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KE4ZNU > BIKE 17.02.97 21:18l 30 Lines 1021 Bytes #-10712 (0) @ WW
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Subj: Re: Wheel building.
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From: KE4ZNU@WR4AGC.#DUR.NC.USA.NOAM
To : BIKE@WW
Having built a few wheels over the years, I'd say that 100
pounds isn't at all out of line...
You'll need a truing stand and a dishing tool, plus whatever
wrenches fit your spoke nipples. You can certainly get by
with improvised equipment, as I did, but the real tools
certainly make life easier. A poor craftsman blames his
tools, while a good craftsman can do wonders with the same
tools... getting from poor to good isn't nearly as easy as
it looks!
The trick comes in getting the wheels absolutely true and
round, a manual skill that takes constant practice to keep
your hand in. If you're doing wheels just once in a while,
it will likely take a =long= time to re-learn.
Not to discourage you, but if you've got something else you
want to do in the next few weeks, don't get started truing
your own wheels! You feel =really= great after finishing,
though, which may make up for all the time and effort...
Ed
KE4ZNU @ WR4AGC.#DUR.NC.USA.NOAM
enisley@ibm.net
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