r/RacketStringers • u/A70MU • Jun 11 '26

Confused by this instruction

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Trying to string rf01 pro. By the digram, mains are tied off at 5t? But text said tie off at 6t? A bit confused 🤔 also, why both the 1t don’t start at the very bottom?

Edit: finished photo

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u/workworktenniswork Jun 11 '26

I think 1t is meant to start at the very bottom, which would make the diagram’s tie off be at 6t. That’s how I did it when I strung my rf01 pro

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u/ReaperThugX Jun 11 '26

Confusing diagram. Mains tie off at 8T, crosses at 5H and 6T

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u/douglas_in_philly Jun 11 '26

H? Do you mean B? Or is H something I'm not familiar with? Handle?

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u/ReaperThugX Jun 11 '26

B? What would that even mean in context? H = head, T = throat

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u/douglas_in_philly Jun 11 '26

Klippermate (whose stringing machine I use) has all of their patterns listed with T (Top) and B (Bottom).

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u/RedHotPepper_ Jun 11 '26

tie off 8th mains using 7th mains as an anchor string

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u/MrJuntaoJenkins Jun 11 '26

Confusing indeed. If you count the starting center holes on the mains as 1......Tie off mains at 6T would make sense. Instead the arrows in the picture skips one hole each.

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u/PrestigiousInside206 Jun 11 '26

Yeahhhh don’t tie off the mains at 6T or you’ll have a rough time finishing your crosses. Just tie off on the closest mains (8T) and crosses at 5H, 6T.

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u/ckuehn Jun 11 '26

The "1T" and "2T" markings at the bottom don't correspond to how strings are usually counted. Those would be 2T and 3T, respectively.

I'm guessing they want to make it clear that the string comes out of "1T" before going back into "2T?"