If you weave the crosses with one hand under and the other hand over the stringbed, I find that putting one flying clamps under and the other above the stringbed keeps them out of the way of your hands more. I'm right-handed, and I have my left hand under and right hand over when I weave. I weave from grommet to throat to grommet in a V shape.
I think some stringers don't like to tension against a knot. The USRSA MRT I learned from taught me to tension against a clamp, tie a knot to finish off. IMHO, this is more of a personal preference rather than a technical reason.
Simular but no. I think there might be a little problem. Since this is a wide 6 pt stringer, you can not clamp close to the frame as you should. Why not clamp both on top for cross? By the way, it is a nice machine. Look pretty new to me...
yep I got them from Eagnas You can get close to the frame except by the side supports The one that is currently underneath would be in the way of my right hand if it were on top. I've had it about 10 months
Neil, Can I suggest you lace another cross before you tension. That way the mains are set up to make the lacing a bit easier and you also have a bit more room to get round the clamps.
Re the four side supports, can they be adjusted more towards the head and throat? Will the K-supports still fit the frame flush if they are moved to say between grommets 11 and 12? At these locations will the K-supports get in the way the cross strings?
They can go more towards the 3/9 o'clock position, but not more towards 12/6. The supports can be rotated to be flush wherever they are positioned.
It looks like the 4 K-supports' maximum reach towards 12/6 is almost exactly dead in the centre of grommets #13 at the head and throat, from what I can see from the photo of your machine. Is there any way you can move them ever so slightly towards grommets #12?
Do you guys & gals tension the last knot string and insert a badminton awl to hold the tension before tying a knot?
I personally don't and I think this is a no-no. I'm not quite sure of the technical reason, though. Expert stringers care to clarify it either way? USRSA manuals certainly don't recommend it. They do recommend that you increase the tension of the last pull by about 2--3 pounds to make up for the inevitable loss incurred during tying the knot. HTH.
I tried this method before but it only works if one were able to get the clamp very close to the frame. I am also reluctant to tension the knot string and put an awl through the grommet, but it really works - a lot less tension lost.
I am very new to stringing but all the instructions i can see on the internet use the awl to hold the final tensioned string.
Is the instruction for tennis racquet? Here is something I put together a while ago. http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44504
