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oldtired:
knock a couple of these up with different amounts of thread sticking out , thread it into the  nip and then thread the nip onto the spoke, the nip will stop when the two threads meet  , then unscrew the tool , this will get all the spokes to the same tension , and should almost eliminate the the up and down wobble , and center the rim over the hub , if the spokes are the same size both sides, rear hubs with different size flanges take a little bit more tweaking to get the rim  central, always built my own wheels G, drop me a pm if you get stuck  :daumenhoch:

stidds:
I do the same kind of thing but with an old flat head screwdriver that I have filed down to make a nipple driver.  This way I screw the nipples down the same everytime.

john4130:

--- Quote from: stidds on December 01, 2014, 10:49 PM ---I do the same kind of thing but with an old flat head screwdriver that I have filed down to make a nipple driver.  This way I screw the nipples down the same everytime.





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i have one of them too, i put a couple of 90 degree bends in it and sealed bearings so i could count the rotations easier.

oldtired:
also its a small thing but get a decent quality correctly sized spoke key , park tools ones are good , well  worth the extra few quid  :daumenhoch:

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