string tension gauge

[anski24]

anyone know where i can find one of those gauges to measure the tension on the strings, it would really help if you guys could send me some links, thanks

 

[radigan]

Hopefully the link works. This is what I use and mine is accurate.

http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?order_num=-1&SKU=14704795

 

[anski24]

thats like a luggage scale lol

 

[anski24]

you think this is good...http://www.********sports.com/cgi-bin/product?product=500048

 

[tennisfreak15347]

Hopefully the link works. This is what I use and mine is accurate.

http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?order_num=-1&SKU=14704795

...how do you measure your tension with that thing?

 

[radigan]

I locked my table, hooked the scale to the head support and tied a string to the scale end. Then just pull tension. An interesting tidbit is watching different strings stretch and lose tension at different rates. The luggage scale contunuously updates to .1 of a pound. I know it is not what the big time stringers use but then again, they are not stringing in a basement either!