Yes pm me if you want my contact’s name and numberOh nice! Is the discount still available
Penta has some nice clamps if you get their best ones with the machine. Their side mounts are a little bulky, and the knobs look like a spot that string will get caught up on while stringing, but it beats using an Allen wrench of something like that. Not really sure why they need those mounts to be adjustable anyway since the entire arm can adjust with the knobs at 6 and 12. It looks a little flimsy compared to the Alpha also, but then again, it costs significantly less. If you string a lot (for others, etc), you'll probably end up with a higher end machine anyway. If you don't, the Penta may be fine for just you.
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If $1K is possibly your high range, add another $100 or $200 to it and get a Gamma Progression ST II ($100 add) or a Gamma X-ST ($200 add). Both are identical crank/lockout machines, only difference are the bases and the colors (Progression ST II is plastic red shell over cast metal base, X-ST is blue aluminum base). Both are 6-pt, fixed clamp. I wouldn’t even consider a drop weight, again if you possibly have $1K to spend…I’d wait and save up if needed to get a good crank/lockout.
350-CS is a good crank/lockout as well...I've got one with a Wise 2086 as well as a Progression ST II with a Wise 2086 setup.
I knew I had read mention of this somewhere (150-CS with a Wise 2086 mounted on it) and found it. This was a review of the 2086 from a retailer site that sells the 2086 dated from Jan ‘22, as I quote it:
Seeing as I have only strung on a NEOS 1000, which does not have 360, what does 360 do that is essential to stringing? Another question: Isn't the angle of the string from grommet to tension head steeper on a 360 machine?
Nothing
If your stringer does not have 360 rotation the handle / throat of the racket bumps into the the tensioner. There is a downward angle with 360 rotation and without it there is a sideward angle. Either way there is an angle. Once your machine gets past the point where the handle / throat does not bump the tensioner the angle may be eliminated. On my 6004 w/Wise and Gamma it was eliminated on some strings but your machine could be different. There’s usually angles though depending on the racket‘s drill pattern, which main / cross is being tensioned, and where the turntable pivots.
Get a little obvious convenience is about all you gain with 360. I’ve got a 2086 mounted on my NEOS 1000 as well and just like the original crank/lockout, no 360. Ain’t no biggie and doesn’t affect anything in the long run, 360 or not.
…the tension gripper/arm assy with or without diabolo raises?
Clamps are one of the most important parts of any stringing machine. If all you’re looking for is a basic job find a used DW at a great price and buy a set of 2.0 series Pro-Stringer Claws.
I'm giving him a reference. Any insight from others before a purchase is wise. And I'm pretty sure others have mentioned other stringers as well.....@wes@kabrac,
Little, if any, of the above is relevant in comparing the machines that @tonykcgee was/is contemplating (KM, CS-150, and Pioneer DC+).
Excuse me....what is the relevance of this? Lawn guys have their own forums........@wes@tonykcgee,
The difference(s) between a Klippermate versus a Tourna CS-150 or an Alpha Pioneer DC+? Night and Day.
The former uses floating/flying clamps, while both of the latter have fixed swivel clamps. Again... Night and Day (or... apples and oranges).
When dealing with floating/flying clamps, some (often undesirable) concessions have to be made.
As compared to floating/flying clamps, fixed swivel clamps:
- are easier to use/learn with (especially for a beginner)
- are far more versatile (string spacing, and string angles, are no longer a nuisance or hinderance)
- do not deflect strings the way floating/flying clamps do (i.e. strings can remain straight)
- typically allow you to clamp closer to the grommets/frame
- typically have less tendency to dent/crush strings
- have less drawback
You asked if you can "basically do the same" with a Klippermate. That depends on how one defines "the same".
Can you actually get a racquet strung with it? Yes, it is "the same".
Is it anywhere as enjoyable/easy in actual practice. No, it is not "the same".
Furthermore, both the Tourna CS-150 and Alpha Pioneer DC+ have a rotating/ratcheting tensioner, which (IMO) is easier to use than the "jaw" type mechanism of the Klippermate.
Perhaps an analogy will help...
Let's say that you want to be able to cut your own grass... so you're considering purchasing some type of lawn mower.
You could get something like a push mower. Like this..
Although not quite as fancy as a riding lawn mower, it does a good job and is still pretty darn easy to use.
Or, you could get an old-fashion reel lawn mower. Like this...
Now... do both of them get the job of cutting the grass accomplished? Yes.
Are they equally as easy (or as enjoyable) to use? No.
Cheers, Wes
I think either the Alpha or New Tech Tennis sites lead to the same place (the phone numbers have the same area code in Texas).
newtechtennis.com
Drop weight is slow but highly accurate (constant pull), crank/lockout is faster, more expensive and less accurate (strings still stretch after lockout). Dw never needs calibration. Did I mention it's slow?
