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The Sapim tool is pretty cack... I have it and the slot is nearly dead and I don't build CX rays very often... I doubt it's seen more than 500 spokes in its lifetime. I bought the DT swiss one, which only works for 0.9-1.1 mm blades and combined with the DT spoke key... it's made of hardened steel and should last a couple of decades... a bit slower to use, but holds the blade nicely, all the way to the thread, rather than just a couple of centimetres far away from the thread like the Sapim one.
A slot in the wood works just as well for a single build... in the long run it will get too loose and you'll need a new one.CX Ray do stretch a bit, just like Laser, maybe half a millimetre, not enough to screw the calculations, which were probably wrong in the first place
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Yeah I saw the tool but to me seemed a rip off.
I'm annoyed I didn't figure they would stretch more than the race/comps I'm used to. I ought to swap out the 12 DS spokes for 2mm less so I can get those last few kgf of tension, but already so much $$ and not enough energy. Unless anyone fancies 12 x 286mm black cx ray spokes...