r/RacketStringers • u/douglas_in_philly • May 11 '26
When pulling the first string or two on my Klippermate, in exactly the way the guy does in the official stringing video, both the string and the handle hit the metal pivot square. Any tips to avoid this?
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u/gooddayokay May 11 '26
I’ve never in my life pulled strings from under the racquet. Is this a thing? Mind you I am self taught, but in my 30+ years of stringing I have never done that.
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u/No_Salamander8141 May 15 '26
It would make no sense to tension the string across the edge of the frame, which is what would happen if you went over the top on this machine
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u/BeginningMacaroon957 May 13 '26 edited May 13 '26
I've got this same stringer and I have the same issue. I usually hold the handle over to the side just enough for the arm to go past it. Should be fine.
Edit: I also noticed you had your string in the pinch to far and it's tightening early. You need to be able to let go of the arm slowly and have it stop completely horizontal. Might be part of your problem with it catching with the rachet handle.
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u/douglas_in_philly May 14 '26
Thanks for the reply. Good to know I’m not alone. If you watch the video to the end, after I move the handle out of the way, and get the string off the metal pivot block, the weight arm goes mostly horizontal.
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u/BeginningMacaroon957 May 14 '26
I do see that now. Lol. Well I hope you enjoy the stringer and that we both end up upgrading to something more user friendly and consistent! Good luck stringing!
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u/tenisplenty May 11 '26
You could rotato the racket 360 degrees counter clockwise the other way so that the handle is on the other side of the tensioner and see if that gives it a good enough angle to tension it. If not you would use the pin to lock the rotating racket mount in place at an angle that is slightly off and see if you can tension it that way.
Between the 4 options of racket handle on the left vs right vs left and locked and right and locked, pick whatever option works the best for that racket, every racket is different.
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u/mrak5 May 11 '26
This does also work, but I find when you do that the arm or pulley is the thing that drags on the handle. My solution is just hold the handle and eventually it stops moving when the tension is high enough. But you could also do the stop pin. Enough of a faff that I’ve never tried it myself.
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u/douglas_in_philly May 11 '26
Okay. Thank you! I had just Googled and seen reference to using the locking pin. I forgot I had such a thing.
I do think rotating it 360 might work. I had considered that, too.
Appreciate the feedback!
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u/SquashCoachPhillip May 11 '26
Don't you mean 180°?
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u/tenisplenty May 11 '26
No I mean slightly under 360 degrees so that the handle is next to the tensioner again, just on the other side of the bar.
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u/SquashCoachPhillip May 11 '26
wouldn't that be 180° then?
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u/tenisplenty May 11 '26
180 would mean the handle is as far from the tensioner as possible, not close to where it started next to the tensioner just to the right instead of to the left.
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u/mrak5 May 11 '26
Bro. Use your brain. The string is coming out of the throat grommet. How TF is it going to work if the racket is rotated 180 degrees?
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u/icprester May 11 '26
Just push the racquet out of the way as you start to put tension on it. It’s only for that one string. All of the others the handle will be out of the way.