Wheelbuilding / Wheel Building / Wheel build help

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Scilly.Suffolk

Well, I've got three wheels to build and being able to do so myself would make me 99.99% self-sufficient...

It looks like I've sold a wheelset, which would cover the necessary, and I've had Jobst's book gathering dust for too long, so I might as well take the plunge!

Any tips for snowflake?

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arup in reply to @Scilly.Suffolk

Snowflake. Measure up for a regular 3-cross then decide how many twists you want for your snowflake. Add 1mm for a single twist and 3mm for a double twist. When twisting do it gently rather than 'creasing' the spoke because as you bring up the tension the exact location of the twist will change.

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Scilly.Suffolk in reply to @arup

Sorry mate, as Skully guessed, I wasn't serious: it's for a 1954/5 Carlton Flyer.

I'll stick to 3x... for now... :)

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