Klippermate Racquet Stringer

Pros: Saves money, pretty accurate.
Cons: Scary.

My tennis pro gave my friend this stringer. He said he was tired of it and my friends and I were to play him for it. The one who got the most games off him would get to keep it. I finished second place. So my friend had this Klippermate stringer ...

Pros: Inexpensive, does a nice job, lifetime guarantee.
Cons: Requires patience, practice, coordination, and dexterity.

As I improved in tennis, I began hitting with much more pace and spin. I always used and loved Prince Synthetic Gut with Duraflex, but started breaking it every 4-8 sets. I had a friend that strung my racquets on a decent stringer he purchased from a ...

Pros: Great entry level machine. Inexpensive, compact and easy to learn/operate.
Cons: Two-point racket clamp and manual puller/tension rod system require more care/attention for best results.

I don't play a whole lot, but I had broken strings on two rackets at one time, and decided I would rather spend $100 on a used Klippermate and figure out how to string them myself than spend a bit less than that to have both rackets professionally ...

Pros: cheap and portable
Cons: takes a while and isn't accurate

I've been using a klipper-mate for a few years now with pretty good success. I've replaced the original clamps with plastic gamma clamps which seem to work better, however it is still very difficult to keep the proper tension when stringing. I have...

Pros: Inexpensive, portable, well backed by Klippermate,isn't too slow, is sturdy, gives repeatable results accurate enough for the best players.
Cons: Dropweight grippers aren't as easy to use as some machines, resulting in slightly slower string jobs than with the best machines. Frame flex, due to two point mounting, is inelegant, but of little consequence.

I have had my Klippermate since about 1985 or so, I don't remember exactly. It was $125 at the time. I graduated from a Tremont hand cranked stringer to this much faster drop weight machine. It is not the best stringer, but it is good enough for me,...

Pros: Great Instructions
Cons: Not Generous on Cheap Rackets

I am a high school tennis player who plays pretty often, and broke strings pretty often as well, about 3 alone during our tennis season. I was tired of having to pay for stringing, and also not having the racket the next day when I needed it for a match...

Pros: Good Price, Accurate Results, Small in Size, and Easy to Use.
Cons: Clamps that give way after a few years.

My dad had to give in a buy a racket stringer since we were paying $20 every time that we broke strings that was was pretty often. Maybe about 2 rackets per months amongst the two of us. So that means $40 a month, not to mention all of the renting...

Pros: easy to move around
Cons: inaccurate, a pain to use, bad clamping system, and bad mounting system

I recently used a friend's Klippermate to string a few racquets, and I must say that after all the good things about this stringer, I was not that impressed. I have been stringing my own racquets for three years, and I have used many different stringing...

Pros: Inexpensive and mobile
Cons: slower than more expensive models

I bought the inexpensive Klippermate because my wife and I wanted to experiment with strings and tensions, but did not want to spend $20.00-$25.00 and cut(or break)them off two weeks later. We reviewed the pros and cons of a $135.00 and $700.00 stringer...

Pros: Inexpensive, well built, simple
Cons: Inconsistent Main String Tensions, Floating Clamps

I agree with ReviewMaster in his review of the Klippermate Portable Stringer. I have used one for over 6 years. It is a worthwhile investment. However, there are some drawbacks. It is only a 2-point mounting system. This does allow some distortion...

Pros: Low Cost, Portable, gets the job done
Cons: Innaccurate tensions, inconsistent tension pulls, bad design for string pulling mechanism

UPDATE: I strung another racket last night because I was bored, and I found that if you double pull ...

Pros: Cheap, sturdy, works, great documentation, (did I mention cheap already?), comes with all the tools.
Cons: Few conveniences, requires manual dexterity for the drop weight cam.

Before buying a KlipperMate, I had never strung a racquet before and boy did this show. The first one took over an hour and a half. The second one took a little over an hour. The next one will probably be less than an hour and I think I can make that...

Pros: Durable and Low Price
Cons: Mounting System and Clamps

Wow, I am surprise that the Klippermate is still around. I bought mine from a friend who also taught me how to use it so it was less intimidating to learn. If you are playing tennis competitively as I was, then I highly recommend doing your own string...

Pros: Cheap, Effective
Cons: None

I bought the Klippermate after I had broken a couple sets of strings and taken my racquets down to the local Swetka's tennis. I found out that it costs a lot to restring a racquet- upwards of $15 for the cheapest strings. I saw an ad for a...

Pros: low-cost, portable, easy to use
Cons: clamps occasionaly slip, takes a long time

This is an excellent portable stringer for a person who has never strung a racquet before and is ready to begin for personal or business use. I do less than 1 racquet a day and use this stringer for mainly my friends and myself. This product comes with...