I Love Flying Clamps

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  1. noppy

    noppy Regular Member

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    Before i continue i must say im what you call a cheap skate
    i bought my machine of my coach he had it for 31 years and ive had it one
    its a drop weight.

    Anyways

    It has these crazy fixed clamp things which rest on poles around the frame.
    it did have 1 flying clamp but i didnt use it cus it wouldnt fit with the poles around the frame
    to string and empty racket from bare frame took me 1hr 15mins it could not be done faster due to the crazy clamp things

    Anyways whilst browsing ebay i got a bargain
    1 badminton flying clamp
    1 squash/tennis flying clamp
    6 dunlop fort tennis balls
    2 sets of squash string
    2 over grips
    ALL FOR £10.45

    i only wanted the clamps really

    anyways i had strung 2 rackets using both flying clamps and thought it felt much faster

    so today im timed myself and ..
    I did it in 45 MINUTES

    thats crazy it cut 30 minutes off by using flying clamps
    im well happy with my purchase
     
    #1 noppy, Aug 27, 2009
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    post a picture of your setup plz ;)
     
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    noppy Regular Member

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    there you go, i dont need thoughs bar thingys anymore
     
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    Because the weight butts up against the frame it allows higher tensions than standard two point drop weight machines the highest ive gone is 28lbs and that was fine i have no need to go higher i will try eventually
     
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    I'm amazed by such a relic. So old school but still in good use :p
     
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    it looks unsafe for a racket o.o

    look at the string gripper on the tensioner o.o
     
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    why unsafe?
    .......
    Ive never broken a racket on it

    The string gripper is a rubber ring around a stainless steel hub and the bit that the string wedges around is a round head bolt

    The rubber strip is a little aged im currently trying to find a new lump of rubber to make a new piece

    The 2 point support is actually a much greater area than a new 2 point support
     
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    Flying clamps are great :)
     
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    btw, how old is this machine....
    unbelievable...
     
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    its about 32 years old
     
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    yup, seen this in the 70s...
     
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    amazing machine. mind showing us a video on how the machine works? :D
     
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    that thing's older than u!
     
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    Hahaha yeh only 14 years older :p

    hey it shouldnt be there atleast mines clean :D

    I would upgrade but no point it does the job easily i have no need to string higher than 28lbs anyways
     
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    GrandMaster Noppy,

    Please take sideway photos of the frame and the machine during a string job. :D Thanks!

    SMP

     
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    Photos as requested pete :)

    racket being strung is a Carlton boron something or other @ 19x21lbs for a lady

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    Nice piece of work there!
     
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    i know its old but i dont see why they dont use the sliding arm feature any more, it seems much nicer to the frame rather than levering from a fixed point, its probably due to more moving parts and expenses
     
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