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Avro:
Building the wheels is easy, it's the truing and tensioning part that does my noggin in. I get there in the end but oh my days.

Ady:
The trick is to try and get each nipple at equal positions when building hand tight.
I try and count each twist or look at the threads on the spokes as a guide to try and keep the tension the same which makes it easier.
Working from the stem hole twist each nipple half a turn on each going around and around till the tension you feel is ok or flick the spoke for a high pitch equal sounds, but always start where you finished.
It won’t be perfect but doing the above is a great start so you can fine tune on The truing tool..
Zed rims that’s another story..
These are a pain to build as the nipples sometimes wedge into the plastic you must use washers but I have build without with less tension.

Spen69:
As most have said, give it a go yourself. It's easier if you copy a wheel first but there are plenty of guides online to help :coolsmiley:

I've built plenty but I can't true wheels for shit though so if you get stuck, Jack at Waller BMX here in the south side of Sheffield will true them for £15 a pair and if you let him know, will do it while you wait but give him plenty of notice and no chance over the weekend, his shop is busy :2funny:

Not too far from Derby if you're stuck but most LBS's will tension a wheel up for you if you build it and can't finish the job, just ask around. Mark (Wini) on here is from Derby so drop him a pm if he knows anyone local :daumenhoch:

oldtired:

yup very theraputic , build em yerself  :daumenhoch:

 been using this rig for donkeys years to build my own wheels ,   old akisu forks , now got a magnetic guage to bung on the side n can get    new  rims well under 1/2mm out ,         depending on production flaws,    older/used rims take a little more work but you can get em pretty good ,  as Ady stated the initial tension is the key , the trueing part is easy if you get the tension right to start with , making some spoke tension tools is the place to start  ;) ;) :daumenhoch:

could help out if all else fails 






--- Quote from: gary4130 on February 12, 2019, 10:26 PM ---
keep thinking I should get a truing stand,but too tight to buy one (that's why I build wheels myself)

--- End quote ---

as above  :LolLolLolLol:

MrD:
To add to this thread

Ive just used this spoke calculator

https://www.prowheelbuilder.com/spokelengthcalculator

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