r/RacketStringers

First time stringing in my drop weight will not get near parallel. What am I doing wrong?

Hello,

I have a Wise 2086 tension head. Unfortunately, it's been squeaking very loudly lately.
Does anyone have experience with this and can help me?

Did my second stringing, the first one being yesterday.

First one was with a synthetic, went smooth the string felt easy to work with

This one is a hybrid of two polys, and felt way harder, as one was textured, and the other was smooth but slippery and oily. They also felt like steel wire, compared to the synthetic

I feel like it's not that bad, till you get to see those knots. They look so bad, I am kind of ashamed of them. What type of knots should I learn? Three are supposed to be double knots, and the one from the top, where I start the crosses is some sort of double loop and going through the back of them.

Also the final knot, for the crosses, I wanted to tie it to the last main, but it was impossible to get the string in that hole for some reason.

Any other mistakes you are noticing?

Considering my first machine to start stringing my/my wife’s and some friends racquets. The used market here is kind of brutal and not many options that aren’t basically full price.

Seller said it was a gls-16405 I assume it’s just a Chinese clone of some other machine. Any advice?

There is also a 6 point dropweight gamma progression two I’ve been eying but it’s a 2 hr round trip drive

Tempted with one of these. Anyone got any thoughts or suggestions on anything better value for money?

I found someone selling an Eagnas 6 point drop weight for $325 (might bargain for $300) and was wondering if this is a good deal. Did a bit of research and seems like people are 50/50 on Eagnas stringers. This would be my first stringing machine!

Hi guys, so I came across this used drop weight machine, which is what I am looking for, the seller offered me €200. First of all, is it a legit machine? I have found the "cb-10" model elsewhere, but it was a bit different, and another brand. If yes, is it a good deal? It is sold with all the accessories and ready to be used, the seller tells me.

Thank you!

I have looked everywhere and can’t find anything on this machine. I believe it is an Eagnas 10. I did a test stringing with it yesterday and had some trouble. My gripper doesn’t rotate so what is the correct way to adjust the drop weight if it drops too low?

I also had a hard time getting the linear gripper to hold the string sometimes. It gripped it well when the tension was pulled tight but then the dropweight wouldn’t drop because it was so tight. When I tried to give the string some slack it would slip out of the gripper. There’s gotta be something I’m doing wrong. If anyone has any advice please I’m desperate!

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Got a second hand machine that I don’t really o ow how to use. Got some cheap string and old racket on it. Let me know what you think. I know it’s probably not that good lol. And my knots probably aren’t in the right places. I swear it was impossible to fit through the grommets of where I thought the knots should be.

Hi All,

Beginner stringer here.
I’m stringing a racquet(Babolat AeroPro Drive, synthetic gut, 2 pieces job) and I struggle to find a good hole to tie the last cross. They are all very tight
I have an option to tie it in the same hole where I tied one of the mains. Is this crazy?
Is it possible to tie multiple knots(2) through the same hole?
Or should I really push to create space through another hole where there is not a knot?
There is room in the tubing and grommet, and it does not interfere/touch any tensioned string.
I would tie both of them with a Parnell knot.

Thank you in advance for all your inputs.

Compre la gamma momentum 6 plus nueva hace muy poco, he encordado aproximadamente 6 raquetas, pero los resultados me hacen pensar que la máquina tiene algun defecto de calibración.

Normalmente uso 52 Lb en mi pro staff 97, pero al ajustar esa tension en la máquina el resultado fue una absoluta tabla, he encordado con maquinas electricas y nunca 52 Lb se sintieron asi de rígido.

La segunda raqueta baje drásticamente la tension a 42 Lb pero el resultado fue el mismo, una sensación absurdamente rigida.

La tercer raqueta volví a bajar la tensión hasta 36 Lb, pero el resultado aunque menos rígido, aun se siente como una tension muy superior.

Pedi un calibrador de tension, aun no llega asi que por acudo a su sabiduría y experiencia.