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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: bobbysam on January 29, 2012, 09:16 PM

Title: Wheel building
Post by: bobbysam on January 29, 2012, 09:16 PM

I've just spent the afternoon building my first wheel, it's very rewarding but a little taxing on the old head, I had to reference YouTube to finally get it right, now all I need to do is true the fooker  :)

Title: Re: Wheel building
Post by: wildon on January 29, 2012, 09:21 PM

Quote from: bobbysam on January 29, 2012, 09:16 PM

I've just spent the afternoon building my first wheel, it's very rewarding but a little taxing on the old head, I had to reference YouTube to finally get it right, now all I need to do is true the fooker  :)

Stidds has a brilliant wheel building tutorial on here .. a great one on the museum too ... i love building them now .. but truing .. thats another story  :-\  :crazy2:

Title: Re: Wheel building
Post by: Devilock on January 29, 2012, 09:40 PM

I really should practice some more. I spent new years eve building my first wheel. How long did it take you?

Title: Re: Wheel building
Post by: bobbysam on January 29, 2012, 10:21 PM

3 attempts and 4 hours, I'm gonna wait a week or two before I start the rear.

Title: Re: Wheel building
Post by: wildon on January 29, 2012, 10:23 PM

after you've done your first one the rest are easy .. 20 mins a pop  :daumenhoch: