Gamma X-ST Máquina de encordar raquetas: X-Stringer X-ST Máquina de cuerdas de tenis con herramientas y accesorios para encordar - Cuerda de raqueta de tenis, squash y bádminton - Máquinas de

Looks like it was dropped and was delivered sitting with the ...

Ron

Calificado en Estados Unidos el 12 de diciembre de 2017

I received the first one, broken. No fault of Amazon, clearly mishandled by UPS. Looks like it was dropped and was delivered sitting with the this side up facing down. All the packaging was shattered inside. Contacted Amazon that night. They setup a pickup for the next day. UPS came and took that one away and I was credited back my full purchase price when I called. I ordered a second and it arrived in good condition.

Assembly was easy and quick. Seems well made and works very well. I had the Gamma Progression 200 and that one worked well. But stringing using the drop weight takes longer and I wanted the a six point mounting system instead of the two point mounting system. I would say that after stringing only two rackets with the X-ST, my time has been cut in half and the result is more consistent. One tip, crank slowly, not too fast. Two-three seconds before locking out. No damage done going faster, but you need to give the string time stretch to get consistent tensions (that's true of any crank stringer). You can Google constant pull versus lockout and you will find several videos that talk about it.

The fixed clamps work very well and are a lot easier and quicker than the floating clamps. I would agree you need to buy a tension calibrator. Mine was off by about 3lbs. Not sure about the comment about 24lbs, seems like a lot.All in all this seems to be a quality piece of equipment that should do the job for years.

If you are looking for a step up from the entry stringer (drop weight), its hard to go wrong with this one. It is rock solid and works well. Even if you one day would like to have an electronic constant pull model, you don't need to toss this one.The Wise 2086 electronic tension head can be swapped out for the existing crank tension head and mounted on the stringer for less than buying one of the more expensive electronic models.

One final note. The stringer is not light. It is aluminum and steel and a bit hefty. While it is technically portable, it is not really something you want to be moving all the time. You are better off either finding a spot to keep it or getting the matching stand for it.

Hope this helps.

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it's not the product but the merchant

iconoclast

Calificado en Estados Unidos el 9 de noviembre de 2006

I just came accross this ad, and thought to say something about the price of this item. Please be aware that many other merchants sell this product for about half the price.

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AmitS

Works like a charm

Calificado en Estados Unidos el 3 de marzo de 2017

Bought this stringer and did my first couple racquet stringing. Works like a charm. Well built , includes everything to get the job done including sample strings for the first few string jobs. Excellent product.

Gamma X-ST Stringing Machine

Freddie A.

Calificado en Estados Unidos el 3 de mayo de 2012

The Gamma X-ST Stringing Machine (manual spring tension winder, 6-pt quick mount, fixed-clamp, $754 including freight) is a huge upgrade from my previous stringer Silent Partner Swing (drop-weight with clutch, 6-pt mount, floating-clamp, $250 including freight) that i used for more than 7 years primarily for myself and friends. In late 2008 and early 2009, the SP Swing was used to support our weekly grocery and i had approx. 10-20 stringing jobs a week.

Both machines are table top, top-notch build quality, and stable. However, stringing with a floating clamps on bigger head size frames (oversize) and open stringing patterns was a real challenge since floating clamps' dimension is best suited for mid to mid-sized frames (imho). The fixed clamps on the Gamma X-ST handle varying head sizes with ease plus its 6-pt mount system holds the racquet tighly especially when doing the crosses.

While it is true that both are table-top machines, the Swing can use any table or counter-top and you can string a racquet comfortably but the Gamma X-ST needs a specific table height (relative to stringer's height) given the latter is huge. I'm 5'9" and the table height needs to be between 20" - 25" to be comfortable. I guess if you're above 6 ft in height then, the regular table or counter-top should be okay. Better yet, purchase the Gamma floor stand for $119.

In my experience, accuracy of stringing jobs seemed to be okay for both but you need to have a significant experience in drop-weight machine to be accurate.

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Works just as described. We never strung a racquet ...

Arlene Hogan

Calificado en Estados Unidos el 29 de febrero de 2016

Works just as described. We never strung a racquet before, but needed something portable to take to our daughter's tournaments so we can string racquets on the fly. First racquet took 1 hour, but subsequent racquets are now taking only 30 minutes. Pays for itself very quickly.

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Nice to have all the tools you need

mrniceguy

Calificado en Estados Unidos el 11 de septiembre de 2016

Works well. Nice to have all the tools you need. WARNING: Buy a calibration unit at the time of purchase as mine was off 24 LBS!!!

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bryan

This is a great stringer. I upgraded from a eagnas and this ...

Calificado en Canadá el 25 de abril de 2018

This is a great stringer. I upgraded from a eagnas and this blows it away in quality. I use the crank tensioner for a year and it's tension is dead on. I now have a wise 2086 on it. Over time you will probably ave to charger the spring in the crank or re calibrate it. I used a old gamma 6004 for a while and the crank was not very accurate. That machine was probably 10 years old though.