If you never buy anything from Stew-Mac you NEED to get this. Go to Wally World and get four dollar battery operated screw gun and you'll be kickin' yo mamma for not getting it sooner.
Zap-it EZ winder is a neat little tool to have . Works well, just remember your drill should be set on low speed.
Bought a few of this (the older type) ....... installed on 2 cordless screwdrivers ........ just in case battery runs low. Love them!!!!!!
The Zap-it EZ-Winder is a sturdy little product that makes fast work of restringing. I restring 30 classroom classical guitars at a time and I am ready to throw my old crank winders in the trash after using the Zap-it with my mini screw gun. I will probably purchase a few more just to have a spare at home as well as at school and in my gig bag.
"this will probably be one of your busiest tools..." was to be read in catalog # 56 in 1993.the price: $4.50. 2011: the price: $4.50. do I have more to write? change strings on a 12-string - you'll love it.
These are over priced a bit, but I do like them! Great stuff!
Work great with drill or ratchet screw driver
Drill a hole in the stem and stick a small steel brad in it (heat it and it will melt it's way in) and you've got a magnetic-compatible device that doesn't fall out of your cordless driver! Thus modified, it's perfect, and better than the home-made unit I used to rely on. (It's not so deep that you might scar the headstock when using)!
I love the way it can wind at an angle. It does not bind up and fits most tuning knobs.
Just order it!