a soldering iron as a stringing tool? the only use i can think of is to flare the inner frame side of the grommet after it has been inserted.
the C-7032 has a gripper that raises itself when tensioning. which allows for both 360 degree rotation (gripper down) when not tensioning and horizontal tensioning angle (gripper up) when tensioning.
Is Victor a Japanese or Korean company? The catalog has prices in Yen, but the prices are awefully low.
it is a Taiwanese company that has a large presence in China. the catalog i got is a Chinese Victor catalog which lists the prices in RMB (Yuen). the Yuen sign should have one less horizontal stroke than the Yen sign, but i think they had a error there.
The tools that come with the Victor machines are already very good. I don't see how the extra tools can enhance stringing. Oh well, more the better may be . . .
That makes more sense now. I assume that's retail price then in RMB? I would say it's badminton specific, because the turntable looks narrow. Though it looks like it can take a Tennis racket with no problem, as long as it's not Oversize.
The C-7032 looks like the Extreme Sports RX-V2, which is a $6000 machine from Australia. I wonder if that's badminton only as well?
I have a theory that the C-7032 may hold the frame better. When I say better I mean the mounting columns' ability to withstanding inward bending force during the main stringing process. I witnessed that the Gamma 6004 and Victor C-7030 columns bend inward. The evidence is during the release of the frame from the mounting columns. When the frame is removed, the mounting columns springs back (outward). There is a noticeable amount of tension. The cause of this issue can be contributed to: (a) Insufficient cross tension which can't be the case as an extra 10% tension is added; (b) The design of the mounting columns is faulty. I think (b) is a likely explanation. There is a tiny amount of play (movements) if one were to use hand force to bend the mounting columns inward. Imagine the force of twenty main strings strung to 35 lbs! I shall explain the cause of this movement pertaining the C-7030 in a later posting.
