Hi! i am searching for a machine for new guy in the restringing stuff. im looking for something light,cheap and of course good with shipping option to israel any suggestions? thanks alot Dory.
you may try to search from Europe since you live in Israel .... because it would be very far if from China. there is a sticky for the link of stringing machine vendor, example http://www.arfaian.com/default.asp?PreKatNr=13 http://www.watdon.co.uk/wd-strings/machines.htm and for light and cheap, then you should try DROP WEIGHT.
Depends if you're doing badminton-only or all kind of rackets. If the first, a Yonex portable (or clone thereof) would be exactly what you need - it's designed to be carried around and is quite cheap. If you want to include tennis and/or squash, a table top machine is necessary - have a look at Eagnas or Pros Pro (the Challenger models) dropweight machines.
oh, thanks for the help, there is only one problem, the PRICE from Europe its much more pricey then lets say Singapore. is there any sites from Singapore that sell and ship to israel? Edit: its only for badminton.
did you mean price of equipment or shipping cost ? there is no stringing machine vendor from Singapore. let's take Alpha Shuttle for example, price in the US and Europe almost the same, price from Hongkong and the original manufacturer also almost similar, but shipping cost is different. SOTX sells this machine a bit cheaper, but shipping cost also expensive to Israel.
you see, this is not sure. we (3 players) buy that machine together so we searching for something cheap and after that we will see if we can afford that. second hand is an option to.
Try the Klippermate M140. The badminton ready version is a low low 160USD, an it literally comes with everything you really need. It's safe up to 30 pounds as long as everything is mounted and held down securely. The rotary gripper is also my favorite gripper compares to other grippers, or even other rotary grippers. I did a 26/28 (prestretch to 29/31) on a T200 with almost no warping. Link at bottom. You might have to email them about how much shipping is. And you can try to get a "blemished" one that's really just a scratched paint job for I believe ten bucks less? http://www.klipperusa.com/products/productdetail.php?catnum=M140
http://www.eagnas.com/portable.html maybe you can get within your budget ..... yeah ... Klippermate is also a good buy machine.
its a good buy, but i would recommend a pair of hiqua flying clamps for mains, and a pair of yonex clamps for crosses, also for the 2 support i would swap out the butterfly bolts for some regular bolts which only cost a couple cents, which can be secured with a wrench (much tigher than if you were to use your hands)
Yea the extra clamps are a good buy, but in the beginning the included clamps are good enough, especially for tensions below 27ish pounds. I tighten my wingnuts with a pair of pliars to get it extra tight, though actual nuts are a pretty good idea too.
Just out of curiosity, why the hiqua for mains and yonex for crosses? What's the difference between the two (besides price of course). Do you really need different flying clamps or would the hiqua work for crosses as well? Why not Yonex for mains?
i am playing with tensions from 25 to 29, There is any need for this?:"Load Spreaders" http://www.mybadmintonstore.com/shop/product_info.php?cPath=25_62&products_id=492
Master Distanc3, have you done some modification to the LF? Like swapping those black nuts with heavy-duty metal nuts, so that you can secure the clamps with a wrench .
which ones? the machine is 100% perfect for me right now, string job with no too much problems with shared grommets lands about 1:15ish. provide much more confidence than the klippermate, but then again you get what you pay for right? the only thing that i might mod would probably saw off the bottom hold down cuz its annoyin when it comes to tie off. EDIT*** if you mean the screws for the 4 individual hold downs? i find them easy to tighten, so no problem, tho i hope i can secure the fix clamps tho
That's Dink good! I thought about chopping those clamps but the very idea was a turn off . . . Any plan for a 35 lbs project
