fc on the big auction site. 10 hours left bid at $200. 100% feedback. Machine looks brand new and has more features than the swing for about the same money. Should go for around $270 or so.

that machine is listed as a fixed clamp machine, but picture shows flying clamps. I wouldn't put too much into it seeing as how you can get a new one for not too much more with flying clamps. If it were a fixed, it would be a steal though. Also, its the progression which is a quite old model, the mounting system is not the best. the Progression II line is much nicer for the way it mounts sells new with flying clamps for around 300 dollars. The fixed clamp version is around 450 or so, but the fixed clamps are well worth the money. Just my 2 cents.

 

[Newberry]

Don't rule out the Alpha DW. I like the spring clutch (as opposed to the ratchet) and the gripper better than the gamma or ats machines. I'm considering buying one myself, but can't find any real-world info on the machine. Looks nice on paper though.

Buy one and give us a review!

http://www.newtechtennis.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=33

 

[barry]

that machine is listed as a fixed clamp machine, but picture shows flying clamps. I wouldn't put too much into it seeing as how you can get a new one for not too much more with flying clamps. If it were a fixed, it would be a steal though. Also, its the progression which is a quite old model, the mounting system is not the best. the Progression II line is much nicer for the way it mounts sells new with flying clamps for around 300 dollars. The fixed clamp version is around 450 or so, but the fixed clamps are well worth the money. Just my 2 cents.

If it is a 602FC, the FC stands for fixed clamps and new ones go for $469 at ATS. Would not hurt to ask, excellent deal, a lot more stringer than the swing for about the same money. It does look a little weird in the picture, I think I would ask before bidding.