Hi I have a little problem with mounting the racquet. I have a 6 point pros pro xp plus maschine and i want to hear how you mount the racquet. My problem is that i make the racquet to narrow. I have seen the yylittle video, but i cant figure out how to do it proberly. I need some tricks and maybe if you have a video how to do it it would be nice
head and throat supports should touch racquet so it will hold without sliding of machine,turn k supports around so you use the smaller side of the support,tighten throat supports to just touch racquet,tighten head supports to just touch racquet at head, gently tighten each support so as not to distort racquet.
As a total novice to the trade, there seems to be a very, very fine line between having the supports either too tight or too loose. How much pressure are we talking about here? Just enough so that the racket is stable and secure? I have my eye on a Tyger 6-point drop-weight machine.
try not to distort the racquet with the supports.you dont want any frame distortion before you start stringing. watch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rshyofxT_TY&feature=fvsr it should help
The good machines have side support arms that have spring loaded suspension systems. It is not really possible to over-tighten it, unless you are very inexperienced with the tightening knobs or do not understand what over-torquing is, which is what is affecting the lousy stringers that some forumers here have complained about in their area
When mounting a racket - using in a 6-point mounting system - which supports would / should you tighten first? As a novice I am presuming the emphasis is on the two located at 12 and 6 o 'clock, followed then by your 4 side supports?
Correct, you do start with the North/South mounts first because they are in fact fixed and give you a good measure if you are mounting the racquet as centre as possible. The support arms are then screwed inwards and secured as tightly on the frame sides as possible without distorting them.
Thank Blitzzards, In that case, does it matter which supports you loosen first when dis-mounting a finished racket? Again, I would imagine so. Firstly, your side supports - then finally - your North/South supports?
Yup, it is definitely easier to handle the racquet this way. FYI, I prefer to loosen the South support first then bring the racquet bottoms up from the South pole first. Hope this gives you a rough idea on how to mount a racquet on a 6 point support machine.
