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Emyr in reply to @bibimbap

Isn't that just a weight imbalance between the valve hole and the joint opposite, which will even out once there's a valve in the hole?

If it's radially off you can see it going up and down relative to your reference point.

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bibimbap in reply to @Emyr

Does that really make a difference? Funny enough that the valve hole is at 12 o'clock once the wheel swings out.
I couldn't check for radial trueness as the workshop of our uni doesn't have a gauge for it but my eyes didn't spot anything odd.

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Emyr in reply to @bibimbap

the valve hole is at 12 o'clock once the wheel swings out.

heavier weld/pin joint ends up at the bottom.

I true wheels by putting a strip of masking tape across a fork or stays so it barely brushes the rim.

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